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IELTS Reading Question Types Information & Tips

The document provides detailed information about the 14 different types of questions in the IELTS Reading section, including tasks, skills required, and preparation tips for each question type. It emphasizes the importance of practicing each question type to improve performance on the test. Additionally, the document includes comments from users seeking clarification on various aspects of the IELTS Reading test.

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December 23, 2014 by Liz 333 Comments

In IELTS Reading, there are 14 different types of

questions that you can be given. In IELTS reading,
you will have only one hour to read 3 passages and
answer 40 questions. These questions are always
divided into different types of questions which you
must complete. Each passage usually has about 3 or
4 different types of questions to answer.

In order to prepare well for your test, you must

make sure that you practice each type of question.
Below is a list of the question types you can get in
IELTS reading with information and tips to help
you.

1. Matching Headings Questions

Task: Choose a heading from the list which
matches a section or paragraph in the passage
Skills:
understanding the aim of a section
identifying the difference between a main
idea and supporting points
understanding aims of paragraphs and
sections
understanding general content of
paragraphs or sections
Tips
read the headings before you read the
passage
there are often more headings than you
need
analyse the headings before trying to match
them to sections or paragraphs
answers are often numerals (i, ii, iii, iv etc) –
read instructions carefully to check
answers do not come in order
Click to practice a matching heading question.

2. True False Not Given / Yes No Not

Given Questions
Task: Decide if the information or writer’s
opinion in the question statements can be found
in the passage
Skills:
identifying specific information in the
passage
scanning and understanding information
(T/F/NG questions)
understanding the opinions of the writer
(Y/N/NG questions)
Tips
Understand the meaning of each answer
yes / true = the same information is
found in the passage
no / false = the opposite information is
found in the passage
not given = the information is not
found in the passage
paraphrase the statements before trying to
locate the answers
answers come in order
Click to practice some true, false not given
questions and some yes, no, not given
questions.

3. Matching Paragraph Information

Questions
Task: Matching the information given in the
question with information found in one of the
paragraphs in the passage.
Skills:
identifying specific information
scanning for information
Tips:
paraphrase the information in the question
find the information in the passage
answers do not come in order
the answer is often a letter (A, D, C, D…) –
read instructions carefully to check
not all paragraphs may be used
Click to practice matching paragraph
information questions.

4. Summary Completion Question

Task: Completing a summary by filling in the
gaps using words from the passage or words
given in a box
Skills:
scanning for specific information in the
passage
understanding ideas and supporting points
selecting appropriate words
Tips:
identify the type of word needed for each
gap (noun/verb/adjective etc)
locate the information in the passage in
order to choose the right word
if you choose words from the passage,
check how many words can be used for
each answer
answers usually come in order
the summary must be grammatically correct
which can help you in choosing the right
word for the gap
Click to practice a summary completion
question.

5. Sentence Completion Questions

Task: Completing sentences by filling in the gap
with words from the passage
Skills:
scanning for specific information
selecting appropriate words
understanding information in the passage
Tips:
identify the type of word needed for each
gap (noun/verb/adjective etc)
locate the information in the passage in
order to choose the right word
the sentences must be grammatically correct
which can help you in choosing the right
word for the gap
check how many words can be used for
each answer
answers usually come in order
Click to practice a sentence completion question.

6. Multiple Choice Questions

Task: Choose the correct answer to a question or
the correct ending to a sentence from usually 3
or 4 possible options.
Skills:
scanning for specific Information
understanding information in the passage
Tips:
paraphrase the information in the question
and options
locate the precise information in the passage
answers come in order
answers are usually letters (A,B,C or D) –
read the instructions carefully to check
Click to practice a multiple choice questions

7. List Selection
Task: Choose the correct option from a list of
words, information or names. This differs from
multiple choice because the questions all relate
to only one long list of possible answers.
Skills:
scanning for information
understanding information in the passage
identifying ideas relating to others
Tips:
read through the list and prepare
paraphrases
read through the questions and identify key
words
locate the information in the passage
answers come in order
answers are usually letters (A-G) – read the
instructions carefully to check

8. Choosing a Title
Task: Choosing the most appropriate title from a
list
Skills:
identifying aims of a passage
distinguishing between detail and main
aims
Tips
look at the differences between the possible
titles
pay attention to the opening paragraphs
and closing paragraphs of the passage
don’t spend too much time on this question
– it is only worth one point
Click to practice choosing a title

9. Classification Questions
Task: Decide which category the information
belongs to from a list.
Skills:
locating information in the passage
categorising information
Tips:
find information in the passage
decide which category the information
belongs to
look out for paraphrases

10. Matching Sentence Endings

Task: Completing sentences by matching the
start of the sentence with the correct ending
given in a list.
Skills:
locating information in the passage
understanding information
Tips:
read through the sentences and then read
through the possible endings
prepare paraphrases
find information in the passage
choose the best ending to match the
information in the passage
the completed sentence must be
grammatically correct
sentence beginnings follow the order of
information the passage
answers are usually letters (A-G) – read
instructions carefully to check
there are usually more endings given than
you need
Click to practice matching sentence endings to
improve your reading skills. Answers do not
always come in order.

11. Table Completion

Task: Completing the table using the correct
word from the passage.
Skills:
locating specific information in the passage
choosing appropriate words
understanding details
Tips:
read the column headings in the table
identify the type of word needed for each
part of the table
scan the passage for information
answers are often located in a specific part
of the passage
check how many words you can use for the
answer

12. Flow Chart Completion Questions

Task: Completing the flow chart using the
correct words from the passage.
Skills:
locating specific information in the passage
choosing appropriate words
understanding details and order of
information
Tips:
identify the type of word needed for each
part of the flow chart
scan the passage for information
answers do not always come in order
use the direction of the arrows and boxes to
follow the order of information in the chart
select the appropriate words from the
passage
check the number of words that can be used
for each answer

13. Diagram Completion Questions

Task: Labelling a diagram
Skills:
locating information in the passage
relating the information to the diagram
choosing appropriate words
Tips
identify the type of word needed for the
answer (noun / verb etc)
find the information in the passage
the information is usually located in one
specific paragraph or two in the passage
check how many words you can use for the
answer
answer do not always come in order

14. Short Answer Questions

Task: Answering questions regarding details in
the passage.
Skills:
locating information in the passage
understanding detail and specific
information
Tips:
identify the type of words you need for each
answer (noun,verb etc)
paraphrase vocabulary in the questions
scan the passage to locate information
check how many words you can use for the
answers
answers come in order
Click to practice short answer questions

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Md Mahmud Hossain Rasel says

January 16, 2022 at 11:20 pm

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realising, guessing or feeling and from bottom of my
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instructor in my eyes in all over the world(1),you are
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Liz says
January 17, 2022 at 8:12 pm

Thank you for your very lovely comment

Akinade Adebayo says

December 14, 2021 at 10:23 am

Thank you for the great job. Can we write

in capital letters throughout to answer in the reading
and listening sections? Thanks.

Liz says
December 14, 2021 at 12:55 pm

Sure

Bob says
November 1, 2021 at 7:04 am

Quick question, if I get a Yes No Not Given

text and I answer the question by writing ‘True’ ‘False’
on the answer sheet, then will it be marked as and
incorrect answer?

Many thanks

Liz says
November 3, 2021 at 7:56 am

It will be marked wrong. Always read

the instructions carefully and make sure you are
giving the answers you are asked for.

Bob says
November 3, 2021 at 1:26 pm

Thanks for clarifying

Navroop Singh says

October 17, 2021 at 4:49 pm

‘Liz’ you are very very nice the great

teacher

Liz says
October 27, 2021 at 12:44 pm

Thanks

Sana says
April 19, 2021 at 3:14 pm

Hi Liz,

Thank you for your awesome content and practice

tests. I have a question related to short answer in the
reading section. This is from Test 1-Reading in IELTS
Cambridge General Training.

No more than three words and/or a number

19 What do visitors need to show when parking?
20 Where can the nursery pick-up point be found?

My answer was “pre-arranged permits” & “outside

Concord Building”. But the answer key states
“permits” & “Concord Building” as the answer. I feel
my answer is within the word limit and also relevant.
Is my answer correct? If not, how can I avoid this
mistake?

Please give your guidance as I am unable to

comprehend why this was not given in the answer key.

Liz says
April 21, 2021 at 6:07 pm

Your answers would be marked wrong.

Only the main noun is needed in answers for Short
Answer Question in IELTS reading. The answer
keys in the test books show you all the possible
answers that can be given to any question by the use
of brackets. Study the answer keys carefully to get a
feel for how answers are written.

Mohsin says
March 23, 2021 at 4:24 pm

Hi Liz, hope you are doing good.

I just love your content. Keep up the good work.

I have a doubt please clarify.

This is taken from British Council reading test paper.
Question : Any workers over 55 are entitled to 3
weeks’ notice of termination.
In the paragraph: Notice of termination – 2 weeks’
notice of termination (3 weeks if the employee is more
than 55 years old and has at least 2 years of continuous
service).

