Tips and advice on the Diagram Labeling section of the IELTS reading exam. For more English tutorials, please visit: https://www.thelecturette.com

1. Reading: Tips & Strategy
Labeling a Diagram

2. Reading
• Content
• What is diagram labeling
• Examples
• Common Problems
• Tips and Advice
• Strategy

3. Reading
• What is diagram
labeling?
• You may need to label one of these three
types of diagrams:
- A technical drawing
- Something from the natural world
- A design or a plan

4. Reading
• Example

5. Reading
• Common Problems
• Focussing too much on the diagram and
trying to understand everything about it. This
takes too much time.
• Not focusing on the relationship between the
diagram and the text.
• Failing to locate the paragraphs that contain
the answers quick enough.

6. Reading
• More Common
Problems
• Reading the whole text when it is not
necessary.
• Losing marks by writing the wrong number
of words or by making spelling mistakes.

7. Reading
• Tips
• Check how many words you are supposed
to write. Remember that numbers and
hyphenated words count as one word.
• Identify the type of word (noun, verb,
adjective, etc.) you need. This makes the
answer easier to find the answer.

8. Reading
• More Tips
• Do the easy questions first. If you cannot
find the difficult ones, move on and come
back later.
• Try to predict the answer before you read
the text. This will help you to find the
correct answer.

9. Reading
• Strategy
• Check how many words you can write.
• Study the diagram and try to get a general
understanding of what is happening. Don’t
spend too much time on this.
• Highlight keywords or labels.
• Try to identify the type of word (noun, verb,
adjective, etc.) that is required and try to
predict the answer.

10. Reading
• More Strategy
• Scan the text to find where the answer is
located.
• Read the relevant paragraph(s) in more
detail to find the answer.
• Check the spelling of your answer.