Example: Source: Cambridge IELTS 11, Test 1 – Reading, Passage 2, Questions 20 – 26 Strategies & Tips: Read the instruction => check the word limit Look at the diagram to see what it is about in general => main idea Notice the title/ heading of the diagram...
IELTS Reading: Flow-Chart Completion
Example: Source: Cambridge IELTS 9, Test 1 – Reading, Passage 3, Questions 34 – 39 Strategies: Read the instruction -> word limit Skim the chart -> what it is about (main idea) Underline key words -> predict answers with relation to the stages Scan for key...
IELTS Reading: Sentence Completion
Example Source: Cambridge IELTS 11, Test 1 – Reading, Passage 1, Questions 1 – 7 Strategies & Tips: refer to Summary Completion with and without Box
IELTS Reading: Summary Completion With And Without Box
Examples: Source: Cambridge IELTS 11, Test 2 – Reading, Passage 3, Questions 27 – 30 Source: Cambridge IELTS 11, Test 2 – Reading, Passage 3, Questions 27 – 30 Strategies: Read the instruction to see: what kind of summary completion the task is (With or Without Box)...
IELTS Reading: Multiple Choice (Type 1 & Type 2)
Examples: Source: Cambridge IELTS 11, Test 2 – Reading, Passage 3, Questions 27 – 30 Source: Cambridge IELTS 12, Test 6 – Reading, Passage 1, Questions 10 – 13 Strategies: Read the instruction => check if there is only one correct answer or you can choose 2 or 3...
IELTS Reading: Matching Sentence Endings
Example: Source: Cambridge IELTS 11, Test 3 – Reading, Passage 2, Questions 19 – 22 Strategies & Tips: Read the instruction => check if any option can be used more than once Start with the questions by underlining their key words. Try to predict the answer:...
IELTS Reading: Matching Features
Examples: Source: Cambridge IELTS 11, Test 1 – Reading, Passage 3, Questions 37 – 40 Source: Cambridge IELTS 11, Test 2 – Reading, Passage 1, Questions 5 – 8 Strategies: Read the instruction => check if any option can be used more than once Look at the option list...
IELTS Reading: Matching Information
Example: Source: Cambridge IELTS 11, Test 3 – Reading, Passage 3, Questions 27 – 34 Strategies: Read the instruction => check if you can use any letter more than once. Read the list of questions and underline the key words Read the first paragraph and go back to...
IELTS Reading: Matching Headings
Example: Source: Cambridge IELTS 11, Test 2 – Reading, Passage 2, Questions 14 – 20 Strategies: Read the heading list and underline the key words => understand each heading Read each paragraph CAREFULLY. The main idea is often: expressed in topic sentences (1st,...
IELTS Reading: True/ False/ Not Given And Yes/ No/ Not Given
Examples: Source: Cambridge IELTS 12, Test 6 – Reading, Passage 2, Questions 21 – 24 Source: Cambridge IELTS 12, Test 5 – Reading, Passage 3, Questions 37 – 40 Strategies & Tips: Read the instructions carefully (‘TRUE’, ‘FALSE’, or ‘YES’, ‘NO.’) Underline key...