The right answer is False but in my opinion it is Not

given because the statement says the employee should
have worked atleast for 2years continuously.

Please clarify, your response will be much appreciated.

Liz says
March 25, 2021 at 9:38 am

The statement says “any worker over 55

…” and this means “all people over 55 will be
entitled to 3 weeks notice”. However, the passage
shows that this is not true. It shows that only people
over 55 who have 2 years of continuous work are
entitled to this notice. This means someone who is
over 55 but only has 1 year of continuous work will
not be eligible. So, you see, the statement is wrong.
It is FALSE. You need to spot the words “any
worker over 55” and see that this means “all
workers over 55” which contradicts the passage.

Mohsin says
March 25, 2021 at 12:59 pm

Glad to see you response.

Thank you so much Liz. I got more clarity now.

Anthea Abreo says

December 21, 2020 at 6:01 am

Came across this website while looking for

IELTS prep material, and boy am I glad i did! Love the
content

Liz says
December 21, 2020 at 3:43 pm

I’m glad you are enjoying it

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says
December 23, 2020 at 3:51 pm

Happy to see your reply.

Ajk says
July 29, 2020 at 9:52 pm

Thanks so much for your help! My question

is which question types’ answers come in the order of
how the passage is written. I know that this is the case
for true/false questions. What about the other question
types?

Liz says
July 30, 2020 at 12:29 pm

That information is provided on the page

above.

Myriam says
July 5, 2020 at 12:58 pm

Hi Liz,

thank you for your helpful website!

I have a question regarding the reading part: how

detailed should we answer the questions? When I did
some sample tests online and I answered e.g. “a
terrible storm” (which was exactly quoted from the
text), it was marked wrong as the answer would have
been “storm” only, although the instruction was “do
not write more than 3 words”. Is it like that in the real
test? Another example was that “2 per cent” was
marked wrong and “2%” was the solution although it
said in the text “2 per cent” as well.

Thank you in advance!

Liz says
July 5, 2020 at 1:08 pm

If you are answering short answer

questions or note completion, you usually need just
a noun or simple answers. For sentence completion
questions you need to consider grammar. So, it
depends on the type of question. 2% and 2 percent
are both correct. “percent” one word. I hope you are
not using websites that are not Official to do full
tests. Either use the Cambridge test books (which
you buy from shops officially) or the free test on the
Official websites. Do not use other sources for full
tests.

Myriam says
July 5, 2020 at 1:26 pm

Thank you very much for your help,

Liz! So it would be marked wrong otherwise
although it is not an exceedance of the word
limit? I will write only the noun in short answer
questions and note completion from now on then.

I thought “per cent” is the Britisch spelling.

Liz says
July 5, 2020 at 4:20 pm

It depends if it is a noun that is

required for the answer. Basically, you don’t
need to add adjectives or articles, unless the
adjective is part of the compound noun.

Myriam says
July 5, 2020 at 4:44 pm

Thank you, that was a great help!

Sherine says
June 17, 2020 at 6:42 pm

Hi Liz,
I wanted to ask if in the reading section, have you ever
came across a passage in which a word was stated in
its singular format and to make the sentence
completion grammatically correct you added an S.

I was solving Cambridge book 13 and the answer was

still in the singular format. May I ask why? I thought it
should be blogs.

The sentence in the passage : The website also had a

‘your words’ section where anyone could submit a
blog of their New Zealand travels for possible
inclusion on the website,

The question :

Complete
Your words: Travellers could send a link to
their………..

Answer is blog

Liz says
June 18, 2020 at 8:11 am

The answer should be singular according

to both English grammar and IELTS rules. It is
grammatically correct with either option. But as you
know you can’t change the words which means you
will need to choose the singular option which is
given in the passage.

Tomoko says
May 17, 2020 at 1:17 pm

Hi Liz,

Thank you for sharing such a great knowledge for

challengers for IELTS. When I started studying for
IELTS, my English teacher shared this site to accelerate
my study.
May I ask one question how we should answer
correctly. What content does examiner mark my
answer as correct?

For instance;
1) When the question was “What is the student’s
special meal requirement?” and when I should answer
in no more than three words, I answered as “rice”,
though the book said the answer as “meals with rice”.

2) Should I write numeric numbers in alphabet or is it

allowed to write in Arabic numerals? I wrote “7 in 10”,
although the book said the answer was “seven in ten”.

Thank you in advance.

Tomoko

Liz says
May 17, 2020 at 1:31 pm

Which book are you using? Only use

authentic IELTS Cambridge test books which
contain real test published by IELTS. I can’t give you
an answer about the first one without seeing the
book and the recording. Usually a one word answer
would suffice, but the word “rice” isn’t really a
special meal requirement. “meals with rice” are
requirements. Always approach things logically.
For your second question, it is fine to use digits
instead of words for numbers. It is recommended to
do so to avoid spelling mistakes.

Tomoko says
May 17, 2020 at 2:00 pm

Hi Liz,

Thank you for answering my comments. Really

helpful! The book is Japanese reference book, not
official book. I understood that I should be careful
to answer to fulfill the requirement. Regarding
answering in numeric, it was great to know that. I
was disappointed that my answers didn’t match,
however, I got pretty confidence that I could
know the tips from you, Liz!

Tomoko

Liz says
May 17, 2020 at 2:29 pm

Real IELTS tests usually give the

options for various answers and that helps you
understand the test more. IELTS test which are
not written by IELTS are useful practice, but
don’t use them to understand the rules of
IELTS. You can only gain real awareness and
understanding of the test from real practice
tests published by IELTS.

Tomoko says
May 18, 2020 at 1:24 am

Thank you, Liz! I’ll get official

book.

Peter Lee says

April 1, 2020 at 3:11 pm

Dear Liz:
Thanks for your share of IELTS tests, and I just have a
small question. As for the sentence completion, the
question requires no more than three words, and I just
wondering whether should I write three words when I
do not know which word or words are the exactly
correct answer?
All the best.

Liz says
April 1, 2020 at 4:06 pm

When the questions in a particular group

require no more than three words, the answers will
vary – some might be one word only, some two and
some three. It is your task to find the answer. This is
a test. Either your answer is 100% correct or it is
marked wrong. You need to do lots and lots of
practice tests to learn more about how IELTS works,
and develop the right skills and understanding.

RD says
March 19, 2020 at 8:25 pm

Just wanted to confirm if use of

abbreviations like ‘w/’ for with, ‘i.e.’ for that is and
others can be used in paper based test.

Liz says
March 19, 2020 at 8:54 pm

No abbreviations can be used. This is a

test of English language and everything must be
written in full, except for currencies. For writing,
you are being marked on your use of linking words,
don’t use “ie” or “eg”, instead show your range of:
for example, for instance, such as …

RD says
March 19, 2020 at 9:29 pm

Ok, Thanks a lot!

Abhi says
December 13, 2019 at 10:21 am

Hey liz
I wanted to know the difficulty of cambridge classified
books thet are very hard

Liz says
December 13, 2019 at 11:32 am

The IELTS Cambridge test books are real

tests published by IELTS. They are the exact level
you will get in the test.

Arthi says
November 15, 2019 at 8:48 pm

Dear Liz,
Is it true that IELTS GT reading has become equally
difficult as the Academic during the recent days.

Thanks
Arthi. A

Liz says
November 16, 2019 at 1:34 pm

There has been no change at all in the

difficulty level of any parts of the IELTS test. They
are all standardised to the same level and always
have been. Some test might seem harder due to
changes in topics and questions, but that will only
depend on the individual person taking the test.

Sanjit says
October 15, 2019 at 3:11 pm

Dear Liz,
I am going to take the computer-delivered IELTS test.
So can I write my answers using capital letters for
listening and reading parts? Could you please give me
any advice regarding this? Thanks

Liz says
October 15, 2019 at 4:58 pm

Sure. It’s your choice how you write the

answer for listening and reading.

Sanjit says
October 16, 2019 at 2:14 am

All right. Thanks a lot

Asma khanan says

October 11, 2019 at 6:05 am

Thanks all are very helpful tips.

Komron says
September 5, 2019 at 5:11 pm

Hi. LIZ
I need info about types of questions in IELTS
reading.Please explain it in detail steb by steb

Liz says
September 5, 2019 at 6:13 pm

You are already on the page that explains

about IELTS reading question types.

Serhat says
September 30, 2019 at 6:47 am

This made my day

SaiChowdary Uppala says

July 27, 2019 at 10:54 am

Thank You Very Much!!!! Madam…Your

Lessons is Really So Helpfully…

Sanim says
July 22, 2019 at 4:36 pm

Thank you so much mam. You are a great

person.

Nicole says
May 19, 2019 at 5:11 am

Hey Liz,

I was wondering if you could help me understand ,

If passages are to be matched with Roman numerals
and you provide numbers in answer sheet .. would
that be accepted ?
Example : ii as 2?

