IELTS Reading Tips

A trick to saving time is reading the ............ before the ........

• questions - text

• text - questions

One important thing to keep in mind is that the questions and the information in the text are in the same .......

• vocabulary

• order

The phrasing of the questions and the information in the text are ........

• similar

• identical

• different

Skimming a paragraph means reading to understand .......

• the general idea

• the details

Scanning is a skill that means reading to find ..........

• the general idea

• the details

"Matching Headings/Titles" is a type of question that requires ..............

• skimming

• scanning

• both skills

"Sentence Completion" task requires ..........

• skimming

• scanning

• both skills

Which of the following types of words are "content words"- words that carry meaning and give information (there is more than one correct answer here)

• noun

• prepositions

• articles

• verbs

• adjectives

You should read the task instructions carefully to know the ........ (2 correct answers)

• word limit

• the paragraphs related to the question

• the answer

It's important to revise your answers when you're copying them from the question sheet to the answer sheet to check that your answers are ............ (2 correct answers)

• punctuated correctly

• spelt correctly

• grammatically accurate