IMAT Reading and General Knowledge preparation for 2027
Prepare for reading comprehension, vocabulary and the official general-knowledge areas.
4 questions in the verified preparation baseline.
Read closely and review knowledge with focus.
The 2025 paper used four passage-based questions. The 2024 paper mixed reading, literature, history and English language use.
Practise both reading accuracy and the knowledge areas named in the MUR syllabus. The question mix can change.
Prepare for IMAT 2027 using the verified MUR 2025/2026 syllabus baseline. View the verified syllabus before applying in a new cycle.
📖What this section tests
The verified 2025/2026 IMAT format assigned 4 of the 60 questions to Reading Skills and Knowledge Acquired During Studies.
Questions can use short passages or ask directly about knowledge gained at school. Prepare both reading accuracy and the official general-knowledge areas.
What recent papers looked like
- 2025: four passage-based questions.
- 2024: reading inference, literature, history and English language use.
Syllabus to practice
Reading and General Knowledge: what to study and practise
Use this checklist to choose a topic, then practise it on the platform. Check the official syllabus for your exam year when it is published.
| Topic | What to practise |
|---|---|
| Passage meaning | Find the main point and support your answer with evidence from the text. |
| Inference and vocabulary | Distinguish what is stated from what can be inferred and read words in context. |
| History and institutions | Connect significant events and public institutions with their context. |
| Culture, science and society | Review major ideas and explain their relevance without relying on isolated trivia. |
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📘Reading and knowledge topics
The detailed 2027/2028 syllabus has not been announced. This checklist uses the verified MUR 2025/2026 syllabus as a preparation baseline.
🔍 Reading and inference
- Main idea and purpose
- Explicit information and relevant details
- Inferences supported by the text
- Coherence across a short passage
🧩 Vocabulary and text structure
- Meaning of words from context
- Abstract, uncommon and specialist vocabulary
- Connectors, contrast and cause-effect language
- Cohesion between sentences and ideas
📰 Text types
- Short scientific essays
- Classic and contemporary literature
- Newspaper and magazine articles
- Texts with different purposes and audiences
🌍 Knowledge acquired during studies
- Historical, geographical and cultural context
- National and international institutions
- Law, economics and citizenship
- Contemporary public debates
Practise IMAT reading questions.
Read carefully, choose precisely.
Use topic practice and explanations to get more comfortable with short passages, vocabulary, inference, general knowledge prompts and answer elimination before full IMAT simulations.
🧭How to practise reading
Build reading accuracy first, then review the official knowledge areas. Do not try to memorise random facts from endless lists.
A simple study routine
- Read the question task first: know whether you need the main idea, an inference, a vocabulary clue or a detail from the text.
- Find the evidence: choose the answer supported by the passage and eliminate options that add unsupported claims.
- Review one knowledge area: rotate through history, geography, institutions, law, economics, citizenship and current affairs.
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📝Weekly reading plan
Keep this section active with short weekly sessions. Focus on evidence, useful vocabulary and one knowledge area at a time.
What to do each week
- Read one short English text from science, literature or current affairs.
- Answer using textual evidence and explain why the other options are wrong.
- Review one knowledge area and keep only short, useful notes.
Official source baseline
This page uses the latest checked MUR 2025/2026 sources: Decree no. 599 of 7 August 2025, Allegato A syllabus and the 2025 English paper and 2024 English paper. For 2027/2028 updates, check the MUR admissions portal for the new official syllabus.
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