Liz says
May 19, 2019 at 1:39 pm

Always follow instructions. If they ask

for roman numerals, you should use them,

Nicole says
May 19, 2019 at 1:42 pm

So Liz, does that mean my answers are

marked wrong since I used numbers here

Liz says
May 19, 2019 at 1:55 pm

IELTS have the list of the answers

they accept. You should ask IELTS Official on
their FB page. Let us all know if you get an
answer from them.

Fares Alqudah says

May 7, 2019 at 12:27 am

Hello Liz can you please help me ? Some

questions required two words in any order and I put
them like this : apples, oranges in the answer sheet.
The answer key was apples oranges only so which
way is correct for those types of questions ? Thank you
for all your hard work.

Liz says
May 7, 2019 at 12:10 pm

If you want to use a comma to separate

them, you can. But you don’t need to. However,
never add an extra word, such as “and” – the whole
answer would be marked wrong.

hari kishore says

April 1, 2019 at 12:51 am

Hi Mam,

Is the reading test contains all 14 types of questions

covering the 3 passages?

Liz says
April 1, 2019 at 12:18 pm

Not all question types will appear in one

test.

Shuvadip says
March 12, 2019 at 10:04 pm

Hello mam,

I am a little bit confused about true false section.

For TRUE, Is it a must, that the statement given in
question has to be exactly same in the passage?
Because at times, it is obvious from the passage that
the statement given is true but not written in passage
directly; meaning we can imply from the given
information that it is TRUE.
So for such cases what should we do? TRUE or NOT
GIVEN.

Thanks

Liz says
March 13, 2019 at 4:07 pm

Instead of getting confused think of this:

FALSE means the passage show the information is
incorrect.
NG means we do not know if the statement is
correct or incorrect because there isn’t enough
information to know one way or the other way.

Boniface Essien says

February 20, 2019 at 4:51 pm

Hi Liz, i must thank you and commend

your teaching prowess. You are great. concerning the
cambridge IELTS text book, do i need to buy them
differently from 1- 12 ?

Liz says
February 20, 2019 at 6:51 pm

Each book contains 4 tests. It is your

choice how many books you buy. Book 13 is the
most recent.

Jaffar says
January 26, 2019 at 6:11 pm

Liz, I have a question. Under the tips

section for choosing a title, you have mentioned not to
spend much time on this type of question and it is just
worth a point. Can you explain it please?? I am not
getting the point here.

Liz says
January 26, 2019 at 6:33 pm

When you are asked to choose a title for

the whole passage, it is one question which counts
for one point. You have 1 hour to read three
passages and find 40 answers. How much time
would you spend to choose one answer and gain
one point. IELTS reading is about making good time
management choices to gain max points in 1 hour.
Do you see what I mean? Does that help?

Prottoy says
April 3, 2019 at 11:35 am

That helps. thank u

habib says
December 13, 2018 at 1:46 pm

Dear Miss: Liz

Thank you is a very little word for you, what is your
opinion in Collins courses instead of Cambridge, of
course after my teacher Liz lessons. Or, you see the
materials on your site is enough, i want to use a few
resources.
Regards,
Habib

Liz says
December 13, 2018 at 1:53 pm

The IELTS Cambridge books are real

IELTS tests published by IELTS. You MUST use
them. You must use real tests to prepare for IELTS.
You should use both my materials and lessons as
well as real tests. The Collins books and course are
for you to decide. It does not always help to have
too many teachers. It’s your choice. I also offer
Advanced Writing Task 2 lessons which can be
purchased – you should get them:
http://subscriptions.viddler.com/IELTSLizStore

Hamza Ali Hussein says

July 26, 2019 at 11:07 pm

Dear Liz,

Firstly, I would like to thank you for your

invaluable free lessons with such great effort that
you are providing despite your health problems. I
highly believe in your work and tips. I am going
to have my first exam on 10th August, hence
following all your pieces of advice written as
comments in all pages. I will let you know what
the results I will get, but sincerely your words are
giving me a huge impulse of motivation and
hope. Also, I will practice the full tests provided
by Cambridge.

But, as I understood the exams provided by

Collins books do not represent real IELTS tests,
do they?

I am a civil engineer aiming to complete my

studies till I reach the PHD either in Canada or
Australia. May God bless you, hoping you are
well so you can remain the best teacher for the
students.

Regards,
Best of wishes,
Your student from Lebanon,
Hamza

Liz says
July 27, 2019 at 12:00 pm

Real tests are those published by

IELTS, not Collins. The Collins books are
practice tests written by experienced authors
and can be used, but they are not real IELTS
tests. For real IELTS tests, you need to get the
IELTS Cambridge test books – there are 14 in
total. Book 14 is the most recent – published
this year. Each book contains about 4 tests. You
can get them on amazon or in a local book
store, maybe. I’m glad you are finding my
lessons useful. Yes, I’m still sick – it’s nice of
you to realise that – people tend to forget that
I’m doing all this while being sick. Good luck
with your test !!

Oluwasholadale says
December 6, 2018 at 11:25 am

Thank you so much, Liz. You’re an excellent

teacher! Thank you for using your teaching gift to help
brighten our paths in pursue of the realization of our
dream. You make learning seem super easy and
natural from the heart. Your work is cherished. Thank
you.

Liz says
December 6, 2018 at 2:35 pm

Glad my lessons are useful

Reza Sadri Alamdari says

November 22, 2018 at 11:05 am

Dear Liz
Your teaching is so useful and site so complete as well.
I am looking more and more practices for general
IELTS.
Many thanks

Chan says
November 21, 2018 at 10:34 am

Dear teacher,
First of all, thank you a lot for your lessons.
I have been confused with some questions in reading
test, t hope that you can help me.
Matching the sentence endings
Paragraph:

” A basic idea in general semantics, therefore, is that

the meaning of words is not in the words, but in our
own semantic reaction. If I were to tell a shockingly
obscene story in Arabic before an audience that
understood only English, no one would blush or be
angry; the story would be neither shocking nor
obscene-indeed, it would not even be a story. Likewise,
the value of a dollar bill is not in the bill, but in our
social agreement to accept it as a symbol of value. If
that agreement were to break down through the
collapse of our government, the dollar bill would
become only a scrap of paper. We do not understand a
dollar bill by staring at it long and hard. We
understand it by observing how people act with
respect to it. We understand it by understanding the
social mechanisms and the loyalties that keep it
meaningful.”
Question: complete each sentence:
1. A story in language the audience cannot understand
2. a dollar bill

Endings:
A. is meaningless
B. is a symbol that has lost its meaning
C. can be understood only in its social context.

I chose: 1-A and 2-C but answer is 1-C and 2-B

Hope for your reply.

Thank you so much.

Liz says
November 21, 2018 at 2:45 pm

Where did you find this reading passage

and questions?

Masoumeh says
October 15, 2018 at 9:48 am

Hello dear Liz

Should we answer questions in the order that is given
or we can jump from question one to for example eight
that belongs to another category?
For example while answering to which section
contains information questions, go to TFNG questions.

Liz says
October 15, 2018 at 11:49 am

You have one hour to complete the

reading test. You can use that one hour as you wish.
This means you can start with any question and any
passage. You do not need to follow the order given.

AS says
September 6, 2018 at 3:12 pm

Hello Liz,

I haven’t gone through your blog much, but so far

what I have read is quite helpful and pretty
impressive. My Wife has been studying from your blog
and she say’s its the best.

Now coming to my question, for reading and writing

sections, what’s your opinion/thoughts on if we try to
attempt the questions in reverse order, that is doing
section 3 first as its the toughest and then moving on to
section 2 and then section 1? I prefer doing tougher
one’s first and then moving on to easier one, so that if I
am in pressure situation due to time running out then I
am attempting the easier questions rather than tougher
one.

I know that it depends a lot on person to person,

which strategy works better for whom, but just wanted
to get your views/opinion on this based on your
experience dealing in this field.

Regards,
AS

Liz says
September 6, 2018 at 7:52 pm

In reading and writing, you decide how

best to use your time. Some IELTS candidates prefer
to tackle passage 3 first for the reason you gave. I
generally do not recommend people to do it one
way or another. You should get about 4 practice
tests and do two one way and then two another –
after that decide which ones works best for you.
When it comes to writing, always be carefully if you
are doing task 2 first. There is a tendency not to
control time well and leave little time for task 1.

Morteza says
August 23, 2018 at 6:10 pm

Dear liz
I`m applying your suggested techniques for
True/False question type. I have confused with a
question in ielts cambridge 5 general reading B
(passage 3). I would appreciate if you can help me.

in the text it says : ”…The fireflies are a huge group

containing over 2000 species, with ones being
discovered all the time….”

in the question asks: ” Scientists have only recently

been able to list the exact number of glow-worm
species.”

The correct answer is NG.

but since, in the passage it says ‘..with the new ones

being discovered all the time.’
so it assure us exact number will never be figured out.
and my answer is FALSE.

can you clear me please.

Liz says
August 23, 2018 at 7:01 pm

I am confused why this is difficult for

you. The passage is about fireflies and the question
is about glow-worms. The passage says nothing
about glow-worms.

Morteza says
August 30, 2018 at 5:04 pm

Mad bad. Thank you.

