This document provides an overview of the IELTS True/False/Not Given question type. It explains that in this question type, test takers are presented with statements and must determine if they are true based on the passage, false, or if the information is not given in the passage. The document outlines some of the challenges of this question type and provides tips on how to carefully analyze statements and match meanings rather than just keywords to determine the correct answers. An example question is also included to demonstrate the techniques.

1. Tutorial on…..
IELTS Reading
True/False/Not Given
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M Rahman Nihar
MBA, University of Wales, UK

2. Contents
What is True/False/Not Given?
Nature of True/False/Not Given?
Problem with the True/False/Not Given.
Tips of True/False/Not Given.
Techniques of True/False/Not Given.
Example

3. What is True/False/Not
Given?
In true, false, not given questions you are given
some 'factual' statements taken from the
reading and you have to decide if they match
what is actually stated in the reading.

4. Nature of True/False/Not
Given?
True means that the text agrees with or
confirms the information in the statement.
False means that the text contradicts or is the
opposite to the information in the statement.
Not Given means that there is no information
or it is impossible to know.

5. Warning!
Not Given- necessary doesn’t mean
information is not given.
There probably will be matching words for NOT
GIVEN answers, they just don’t have enough
information to answer the question as a
whole.

6. Problem with the
True/False/Not Given
The biggest problem here is the ‘not given’
option.
Not understanding exactly what each
statement means.
Another common mistake is identifying just
keywords rather than meaning.

7. Tips of True/False/Not Given.
• Ignore pre-knowledge & assumptions.
• Identify qualifying words e.g; some, all, mainly,
often, always and occasionally.
For example,
‘Coca-Cola has always made its drinks in the
U.S.A.’
‘Coca-Cola has mainly made its drinks in the
U.S.A.’
Q. Coca-Cola has only produced drinks in the U.S.A

8. Continue……..
Be careful about qualifying statements, such
as suggest, claim, believe and know. For
example,
The man claimed he is a British citizen.
Q. The man is a British citizen.

9. Continue….
• Match the meaning, not words.
• If you can’t find the information you are
looking for, then it is probably ‘not given’.
• If you have no idea what the answer is put
‘not given’.
• Answers are in the same order they appear in
the text.

10. Techniques of True/False/Not
Given.
Try to understand the whole sentence .
 Don’t only focus on the keywords.
Try to think of what synonyms might be in the
text.
Match the statement with the correct part of the
text.
Underline the words that give you the answer.

11. TEXT: Chilies
• Chilies originate in South America and have
been eaten for at least 9,500 years. Organised
cultivation began around 5,400 BC. Christopher
Columbus was the first European to encounter
chilies, when he landed on the island of
Hispaniola in 1492. He thought it was a type of
pepper and called it the “red pepper”, a name
still used today. After their introduction to
Europe they were an immediate sensation and
were quickly incorporated into the diet. From
there they spread to Africa, India and East Asia.
Q. Chilies became popular as soon as they were
brought into Europe.