The document outlines effective strategies for the IELTS reading test, emphasizing the importance of understanding various question types and employing techniques like skimming and scanning. Key tips include paying attention to paraphrasing, managing time efficiently during the test, and ensuring answers are written accurately according to instructions. It also highlights the significance of identifying keywords and reading contextual clues in passages to locate correct answers.

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3.  It means you should be able to identify the task as
soon as you look at it.
There are 14 different question types and each type
has its own special features. For example, in some
question types you have to go through all the
paragraphs, some only a particular section, some have
answers appearing in order and others do not.

4. Paraphrasing is a skill of using a variety of different
words for expressing similar meanings. It is essential for
all IELTS modules.
It is very important that you must have good knowledge
of paraphrasing. In many of the difficult tasks in the IELTS
Reading test you will encounter lots of paraphrasing.

5. All questions in the IELTS Reading test, without any exception,
have clues to guide you to the relevant section in the passage.
The clue can be one or more similar words (for easy questions)
or paraphrased expressions (for more difficult questions) or a
matching idea (for the most difficult questions).

6. Knowing that the answers to the questions are in the same order as the
questions is a simple but effective tip to not get lost in the IELTS test.
You know you can pay attention to the first until you find the answer, then the
second, then the third, and so on. Locate the answer to question No. 1 and then
you know where to begin.
For the following question types, the answers are usually (almost always) in
order in the passage:
• All types of fill in the blank tasks: summary, note, diagram, flow-chart & table
completion tasks.

7. • For the following question types, the answers are always in order in the passage:
• Identification tasks: True, false, not given / Yes, no, not given
• Sentence Completion
• Multiple Choice Questions
• Matching Sentence Endings
• Short Answer Questions
For the following question types, the answers are never in order.
• Matching Headings
• Matching Information : Which paragraph contains the information?
• Matching Features : Matching names with the statements.

8. Very often you will encounter unfamiliar topics in the reading passages.
Don't panic if you find the subject totally unfamiliar. The test is designed in
a way that this will not obstruct you from finding the right answers.
The reason for selecting unfamiliar topics for its reading passages is that
IETS likes to make sure that you answer the questions by reading the text
and not with the help of your prior knowledge of the topic.

9. For most of the IELTS Reading questions, the first few lines of
paragraphs are very important in deciding if the paragraph is
relevant to the question.
If you are on a new paragraph, always read the first and the
second lines carefully, most often you will find some
connection in the first two lines of the paragraph.

10. Don’t just read a few words around the keywords and
finalize the answer. Read the sentence that has the
keywords completely then finalize the answer.

11. If you feel you have spotted the right sentence but
not able to pick up the missing word (the answer). In
this case, reading the sentence completely a couple of
times will be helpful. This will give you a better
understanding of what may be the right answer.

12. Always read the text in continuation. Very often a
paragraph has more than one answer. It is always good
to continue reading for the next question from the same
place where you have found the last answer.

13. In the IELTS Reading test, the instruction clearly states
that “choose words from the passage”. It means you
can not write the answer in your own words even if it
conveys the same meaning.
For example, if the answer in the text is “fast”, you can
not write “quick”. (You can only change its form if it is
grammatically required in the question statement.)

14. Sometimes, part of an answer (especially the article - a,
an, the) is already written before the blank space. You
will lose the mark if you repeat it again as part of your
answer while transferring the answer on the answer
sheet.

15. There is no time to read everything. If you try to read
everything you will be disappointed.
Learn the techniques for effective reading like
skimming, scanning and intensive reading. These
techniques will teach you how to read effectively as per
the question’s requirement.

16. Each passage has a title. Always underline it for
your attention. It will give you an idea of the
contents of the passage.

17. Always look for the relevant section or paragraph
before looking for the answer. You will never find the
right answer if you are not in the relevant section.

18. Keep in mind that sometimes, one or two paragraphs in
between may not have any answer. Don’t panic if you don’t
find an answer in the next or following paragraph.
Sometimes, you may have to skip one or two paragraphs
for the next answer.