Mehran says
August 5, 2018 at 7:22 am

Hello there,
I just wanted to say THANK YOU for your great
website. It’s really practical, especially for those who
are into teaching ielts.
thank you again

Nrupusha says
July 22, 2018 at 9:19 am

Hey liz,
In my reading exam ,I wrote True as T in my answer
sheet .will that be considered wrong?

abhiram says
November 28, 2018 at 11:36 am

yes that will be considered

Veena says
July 16, 2018 at 6:23 am

Hello, I’ve been practicing the ‘Matching

Heading Questions’ and I’d be grateful if you could
my clear doubt regarding the same. The paper I
practiced had 10 headings and 7 paragraphs. The
answer key shows only one heading per paragraph.
But I think there are two headings for the same
paragraph. For example, the answer given is ‘unique
sensory experience’ but the paragraph also mentions
‘alcohol content’ which is another heading. What is the
right thing to do in such a case?
Thank you in advance.

Liz says
July 16, 2018 at 12:18 pm

There is only ever one possible heading.

A heading is a title that summaries the aims of the
paragraph. It is not about what is mentioned. You
need to understand the difference between details
and aims.

Ana Cecilia says

June 26, 2018 at 6:05 pm

Dear Liz,
Your website is a great support to prepare my IELTS
exam.
Regarding the reading test,
Would you recommend to skim the whole text before
to start answering all the questionary? or
It would be better just go first to the questions and
then skim and scan the text to find the answer ?
Thanks

Liz says
June 26, 2018 at 6:55 pm

The best option is the one that works for

you. IELTS recommend that you skim reading. This
means casting your eyes over the passage and
noting first and last sentences or paragraphs as well
as keywords or specific information. It should take
no more than 2 mins for one long passage. Skim
reading is not about understanding. It’s about
noting the layout and general content. On the other
hand, some students prefer to jump straight to the
questions. Try a number of reading test at home and
decide what works best for you.

priyapreet kaur says

June 17, 2018 at 11:34 am

Hi Liz,
Hope you are doing well!

I have a confusion in a Table Completion question. The

question gives some course detail paragraphs with
information about course cost, time duration, teaching
method etc. Columns in the table are also titled with
these parameters (cost, time duration, teaching method
etc.).
Now suppose if Course A is mentioned as free of cost
and Course B is “$15” in passage then in table
completion I must fill the cost value for Course A as
“Free” or “Zero” or “$0”.

I would be thankful if you could reply.

Thanks

Liz says
June 17, 2018 at 12:04 pm

You use the word given in the recording.

Rodrigues says
June 13, 2018 at 4:54 pm

In Cambridge IELTS 9 book, there is a

question in the reading section ( NOT MORE THAN 3
WORDS)

The answer given for this is 15% . Is this allowed and

does “not more than 3 words” mean you can safely use
numbers for this question type?

Also , is 15 % considered one number or one word?

Liz says
June 13, 2018 at 5:36 pm

Please check again. Does it say “No more

than 3 words and/or a number”?

Rachael says
May 27, 2018 at 11:37 pm

Good day Liz, I am a native speaker and I

really want to improve in my Ielts reading, speaking
and writing.. I want to evaluate my writing…

Sandeep singh says

April 12, 2018 at 2:01 pm

HI Maam,
Hope you doing good, I would like to thank you for
your excellent work as far as IELTS study materials are
concern I highly appreciate it .

Maam , Could you please tell me if , I only practice

Cambridge listening test 1-12 and your website
collection , will that be fine. Since I am not doing IDP
listening practice test which are very difficult for me.

Liz says
April 12, 2018 at 2:36 pm

There is not limit to practice. If you are

repeatedly getting the score you want in your
practice tests, then it’s enough. If you are not hitting
that score, then it isn’t enough. Be logical in your
approach to training for IELTS.

Abdur Rauf says

April 6, 2018 at 9:36 pm

Hi,

Please make video of each type of reading questions

and post it on youtube.

thanks

Liz says
April 7, 2018 at 11:41 am

I hope to make many videos next year

Kamala says
March 16, 2018 at 9:14 am

Hi Liz,

Can we write True/False/Not Given instead of

TRUE/FALSE/ NOT GIVEN? in the answers of
cambridge ielts test book are given with CAPITAL
letters

Liz says
March 16, 2018 at 1:30 pm

It is best to use ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

Zinny says
March 7, 2018 at 11:19 am

Hello Liz,
I am really happy with your teachings, it has made
preparing for my exams easier. Thanks alot.

BB ADHIKARI says
February 27, 2018 at 12:37 pm

mam,
I am looking for helpful videos for reading task also
like for Y/N/NG OR T/F/NG

Liz says
February 27, 2018 at 12:50 pm

See this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-

reading-lessons-information-and-tips/

Doan says
February 25, 2018 at 1:03 am

Hi Liz,

Your website is useful for me. Thanks for your efforts.

In the type of question 8 above, might be the word

‘spend’ is needed in the following sentence ‘don’t too
much time on this question’

Once again, thank you!

Best wishes!
Doan

Liz says
February 25, 2018 at 12:16 pm

Thanks – you’re a good proof reader

Sorab says
January 31, 2018 at 5:09 pm

Thank you so much for your awesome

website.

linda Probert says

January 27, 2018 at 3:23 pm

Hi Liz,

My EAP class has greatly benefited from your website.

Thank you for your time and dedication. Do you have
materials available for teachers or a class to use?

Many thanks,
Linda

Liz says
January 27, 2018 at 5:52 pm

I’m really pleased you’ve been able to

use my website. I don’t have lessons for teachers at
present. I got sick a few years ago and it slowed
down my plans considerably. Once I’m recovered
(this year or next, if I’m lucky), it’ll be one of the
things to sort out. I was hoping to get some
handouts for teachers only and possibly a
homework section as well. Any ideas are always
welcome

Claire says
February 3, 2018 at 3:16 am

I hope that you will have renewed

health especially this next three months. You have
been a wonderful teacher to everyone and you
have helped a lot of people. Thank you so much!
God bless you!

inno says
March 12, 2018 at 6:36 pm

I wish you speedy recovery Liz. as you

change the destinies of people for Good. you will
live to be honoured. I appreciate u. Inno from Oz

Liz says
March 12, 2018 at 8:22 pm

Thanks

Eno says
December 13, 2020 at 10:16 am

Hello Liz,

I hope you are fully recovered. Just thought to

reach out and thank you for the amazing tips you
have selflessly put out for everyone’s access.

Liz says
December 13, 2020 at 10:31 am

Thanks

Rachel says
January 20, 2018 at 8:54 am

Hello Liz
First, I wanna thank you for your teaching, either in
Youtube or this web.

Liz, I had my Ielts simulation a few months ago and I

got very bad score for my reading. I try to do some
exercise from Cambride Ielts till now, but again I got
unsatisfied. I’m so confused even sometimes I feel I’m
a looser. I will have my Ielts test in March, have you
some other tips for me to increase my reading skill ?

Thank you

Liz says
January 20, 2018 at 1:13 pm

You are either getting answers wrong

due to technique or due to vocabulary (language). If
it is technique, you can improve quickly, if it is due
to language, it will take much longer. See this page:
https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-lessons-
information-and-tips/

Uche Ngadi says

January 20, 2018 at 3:59 am

Hi Lizzy,

On the second tip of list 7 (List Selection), you wrote

“dead through…” instead of “read through …”.

Though I should point this out to you.

Liz says
January 20, 2018 at 12:18 pm

Thanks – much appreciated

Vasko says
January 19, 2018 at 10:45 am

Hi Liz,
I love your website, it’s very detailed & useful.
At the moment, I’m preparing for Academic IELTS,
and I really like to download or buy and practice
actual, full IELTS tests (including speaking, reading,
writing & listening). Do you know a website where we
can download or buy practice tests or do you have
any? I think it will be really useful to do practice tests
within the IETLS timing, before I book again.
Thank you,
I’m looking forward to hear from you,
With Regards,
Vasko

Liz says
January 19, 2018 at 1:16 pm

Go to BC ielts website – they offer one

free test that you can download.

Rahul Dutta says

January 17, 2018 at 10:28 am

How do I pay you for this fantastic service?

Liz says
January 17, 2018 at 11:43 am

My website is free.

Shoaib Khalid says

January 16, 2018 at 3:24 pm

Hello Ms. Liz,

First of all, really appreciate for your efforts that you

put this content online.

Mam, would tell me, I practiced the reading questions

which are available along with every question type. I
found them easier. Do I expect the same level in IELTS
exam?

Lastly, in matching heading or matching information

type of question, would you advise me whether I read
the passage first and then read the question step by
step or I highlight the question keywords, scan the
passage?

Thanks

Liz says
January 16, 2018 at 3:45 pm

You need to get the IELTS Cambridge test

books which contain real tests from IELTS. You must
judge your level from them. Matching headings
requires you to skim read the questions first and
then find the answers. Matching paragraph
information requires you to skim read the passage
first.

Shoaib Khalid says

January 12, 2018 at 5:35 pm

Hi, the passage contains three question part.

