Introduction to the IELTS Reading Paper

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reading tests are there's a different reading tests for academic and general

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training candidates each test has three sections and 40 questions that test a

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range of reading skills high level candidates can answer the questions

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easily in the time given lower bounds find this more difficult so managing

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your time is very important

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practicing these reading skills can help you

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scanning the passage for keywords and phrases in the question

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skim reading the passage to check it matches the question and then reading

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that part of the passage in detail I also recommend quickly skim reading the

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passage before looking at the questions this will give you a general idea of

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what it's about

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and help you understand the questions some questions test your ability to

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understand specific parts of the passage these questions are always in the same

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order as the information in the passage multiple choice questions

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short answer questions sentence completion and true false not given oh

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yes no not given questions some questions test your ability to find

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information in the passage these questions are never in the same order as

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the information in the passage this applies to all of the matching type

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questions so matching headings matching information matching features and

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matching sentence endings other questions take the information in the

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passage and put it into a different format like this flowchart completion

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task from the official Cambridge guide to while it takes the information in the

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passage and puts it into chronological order these questions are sometimes in

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the same order as the passage and sometimes they're not and that includes

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diagram completion summary completion flowchart completion and notes

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completion when you've answered the questions you have to transfer your

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answers on to a separate answer sheet there's no extra time given for that

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here are some tips to help you get the best possible school in the reading test

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practice of skimming and scanning skills so you can quickly find the correct part

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of the passage transfer on his carefully onto the separate answer sheet and make

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sure you check your spelling

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a lot of people worry about taking the reading test but if you remember to use

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the skills you've learned this will help you to achieve the best possible school

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on the day of the test

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