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The IELTS Reading Test

The Format of the IELTS Reading Test

Timing: 60 minutes

Number of questions: 40

Reading texts:

There are two versions of the Reading test – Academic and General. The difference between them is in the length and type of
texts. Each has three sections.
Usually, the first section will be the easiest and the last one the hardest.
Here is an outline of types of text for each test.
Question Types

In the IELTS Reading test, you'll be asked a variety of different types of questions in order to test a wide range of reading skills.
Each text will have 3-4 different types of question from this list.
Marking System

Each correct answer is awarded 1 mark.


Your score out of 40 (your ‘raw score’) is converted to the corresponding IELTS band scale level using a conversion table.
You can find out more and see the tables via this link: IELTS Band Scores

* Important:
• If you spell the answer incorrectly, you won’t get the mark.
• If you answer with the incorrect number of words, you won’t get the mark.

Answer with the number of words stated in the instructions, e.g. ‘ NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS’ or ‘NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER ’.

Just follow the instructions and you won’t have a problem.


IELTS Reading
Matching Headings Questions
to test if you are able to understand the main idea of each paragraph.
There are two possible strategies for answering matching heading questions:

1) Read text first, then headings.


2) Read headings first, then text.

Key problems:
• There are more headings than paragraphs – this makes it harder to narrow down the correct ones.
• Some headings will be very similar in meaning.
• It’s easy to confuse specific details in a paragraph with the main idea – they may be different.
• Synonyms and paraphrasing will often be used.
• It’s easy to spend too much time on this type of question.
IELTS Reading
Matching Headings Questions
to test if you are able to understand the main idea of each paragraph.
There are two possible strategies for answering matching heading questions:

1) Read text first, then headings.


2) Read headings first, then text.

Key problems:
• There are more headings than paragraphs – this makes it harder to narrow down the correct ones.
• Some headings will be very similar in meaning.
• It’s easy to confuse specific details in a paragraph with the main idea – they may be different.
• Synonyms and paraphrasing will often be used.
• It’s easy to spend too much time on this type of question.

Key tips:
• Cross out each heading in the test booklet as you match it to a paragraph. This will eliminate it from further consideration as you move onto other
paragraphs.
• Work through the paragraphs in order but move on if you’re struggling to find the heading match. Come back to it once you've eliminated more headings and
have fewer to choose between.
So, let’s look at the two strategies in detail.

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