Match the heading, answer the question with limited
words and last, true, false and not given.

Query: Should I continue the 2nd and 3rd part of the

passage question from the beginning of the passage?

Liz says
January 12, 2018 at 6:12 pm

With each question type, you start at the

beginning of the passage. Matching headings – you
skim read to locate key words to match headings.
Short answer questions, you start from the
beginning of the passage and locate answers. TFNG
you again start at the beginning of the passage.

Ahmed says
January 1, 2018 at 12:49 pm

hi liz
i wanted to know what is the difference between list
selection and multiple choice questions
many thanks

Liz says
January 1, 2018 at 2:52 pm

List selection is when you have a long list

and the answers to more than one question are
found in that one list. With multiple choice, each
question has three or four different options.

Ahmed says
January 2, 2018 at 10:21 am

Thank you so much, that was helpful

amal says
December 26, 2017 at 6:45 pm

Dear Liz, Many thanks for your efforts

I have concerned, should I answer all the questions
with words from the passages?
or can I paraphrase it with my own words?

Liz says
December 26, 2017 at 6:57 pm

You can’t paraphrase the answers. Read

the instructions and it shows “using words from the
passage”.

Kristel says
December 25, 2017 at 8:44 am

Hello, Liz! Thank you for this website. It’s

really helpful. More power to you~

Liz says
December 25, 2017 at 11:44 am

I’m glad it’s useful

KAMOL says
June 21, 2018 at 11:09 am

Liz you are my the best friend teacher.

I hope you’ll continue to work in a youtube and
other social media. You are ingenious coach

Liz says
June 21, 2018 at 11:45 am

Thanks

Dina says
December 20, 2017 at 12:50 pm

Hi Liz!

I am just wondering if you are allowed to read through

the question before you read the passage, or do you
have to read the passage first and then look at the
questions?

Liz says
December 20, 2017 at 12:57 pm

You have one hour to find the answers to

the questions and also to write them on the answer
sheet. It’s your choice how to use that hour. You can
read the questions first or not – your choice.

Dina says
December 20, 2017 at 1:04 pm

Thank you for the quick answer.

Do you recommend to fill in the answers on the
working paper and then the answer sheet, or
directly on the answer sheet?

Liz says
December 20, 2017 at 1:09 pm

You do not have time to write the

answers twice.

saurabh bhalerao says

December 5, 2017 at 9:43 am

hallo liz,
i have one doubt regards to reading section . I’m
always confusing during answer of true false and not
given type of question. which is the best solution to
solve this question with minimum time.

Liz says
December 5, 2017 at 11:48 am

Did you check this page:

https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-true-false-not-given-
essential-tips/ and also this page:
https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-lessons-
information-and-tips/

Shahid says
December 3, 2017 at 7:54 pm

If i don’t have enough information about

essay topic, what would i do ??

Liz says
December 4, 2017 at 11:40 am

I suggest you start preparing ideas for

topics asap. If your ideas are off topic, you will get a
lower score for Task Response which is 25% of your
marks.

David says
November 15, 2017 at 8:07 am

Thanks Liz for your tips . If I got score 7 in

general reading at home under exam conditions but
when I had a real exam , the score was 5.5 , what is the
mistake ?

Liz says
November 15, 2017 at 11:29 am

Scores can vary depending on topic and

your performance on the day. This is why students
often take more than one test.

Amado says
November 14, 2017 at 6:48 am

Hi Liz.
Thanks for your helpful material.
You have written, scan the passage before reading the
questions. But, what should we do for matching
headlines?

Liz says
November 14, 2017 at 8:42 am

Matching headings are always given

before the passage – because you should read them
first.

Amado says
November 14, 2017 at 9:53 am

Thanks a lot. You are a wonderful

teacher.

Abhinav says
November 3, 2017 at 10:36 am

Hi Liz,

I loved all your lessons and I am pretty confident of

my preparations for the test.
I have a very silly doubt though, which I want to
clarify as it may affect my score. In multiple choice
“select two answers” type of questions, how to mark
the answers?
If the answers are A and C, shall I mark “A,C” or “A or
C” for both questions? Or, shall I write A for one
question and C for another ?

Liz says
November 3, 2017 at 10:58 am

If you have to select two letters from the

same list and the answers cover questions 12-13,
then each answer is worth one point. There are 40
questions and 40 answers – one point for each
answer. This means you write A for answer number
12 and C for answer number 13. The letters do not
need to be in that order.
If you have to select two letters from the same list
for only one question, then the whole answer is
worth one point and you must get both letters
correct for one point. You can write it as “A C” or
“A,C”. You CANNOT add a word. Two letters
means two letters. You don’t need a comma but it
isn’t a problem to put it in. As long as the examiner
can read two letters and only two letters, it is
correct.
Dos this answer your question?

Abhinav says
November 3, 2017 at 11:01 am

Yes, it does. Thanks a lot

Usha says
October 28, 2017 at 12:18 pm

Hi Liz, it’s a very great help you’r giving .

Can you suggest me a website where we can
download all the test papers of Cambridge IELTs
papers from 1-12. It will be very helpful.
And also suggest a Grammar book which suits for
preparing the ielts.

Liz says
October 28, 2017 at 1:11 pm

You should buy the IELTS test books.

Emelia says
September 29, 2017 at 5:10 pm

Hello, Liz. I just finished practising on the

IELTS 9 Reading test 1 and I got one wrong answer.
However, my answer to another question was
“dolphins, turtles” and the answer key provides only
“dolphins” as the answer (note that I didn’t write more
words than necessary). My question is, will my answer
be marked entirely as wrong? Or will I get half a point,
as I got half of it correct? Thanks in advance

Liz says
September 29, 2017 at 5:25 pm

There are no half points in reading –

either your answer is 100% correct or it’s wrong.

Emelia says
September 29, 2017 at 5:28 pm

Okay, thank you for letting me know

8.5 in academic reading is still more than

satisfying

Liz says
September 29, 2017 at 5:51 pm

It’s excellent !!

Abdo says
September 21, 2017 at 11:10 am

My admiration for your personality and

appreciatiob for your great help to ielts applicants.

Liz says
September 21, 2017 at 1:58 pm

Thanks

Kany says
August 9, 2017 at 11:58 am

Among all English skills, reading has been

the most difficult skill for me to improve. I’m getting
little nervous because my first attempt on IELTS is
coming next week, and I have no idea yet how many
scores I could make. My strengths are speaking and
listening, and writing is moderate. So, what I’m
extremely worried about is only reading. I have a week
left before the test, so I’ll try to practice more to
develop my weakness. Well, I don’t expect to get a
high band score for the first attempt. If I fail, I would
never quit giving another try. By the way, thank you
for sharing many informative tips. Wish me luck!

Liz says
August 9, 2017 at 2:02 pm

Did you read this page:

https://ieltsliz.com/how-i-scored-9-in-ielts-
reading/? Did you complete all exercises and read
all tips on this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-
reading-lessons-information-and-tips/?

Karan says
September 16, 2017 at 5:43 am

Hi Liz,

Thank you for all the wonderful insights.

I will be giving the exam by the end of September

and wanted to know during the reading section
could I start reading the last passage first?

As its usually the hardest of all the passages

provided

thanks
KT

Liz says
September 16, 2017 at 11:56 am

The passages are of similar

difficulty in the academic test but in the GT
test, the passages get increasingly difficult.

Grace Anyanwu says

July 16, 2017 at 11:25 pm

You are an excellent teacher.

Jude Onyemairo says

July 28, 2017 at 3:23 pm

You are very correct my sister. I greet

you.

Srishti Sharma says

July 14, 2017 at 1:25 pm

Hi Liz

I followed your blog and got L8.5 R5.5 W7 S7.5

My reading score os very low and i’m retaking ielts
academic on 3 aug. Can you please help me with more
practice questions for reading . The one’s on the blog i
have already done. Please help me , I need a good
score in reading for admission. I’m really struggling
with reading portion.

Liz says
July 14, 2017 at 2:29 pm

It is essential to do authentic reading

tests published by IELTS in their IELTS Cambridge
Test books from 1 to 12. Each book contains 4 full
tests. See this page to see a picture of them:
https://ieltsliz.com/recommended-books-for-ielts/

jyoti says
August 4, 2017 at 3:21 am

Hi Lizz… I have accidentally wrote

names instead of letters in reading passages…
Can you please tell me about the checking
criteria..? Will they cut my bands for this

Liz says
August 4, 2017 at 11:07 am

If you are asked for a letter, you

must write a letter.

Anish bartaula says

July 12, 2017 at 2:47 am

Your website is very helpful for a student

Who is going to give a IELTS exam
Thank you liz

ravinder says
June 29, 2017 at 6:52 am

Hi liz,

I found your site very useful for the candidates who

want to appear for IELTS. Actually, I m finding the
reading section more difficult. Main reason is
true/false questions, despite of the video watched I am
unable to gather the correct information from the
passage.
Could you please help me as how to practice and find
out the exact answer from the passage, Is there any
trick?

