- Text Complexity: Academic Reading texts are more complex and often academic in tone. They require a higher level of vocabulary and critical thinking, while General Training texts are more practical, with a focus on workplace and everyday contexts.
- Text Sources: Academic Reading texts come from scholarly and semi-scholarly sources, while General Training texts come from everyday documents and general interest articles.
- Question Format: The types of questions in both versions are similar, but the difficulty of interpreting the text content differs, with the Academic version being more demanding.