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Tips for the different types of reading questions

by Ankit
(New Delhi,India)

Matching Headings and T, F, NG Questions



Hi,

I tried hard to get correct Headings and True / False questions.

But somehow I'm not able to achieve what I want.

Please help me how to practice for Headings and true, false, not given.

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Jul 02, 2015
 IELTS Reading.
by: IELTS buddy

Hi Ankit,

There are some examples of those types of questions in these reading samples:

Sample Reading 1

Sample Reading 7

And some lessons here:

Matching Headings Reading Lesson

T, F, NG, Reading Lesson
Sep 05, 2015
 further practice
by: Anonymous

There are specific strategies for both of these question types, and, if you follow the strategy here: ielts.allearsenglish.com, matching headings should actually be the fastest question type to answer!
Dec 02, 2018
 No or not given
by: Anonymous

If the passage shows that number X is greater than Y,and the question says that the proportion of Xi s greater than Y
The answer is no or ng??
Jan 18, 2019
 Best practice material for IELTS Reading material
by: Anonymous

I would recommend www.youtube.com/worldofenglishexams for question type wise detailed explanation of IELTS Reading.

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Understanding Yes / No / Not Given reading questions

by Niner_X

Yes/No/Not Given

This exam type of Reading is really horrible. Anybody who can be of help to let us/me understand how to tackle exam types with these options??

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Oct 04, 2013
 Yes / No / Not Given reading questions
by: IELTS buddy

Maybe someone here can give you further tips, but check out these lessons (True / False is approached in a similar way):

True / False / Not Given Lesson

The difference between False and Not Given

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Here is a tip for IELTS reading matching title to headings questions.

by Mike
(Sydney)

A method that helped me a lot to answer title/header matching questions is reading each paragraph one by one and immediately choosing the best title/topic from the list.

If you go the other way you have to read all paragraphs for first title/topic and all but one for second and ...

But using this method only one time you read the paragraph.

This can also be applied to multiple choice topic matches.

Hope this helps.

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Nov 07, 2015
 Tip for IELTS reading matching title to headings questions
by: IELTS buddy

Hi,

Yes that is correct.

You do not want to read the whole passage, and then go through and start matching the headings.

If you do that you will likely end up having to skim through the whole reading again to find the answer.

It is better to look at the first paragraph, then see which heading fits, and place it next to the paragraph.

Then go on to the next paragraph.

You can practice that here:

IELTS Paragraph Headings

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Reading tip for matching headings to paragraphs

by kushal
(Kolkata,India)

Hey friends, I just appeared for the i.e.l.t.s exam and got an overall score of 8.5.

Reading-9, Listening-9, Speaking-7.5,
Writing-7.5.

I have got a tip for you guys.

During the reading session, while answering the questions concerning choosing the option with the correct heading, try to read each paragraph first and then immediately browse through the headings and answer the respective question.

This should be done after each paragraph, this will help you in answering the 1st 5-7 questions while simultaneously reading the whole essay.

P.S
This is only helpful when you are answering the questions where you have to choose the correct heading for each paragraph

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May 15, 2013
 Reading tip for matching headings to paragraphs
by: Aswin iyer , Chennai , India

Hey Kushal,

This was a pretty useful comment. Much appreciated.

Thank you so much. I shall be giving my exams on the 25th of May.2013.
Oct 12, 2013
 IELTS Score 7 band in each
by: IELTS student

Now these days i am doing preparation for 7 band but i need some tips for getting 7 in each specially in Reading and Writing, any person can give me useful information or tips???

Thanks
Apr 13, 2014
 Academic or general ielts?
by: Anonymous

Dear all,
I am preparing for ielts but i dont know which kind of it is recommended for my case,as i want to be fluent in english and work,what is your advice
Thanks in advance

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Articles in sentence completion type questions

by Nageswara Rao

Hi,

In sentence completion type questions, do articles play important roles?


like if the correct answer is 'an entry point' but I filled 'entry point' only, then do they consider it as correct answer?

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Jul 17, 2015
 Sentence Completion Questions
by: IELTS buddy

Hi,

Yes they do matter. It is a 'sentence' you are completing and the sentence must be grammatically correct.

So if it needs an article to make the sentence grammatically correct you must put it in, and missing it will mean you do not get the mark.
Oct 23, 2015
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by: Doretha Sacks

Good and informative post. I hope you will keep sharing.

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Question Order in IELTS Reading

by Thushara

In Academic Reading is there any order in the questions related to the answers in the passages?

For example, like in a series of questions, the answer for the third question is later in the passage than the answer for second question.

Is there truly such order in Academic Reading???

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Oct 16, 2016
 Order in the questions
by: IELTS buddy

Hi Thushara,

Most questions do tend to follow the order of the text, but that's not true of all of them.

Please take a look at my Reading Lessons on the href="https://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-practice.html">IELTS Practice pages and it will tell you which ones do or do not.

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Order to Answer the Questions

by Dyna
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

In the reading section, if there is a matching heading question, is it helpful or not if I answer other questions first even though the matching heading questions appear first?

I think that answering other questions makes me understand the passage more clearly.

Can Others share your experiences?

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Dec 30, 2016
 Order to Answer the Questions
by: IELTS buddy

Hi,

You should approach it in the way that you find best. If you find doing it that way helps you to get to know the passage and therefore makes the matching heading questions easier, then do it that way.

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Do we add adjectives in IELTS Reading gap fills?

by Franky
(South Africa)

Should you always include the adjectives (if applicable) when completing sentences?

When we have to complete sentences or summaries using only words from the text, I am a bit unsure if we should always include the adjectives. For example, consider the following incomplete sentences, with the model answers next to them.

1) "The signal for evacuation will normally be several ……………….." - "short bell rings"

2) "If possible, students should leave the building by the ……………….." - "nearest staircase"

3) They then walk quickly to the ……………….. ."-" (paved) quadrangle (area)/quad"

4) "If there is an emergency at lunchtime, students gather in the quad in ……………….. and wait for their teacher." - "(their) home-room groups"

What if my answers were as follows :

1) " bell rings"

2) " staircase"

3) "paved quadrangle area"

4) "their groups"

With the exception of number 3, will all my answers be marked wrong because I didn't include the necessary adjective?

Will there ever be a case where we have to leave out the adjective from the text?

Thanks.





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Feb 04, 2018
 Adjective in reading gap fills
by: IELTS buddy

The first thing you need to think about is the instructions.

If it says for example answer with 'two words only' then 'short bell rings' will be wrong. You'd have to have 'bell rings'.

But with that example, if you are given three words then my recommendation would be to use the adjective. You can't be sure what is in the answer key and if they decided for the answer they think the adjective is important (it may be in some cases but not others), you'll get marked wrong.

So basically if the word limit allows you to use the adjective, then use it (assuming it fits grammatically into the gap of course). But if it will not fit as you'll go over the word limit, then do not use it. Also do not use it if it will not fit grammatically.

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Stuck at 5.5 in IELTS Reading

by Uchechi

I have been trying to get it right with matching heading and MCQ.
When i thought i got it right if i check the answer it will be wrong.

Please what is the best technique to answer this question because am stuck with 5.5 in reading.

Secondly am always caught up with time in IELTS reading and writing. Thank you

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Dec 04, 2023
 Reading Lessons
by: IELTS buddy

It's difficult to go through all the many tips here. Please check out the tips and practice for the various question types here:

IELTS Reading Lessons

In this forum you'll also see some previous posts on managing time in the IELTS reading test.

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