Liz says
June 29, 2017 at 12:50 pm

See this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-

reading-lessons-information-and-tips/

ravinder says
June 30, 2017 at 3:37 am

Hi Liz,
Thanks a lot for the link you provided. But , I
already have a look at the link which you provide
me but still unable to find the suitable answer
from the passage of TFNG questions.
I know vocabulary should be strong enough to
get a correct answer ,however my vocabulary is
not so strong , but still I look at the questions first
and then try to find the answer from the passage
which again not giving me the relevant answer.
I don’t know where I am actually lacking,,Is it
vocabulary or what else ?

Please guide me !

Regards
Ravinder

Liz says
July 1, 2017 at 11:36 am

If your vocabulary is not strong,

you will struggle to get a good score. IELTS is a
language test – it is testing the level of your
English. If you check and double check the
right answers but you can’t understand, then
the problem is that your understanding of
English is not strong enough. In this case, you
need to study more English before taking
IELTS.

Rahim Bukhari says

June 23, 2017 at 6:39 pm

Hello Liz,
I have a question regarding the ‘Match the following’
type questions.
Can there be the same answer for more than one
question?
For example.
Paragraph:
A Multiplexes are currently booming in India.
However until recently movie theaters in India were
single screened and played one movie all day.
B Some of these single screened theaters played two
movies by equally dividing show times allowing the
people to have more choices.
C Today at multiplexes movie goers have a variety of
movies to choose from at a single location without
having to wait for other shows to complete.
D Tickets can be booked online which made it easier
for movie goers watch movies sparing them the pain of
waiting in long queues.

Match the statements

1 People had more than one choice in these theaters. B
2 Evenly divided the show timings. B

It’s a crude example but I hope it gets the message

across.

Liz says
June 23, 2017 at 6:52 pm

These types of questions are asking you

to find the information in the paragraphs. Usually
they will say “A letter can be used more than once”.
You can also count the number of options and the
number of paragraphs. Check the instructions
carefully. But yes, usually a paragraph might be
selected twice which contains different information.

Ekene says
June 5, 2017 at 11:06 am

Thanks Liz, you are the best!!!

Khaled says
June 1, 2017 at 12:44 pm

Hello Liz
You’re the best, I wish my teacher has a good skills as
you have.

Nuwan says
May 21, 2017 at 2:24 am

Hi Liz,

This is a really worth website making a significant

impact on our band scores. Your effort is highly
commendable Liz , Thank you for all these.. I’ll be
coming back to you soon.

Liz says
May 21, 2017 at 9:57 am

You’re very welcome. I’m so pleased my

website is useful

Nuwan says
May 29, 2017 at 4:46 pm

Hi Liz,

Please let me know..

Can we use some words from American English
interchangeably in our essay or letter? As I’ve
been familiar with some American English
words, those could have been used unawares in
writing. Is that would be an issue for the band
score?

Liz says
May 29, 2017 at 4:59 pm

You shouldn’t mix languages. If you

want to use American English, then use it and
only it for writing. In speaking, which is
informal, you can mix them.

Nuwan says
May 29, 2017 at 5:01 pm

Thank you Liz..

Miloni says
May 10, 2017 at 5:26 am

Hi Liz,

Your website is very helpful. Thank you for your tips!

I have a query.

In Sentence completion, does one have to write the

missing words in the answer sheet or the entire
sentence?

Thanks much,
Miloni

Liz says
May 10, 2017 at 11:24 am

Only the answer!!! Wow, I’m so glad you

asked before your test. If you wrote the whole
sentence, it would be marked wrong.

Amin says
May 24, 2017 at 4:38 pm

Dear Mrs Liz,

I am so grateful for your matchless useful and

helful ILETS learning website.

Best regards.
Amin

Simran says
March 15, 2017 at 10:11 am

Hlo liz
I have confusion in false and not given
For e.g. if paragraph says that: she got highest marks
in english.
And question:She got highest marks in science.
Is it false or not given.

Liz says
March 15, 2017 at 10:30 am

The passage is saying that she got highest

marks in English, which also means that she didn’t
get highest marks in any other subject. So, she didn’t
get highest marks in science. The answer would be
FALSE. See below:

Question: She got highest marks in science.

Passage: She enjoyed both science and English the
most.

The example above illustrates that the passage does

not give information about her highest marks in a
subject, only what she enjoyed most. This is NG.

Eli says
April 26, 2017 at 1:48 pm

That was a clear example, thanks. This

kind of question is one of my weaknesses, thanks
for your website useful tips.

Tsige says
March 4, 2017 at 8:35 am

Hi Liz,

I have been studying your lessons and they are

amazing!
But I am confused the difference between Summary
completion and sentence completion questions of the
reading section?

Liz says
March 4, 2017 at 11:38 am

There is little difference. Summary is a

paragraph and sentence completion are
unconnected sentences – that’a all. The technique for
answering them is similar.

Vinay Yadav says

April 21, 2017 at 11:42 am

Hello Liz’,,
I have a query would u solve it for me ??
I wanted to ask I want to study as well as settle in
an English speaking country which type of ielts
should I take ??

Liz says
April 21, 2017 at 6:55 pm

If you want to study at University,

you will need Academic IELTS. However, you
must confirm this directly with the university
to see their entry requirements.

Chinmay says
September 22, 2017 at 9:18 am

Hi Liz,
I’m unable to find videos on every question type
of each section. Same like TFGN videos.

Liz says
September 22, 2017 at 11:08 am

I only have one reading video

available at the moment.

SONIA says
March 1, 2017 at 2:19 pm

Dear LIZ,
Your work is really appreciative.Thank you so much
for your help and support.I have a query regarding the
use of BLOCK letters in reading and listening.If the
question says, write the correct numbers i-ix in the
boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet and we are writing rest
of the answers in block letters, should we write 1. I or
1. i for such question.

Liz says
March 1, 2017 at 2:25 pm

You can choose which one you want.

Capital letters are not marked in reading or
listening.

Liz says
March 1, 2017 at 2:25 pm

You can choose which one you want.

Capital letters are not marked in reading or
listening.

SONIA says
March 1, 2017 at 2:32 pm

You mean, we can write I II III

(BLOCK LETTERS)even if the question says,
write from i-ix (small letters) if all other answers
are written in block letter or writing i, ii, iii will be
appropriate?

Liz says
March 1, 2017 at 2:39 pm

You can write it in anyway you

want – it won’t affect your score.

Sarah says
February 27, 2017 at 3:00 pm

Hello Liz,

In almost all of the reading question types you

mentioned that the questions come in order. Do you
mean they come in order in they type or the hole
questions regardless of their type in one section come
in order?

Liz says
February 27, 2017 at 3:11 pm

Each type of question will come in order.

Each time the question types changes, the rules
change too.

Amith says
February 10, 2017 at 5:30 pm

Dear Liz,
I have a question about below type of reading
questions.
———————————————————————-
Question 32 – 36

Choose FIVE letters, A – H. Write the correct letter on

lines 32 – 36 on your answer sheet.

Which FIVE of the symptoms of SAD are mentioned in

the passage ?

A. Uncomfortable crying
B. feeling tired
C. eating more than usual
D. thinking dark thoughts
E. increased weight
F. unhappy feelings
G. frequent bad temper
H. inability of sleep

———————————————————–

lets assume that, in this case standard answer will be

as follows ;

32 – B
33 – C
34 – E
35 – F
36 – G

But what will happen if I choose the same CORRECT

answers in a different order as follows ;

32 – E
33 – C
34 – G
35 – B
36 – F

Will it be totally wrong. ?

Liz says
February 10, 2017 at 6:36 pm

For these questions, as you can see in the

IELTS Cambridge Test Books, the answers can be in
any order.

Amith says
February 11, 2017 at 9:42 am

Thanks for the answer.

Dimitris Stavropoulos says

February 1, 2017 at 8:10 pm

Hi liz and thank you for your extremely

helpful website! I wanted to ask you whether it is
possible to proceed to the writing part if I finish the
reading part in less than 60 minutes, and thus having
more time to write the two essays, since writing is my
Achilles’ heel.

Liz says
February 1, 2017 at 8:53 pm

No, you can’t. The time is controlled for

each part of the test and you can’t change it or save
time in reading to use on writing.

Dimitris Stavropoulos says

February 2, 2017 at 9:44 am

I understand. Thanks for the answer!

bhavya says
February 1, 2017 at 6:06 am

Hi Liz,

Please solve my query.

Is it that the table,maps,diaghram questions are
applicable only to academic reading and not general
reading test?

Thanks in advance!

Liz says
February 1, 2017 at 12:30 pm

See this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-

general-training-reading-information/

Harshil says
January 24, 2017 at 10:37 am

Hi Liz
I want to know about reading that is it OK that we
don’t use article (A,An,The) in the answer or it is
mandatory ?

Liz says
January 24, 2017 at 10:55 am

The rules about using articles is the same

for listening and reading. So, pleased watch the
video on this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-
listening/

Namrata says
January 22, 2017 at 5:38 pm

Hi Liz,

I am taking the IELTS exam next month. I have a

question regarding reading section. Is it ok if I
complete the last section first. I mean to say in reverse
order of the sections.

