There are 40 questions in the IELTS Reading Test. These questions are based on three different reading passages of increasing difficulty, and each passage has around 700-800 words. The questions are designed to test a range of reading skills, including skimming, scanning, and understanding the main ideas, opinions, and arguments presented in the text. The questions may come in various formats such as multiple-choice, matching, sentence completion, summary completion, short-answer questions, and more. It is important to manage time effectively to complete all the questions within the given time frame of 60 minutes.