19. IELTS examiners use the "keywords technique" to write the
questions. Therefore, keywords play an important role in
finding the relevant section and the right answer.
Good keywords are those which carry specific information and
easy to find in the text. (carry specific information means if you
remove them, the sentence will lose its core meaning).
Keyword/s can be one word, more than one word – a group of
words (called key expression) or maybe the complete
question.

20. 1. Titles.
2. Subtitles.
3. Numbers or Figures.
4. Dates and Years.
5. Capitalized or Italicized words/phrases.
6. Technical/Unusual words.
7. Names (places, people).
8. Locations (towns, cities, states, countries)
9. Adjectives.
10. The first few words of each sentence.
11. Words close the blank spaces.
12. Words carrying specific information.

21. Subtitles divide the contents into groups of related
information. Always underline them for your attention.
Subtitles are very effective keywords because you will
always find them in the text. Besides, answers to all the
questions under one subtitle will be close to each other.

22. This is an important feature of the IELTS Listening and
Reading modules.
Remember, whenever you are asked to write words
and/or numbers in the Listening or Reading modules,
there will be a word limit. You will always find
instructions clearly telling how many words and /or
numbers you can use in your answers.
If you exceed the given limit, you will lose the mark.

23. If you stuck on one question and have no clue at all, it
is better to move on. All questions in the test are not
designed with the same difficulty levels, you might find
other questions easier.
There are good chances that once you come back, you
may find the answers of the leftover questions more
easily.

24. Under the stress you may fail to manage your time and at
the end make silly mistakes in transferring the answers to
the answer sheet.
 Make it part of your practice sessions to transfer all the
answers to the answering sheet as soon as you finish a
task.

25. Make sure not to leave any box empty in between on the
answering sheet. It is better to put a dash in the box if you
want to write its answer at a later stage. This will ensure
that you are writing the answers in the right boxes.
Remember, you will not get any mark if you write the right
answer in the wrong box.

26. It is a good strategy in all multiple-choice questions to
eliminate the wrong options before looking for the right
one.
There are two advantages to this approach; the first, it is
always easy to find the wrong options and the second,
once you have eliminated the wrong options, it will be
easier to find the correct option.

27. It is also a good practice to eliminate or cross out options as
soon as you find their answers in MCQs or any other
matching tasks.
This will not only keep you focused on the reaming list but
also help you when you need to make a guess for some of
the last remaining questions.

28. You can write your answers in small letters or you can write them in
capital letters: BOOK/book. 10am/10AM. Both are right.
When you write answers in capital letters, your writing is much clearer
and easier to read although it is time consuming.
It is better to use capital letter for all your answers if you are not sure of
the rules of capitalization. If you use small letters, make sure that to
apply the rules of capitalization.

29. Remember that every question type in the IELTS test is different.
Make sure that for every task you read the instructions carefully.
In some cases, you have to choose your answers from the list of
words provided, and in some cases, from the text.
In some cases, you need to write word/s as your answer and in some
cases, letters.
In some cases, there is special instruction saying you may use one
letter more than once.

30. Time management is an important aspect of all of the
IELTS modules and the Reading test is no expectation.
If you can manage passage 1 in 13 minutes, passage 2 in
17 minutes, and passage 3 in 20 minutes, it will be a good
finish and you will have time to review.

31. Make it a practice to transfer the answers on the
answering sheet after finishing the task because you will
not get any extra time for transferring the answers at the
end of the test.

32. Reading skills (Skimming, Scanning and Intensive/Detailed Reading.)
knowledge of paraphrasing.
Managing time.
Practice.

33. If you don’t find an answer, it means:
(1) You are not in the right section of the text.
(2) You are unable to understand the question.
(3) You need more practice to understand paraphrasing.

34. 1. Check for the word limit where applicable.
2. Check for spelling, grammar and final ‘s’ for plural nouns
where applicable.
3. Check that each answer is in its right box a per its sequence
number.
It is advisable to use a pencil because if you have written your
answers with a pencil, you can erase and change the answer if
required.

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