Regards,
Namrata

Liz says
January 22, 2017 at 7:04 pm

Sure if you want. The academic reading

passages are essentially the same difficulty level.
With the GT test, the passages get harder and
harder.

PRADIP says
January 20, 2017 at 1:36 pm

dear mam,
thank you for such a wonderful website…..
i just wanted to ask something…..
what happens if i write T, F, NG instead of
true,false,not given…….
i m really worried…..plz let me know,…..i m going to
get penalized for dat…..

Liz says
January 20, 2017 at 3:00 pm

It’s fine to write the letter instead of the

word.

fellix says
January 5, 2017 at 2:14 pm

very helpful. thank you….

Haider Rasel says

December 25, 2016 at 4:56 am

Specially madam I don’t understand when I

do my listening part. Could you tell me any special
advice for me?

Liz says
December 25, 2016 at 1:50 pm

Please see this page:

https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-help-faq/

Gopal Sarkar says

December 22, 2016 at 8:07 am

Hi Liz,
For some answers for some questions [such as short
answer Questions], I see that if the questions asks for
no more than 2 words, for example; many times I see
part of the words are put in parentheses. This is seen in
many standard IELTS textbooks such as Cambridge.
My Question is: do we need to use parenthesis at the
1st place? Or isit like answers put in parentheses
optional.

Appreciate your response.

Thanks..

Liz says
January 3, 2017 at 11:49 am

You don’t use brackets. The brackets in

the answer key are to show possible answers to the
questions. The brackets are used in answers keys
only. You must decide what your answer is and it
will either be right or wrong. Never put words in
brackets for listening or reading.

Rawand says
December 11, 2016 at 10:50 am

hi Liz Thanks for all the work and

everything you’ve to done.. i was wondering, should
we read the questions before reading the articles or the
other way around?

Liz says
December 11, 2016 at 11:48 am

It is recommended to read the passage

before the questions except for Matching Headings.
You will find this is the reason why the exam papers
print the questions after the passage, but put the
Matching Headings before the passage. However, it
is entirely your choice. You must decide what works
for you.

naser says
November 29, 2016 at 9:13 am

Hello – Elizabeth i want ask you abou i

thought to buy keywords for IELTS book for learn
keywords to helping me in IELTS exam and is that
useful to learned me supporting points also.because i
found parts of three books to teach the key words for
IELTS starting from the level of ( starter – improver –
advance ) my level of language is elemantry 3

best regards ,,,

naser

Liz says
November 29, 2016 at 11:44 am

A book of key words for IELTS reading

will not help. The topics are so varied, it is
impossible to predict them. They might be about
history, biology, ecology etc.

naser says
November 28, 2016 at 12:24 am

hello ,, Elizabeth could you please explain

me what is meaning ” supporting point ” ?

best regards ,,,

Liz says
November 28, 2016 at 10:52 am

Supporting points usually refer to

information in a paragraph which supports and
explains the main idea.

naser says
November 24, 2016 at 10:04 am

thanks for all this is effort its amazing work

, fact i dont show like that before > thank you very
much , you are professional.

best regards ,,,,

princess says
October 11, 2016 at 4:46 pm

dear mam,
thank you for such a wonderful website…..
i just wanted to ask something…..
what happens if i write true,false,not given instead of
yes,no,not given….
i m really worried…..plz let me know,…..i m going to
get penalized for dat…..

Liz says
October 12, 2016 at 10:40 am

The answer will be marked wrong if you

write True instead of Yes. See this video lesson to
learn more about these types of questions:
https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-true-false-not-given-
essential-tips/

Arjun Singh Rawat says

September 25, 2016 at 6:06 am

Hi Liz,

Can you provide practice exercise for list selection ?

Liz says
September 26, 2016 at 10:49 am

So you mean multiple choice:

https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-vocabulary-gm-
foods/?? See all my practice lessons:
https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-lessons-
information-and-tips/

Rafiga says
September 11, 2016 at 3:37 pm

Hi Liz.
First of all thank you for this support. Your blog is
really helpful.
I have a question. Is it possible the same match to be
the answer of two questions in matches list questions
of a reading passage?
Thank you in advance.

Liz says
September 12, 2016 at 10:15 am

Sorry I don’t understand your question.

Please write it again more carefully.

jubin says
September 1, 2016 at 7:09 pm

hey liz i am jubin

i am really poor at reading i could not do reading in
one sit because i am not enjoying it do you have a way
out so i could do well in reading. if you can do this for
me that would be glad to me.
jubin bhatt india

Liz says
September 1, 2016 at 8:29 pm

See this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-

reading-tips-how-can-i-improve-my-score/. Also
watch this video: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-true-
false-not-given-essential-tips/. Then review all
pages and practice on this page:
https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-lessons-
information-and-tips/

Vipul says
August 6, 2016 at 8:01 am

Mam i want to know mostly answers come

in order or not???

Youmna Gamal says

July 30, 2016 at 3:22 pm

Hi, Liz

I want more practice lessons on writing and listening

Thanks in advance

Liz says
July 30, 2016 at 5:00 pm

https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-2/
https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-listening/

walter says
July 19, 2016 at 5:00 pm

Hi Liz, Thank you for your tips and

postings, God bless you, may you have peace,
prosperity and good health. I have a question is it good
idea to read the whole passage and understand it and
then read the questions? could you please help me out.
thank you,

Walter

Liz says
July 19, 2016 at 5:03 pm

See this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-

reading-tips-strategies-and-comprehension/

Paula says
June 23, 2016 at 4:08 pm

Hi Liz,

What a great page, thank you for putting so much

effort into it!

I have got a question regarding the rule of being

consistent with either using upper case or lower case
exclusively on the answer sheet. I have decided it is
safer for me to only use upper case, but there are
questions where lower case roman numerals are
predefined as answers, like iii or vii. What do I do in
this situation to avoid receiving punishment for being
inconsistent with my letter case? Can I just change vii
to VII or would it be marked as wrong since it is
predefined on the question sheet to be lower case
numerals?

Thank you in advance and kind regards,

Paula

Liz says
June 23, 2016 at 5:23 pm

Roman numerals are actually counted as

numbers and can be written either way. The CAPS
rule applies to letters and words.

kapil says
June 20, 2016 at 8:38 am

Thank you Madam, really you done a grate

job .super duper ..thanks a lot..:)

Liz says
June 20, 2016 at 12:58 pm

You’re welcome

AMMAR SAND says

June 18, 2016 at 12:20 am

VERY NICE JOB DONE LIZ !

monaliza says
June 12, 2016 at 5:32 am

I’ve been following your blog and Youtube

channel ever since i started reviewing for my IELTS
exam. Honestly, writing and reading are two of the
most difficult subject areas for me. I’ve tried several
techniques that I’ve learned from the Internet at the
same time I’ve been practicing a lot too and yet I’m
still disappointed with the scores that I get. I am
aiming for a band score of 7 that needed for my
employment. I find it ironic that i usually obtain poor
scores on my reading even though reading is my
ultimate hobby. I feel so hopeless, my schedule for the
exam is one month away.

Ema says
May 21, 2016 at 5:56 pm

I would like to ask you another question. I

read in IELTS web site the hyphenated will be marked
as a single word ? What is that mean ?

Thank you in advance

Taras says
May 15, 2016 at 6:02 pm

If I find any mistakes (random ones)

anywhere in the website, how can I quickly report that
to you, Liz? I don’t mean grammar mistakes, rathe
some typos etc. (I’ve seen some).

Liz says
May 15, 2016 at 8:04 pm

Just drop me a comment on the page. I’m

always grateful when someone spots a typo because
I don’t have time for proof reading, unfortunately.

Ruben says
May 4, 2016 at 7:45 pm

Hi Liz,
Just want to correct the 11 instead of 111 (Table
Completion).
Just noticed it its not that important.
What important is you are helping us/.
More power, I am learning a lot.

Liz says
May 4, 2016 at 8:02 pm

Thanks so much. I don’t have time for

proof reading so I’m glad you spotted it and told me

Lamiaa maknuna says

May 4, 2016 at 2:45 pm

Hi. Liz. I’m Lamia. Iwant to tell u

something . I’m reading tips section . You doesn’t post
many practices link like list sentence practice ,
categorisation question , table completation, flow
chart, diagram . Can u pls suggest practices regarding
this?? For that reason I can practice ..

Liz says
May 5, 2016 at 4:01 pm

Did you check the main page??

https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-lessons-
information-and-tips/

Lamia maknuna says

May 10, 2016 at 9:19 am

Thank u so much for the link.. I have

checked it.. that’s a lot dear..

Dhir Sandhu says

May 3, 2016 at 3:04 am

The only thing that i want to tell u is

madam… Big Thankyouuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

deepu says
April 23, 2016 at 5:30 am

Hi Liz,
Could u make an video on sentence completion type of
questions from Reading section please.

Liz says
April 23, 2016 at 10:20 am

Sure but I’m taking a break from filming

at the moment

Amanpreet singh says

April 19, 2016 at 10:53 am

Hi Liz, How are you ? Your Reading Tips

are fantastic to me, that makes me your fan.
Thank you.
i have my IELTS exam on 19th may 2016 of British
Council.
LIZ, would you tell me please how can i improve my
vocabulary easily and fastly what should i do,so i can
get good overall score and tell me about
noun,verb,adjective type of vocabulary or where i can
find synonyms for ielts.
I am awaiting for your reply because your help will
make me my career.
thank you,
Aman.

Liz says
April 19, 2016 at 2:47 pm

See the useful websites page in the right

hand column.

Avelino Thomas says

March 8, 2016 at 6:28 pm

Nice , Nice tips its being useful to me ,

thanks a lot but I have a problem , I can’t find the
exercises for List selection ,Categorisation Questions ,
table completion , flow chart completion questions and
Diagram completion questions

Nagaraj says
February 26, 2016 at 8:54 am

hi Liz,
Thanks a lot for these tips. Its very helpful.
I have question: IELTS is very new to me and this
could be basic one.
What does it mean when you say answers are in order
for “T/F/NG” section and answers are not in order for
“Matching heading questions”.

Liz says
February 26, 2016 at 11:48 am

See this video lesson to learn about

answers being in order: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-
true-false-not-given-essential-tips/
All the best
Liz

Salah says
January 27, 2016 at 8:14 am

Hi liz,
Thank you for these very useful tips, they’re very
helpful.
I just would like to inform you about a little typo on
the tips of question type 7 LIST SELECTION. The
second tip, it’s written “dead through” instead of read
through.
Best regards,
Salah

Liz says
May 1, 2016 at 9:47 am

Thanks

Muhammad Shaaban says

January 10, 2016 at 9:03 pm

Hello Liz,

I have a question about reading. In this past test, there

is complete (no more than three words) the chart from
the passage. In the passage it says “The average size of
rockfish has also declined by several inches since
1970s.” In the chart it says “Rockfish caught today is
………. than rockfish caught in the past” I answered
“several inches less” but the key is smaller. Would that
be considered a wrong answer even though it is
mentioned in the passage literally except for the “less”
and is grammatically correct?

Liz says
January 12, 2016 at 6:05 pm

https://ieltsliz.com/liz-notice-2015-
2016/

Ananth says
December 31, 2015 at 6:32 pm

Hi Liz,
First of all, Thank you so much for all your help and
guidance. Your blog helps me a lot to prepare me for
my exam.
I would like to ask you a question. could you please
tell me the order of the Reading writing and listening
tests? Which one is first?

Thanks,
Ananth

Liz says
January 7, 2016 at 6:01 pm

https://ieltsliz.com/liz-notice-2015-
2016/

Narender Kumar says

November 30, 2015 at 2:39 pm

Thanks for providing excellent platform for

IELTS preparation. I came to know some useful tips
related to Reading

Sreekanth says
November 26, 2015 at 2:28 am

Hi Liz,

You are an amazing person and it’so easy to follow

your tips. My exam is on 12th of Dec, but I find
difficulties in reading, the video on T,F,GN was so
understandable and you have explained it so clearly.
Could you please upload few videos of GT reading for
other sections too, that will be more helpful for my
exams. I could find only one video on reading and that
was T,F,GN.

Yours sincerely,
Sreekanth

Liz says
November 26, 2015 at 7:13 pm

https://ieltsliz.com/liz-notice-2015-
2016/

Ewadh says
October 26, 2015 at 7:14 am

Good morning dear Liz,

I have also this question : The history of Europe have

been documented since 3000 B.C.

Passage: Conventional historical sources begin only

with the introduction of written records around 3000
B.C. in western Asia , and much later in most other
parts of the worlds.
I answered with NG but the key says F .. should I
consider Europe as part of the “most other parts of the
world”? but the passage does not say “all other parts
of the world” .. What do you think , can you explain
please?

Sincerely,
Ewadh

Liz says
October 26, 2015 at 1:14 pm

It depends on the main aim and content

of the paragraph and the sentences before and after
this one. Don’t just look for your answer in one
sentence. Post the whole paragraph with the
question again and I’ll have a look.
Liz

Ewadh says
October 27, 2015 at 4:03 pm

Dear Mrs.Liz,
As per your suggestion, this is the whole passage
with the question:

Passage: If arachaeology deals with the past , in

what way does it differ from the history? in the
broadest sense, just as aracheology is an aspect of
anthropology, so too is it part of history? wgere
we mean the whole history of humankind from
its beginnings over three million years ago.
Indeed for more than ninety nine percent of that
huge span of time , aracheology- the study of past
material culture – is the only significant source of
information .Conventional historical sources
begin only with the introduction of written
records around 3,000 BC in western Asia , and
much later in most other parts of the world.

Question: The history of Europe have been

documented since 3,000 BC.

Thanks again Mrs.Liz for your response

Sincerely,
Ewadh

Liz says
October 27, 2015 at 6:07 pm

Yes, I have your comment but I am

not working full time. Please be patient for an
answer.
Liz

Ewadh says
October 26, 2015 at 2:28 am

Dear Liz,
I’ve following your tips and lessons to improve my
reading skills , whenever I face T,F,NG questions I’ve
started to apply your tip to assume the opposite as
well and then look for the answer, but today I could n’t
apply this tip appropriately, would you kindly help
me?:

The question: Industry in the Arctic has increased over

the last 20 years.
I prepared the opposite: = = = = = = = = = decreased =
= = = = = = = = = = = =.

The passage says :

Our perception of the Arctic region is that its distance
from the industrial centers keeps it pristine and clear
from the impact of pollution. However , through a
process known as transboundary pollution, the Arctic
is the recipient of contaminants whose sources are
thousands of miles away. Large quantities of pollutants
pour into our atmosphere ,as well as our lakes ,rivers
and oceans on a daily basis. In the last 20 years ,
scientists have detected an increasing variety of toxic
contaminants in the North , including pesticides from
agriculture ,chemicals and heavy metals from industry
.These are substances that have invaded the ecosystem
virtually worldwide but they are especially worrisome
in the Arctic.

Shall I say NG : because there is no mention to whether

the industry increased or decreased?
or F : because the passage states that the Arctic receives
the chemicals from industrial sources thousands of
miles away ( and hence the industry is not in the Arctic
itself?)

I’l really appreciate your help.

Sincerely,
Ewadh

Liz says
October 28, 2015 at 12:01 pm

This is a very tricky one. The idea is that

pollution comes from industry. However the Arctic
has a distance from industrial centers and their
pollution comes from industry outside the Arctic.
Then it says that “scientists have detected an
increasing variety of toxic contaminants in the
North”. This sentence means that there is an
increase of pollution in the Arctic (the North) from
industry. Of course we know that the increase of
pollution from industry is not in the Artic because
we know that the pollution comes from industry in
another region. So, this whole paragraph explains
that the Arctic has increased pollution due to
increased industry from outside the Arctic. For that
reason, the answer is FALSE. The increase in
industry is from outside the Arctic, not inside in the
Arctic.
All the best
Liz

rakel says
October 22, 2015 at 2:08 am

Hi liz, i am so glad that im watching your

video’s. but i have one question about the classification
could you please place a video of how to solve it
because im finding it very hard to solve it that’s
because i don not know the technique. And is it a
common quesion ? ….thanks in advance

Liz says
October 24, 2015 at 11:07 am

It is quite common but not one of the

most common. I will certainly add that lessons to
the list of videos that I hope to make next year.
All the best
Liz

yasee raies says

October 18, 2015 at 12:10 pm

Hi dear Liz
I just be here for offering my gratitudes for your
gracious talented nature as a model of being a real
human and a real teacher. That’s all my heart words.
Thanks very much

Kanwalpreet says
October 10, 2015 at 12:54 pm

Hi Liz
I’m struggling with reading, please help me how I can
improve me reading scores.

Looking forward soonest reply.

Regards

Liz says
October 10, 2015 at 3:29 pm

See my page about improving reading on

the main reading page.
Liz

Sailesh says
October 8, 2015 at 6:58 pm

Hi Liz,

I’d first applaud you for this site for helping to crack
IELTS with good score
My exam is on Dec19.Would you give me
suggestions/tips regarding the Speaking n Listening
sections..I was tensed to speak in english abit. Is there
any redcution in bands in Speaking if I use A instead
of An,The or relating to Tenses.On what parameters
are my Speaking skills tested and judged

Thanks in-advance Mam,Hope U’d reply me

Liz says
October 10, 2015 at 11:26 am

Grammar counts for 25% of your marks

in speaking. You can see the band score criteria here:
https://www.ielts.org/pdf/SpeakingBanddescripto
rs.pdf
Liz

Muhammed Shamsuddin says

October 6, 2015 at 9:43 am

What type of question are more easy and I

should answer first.

Liz says
October 6, 2015 at 11:17 am

Do question 1 first. Follow the questions

in order.
Liz

Jasiel says
September 29, 2015 at 4:08 pm

Hi Liz

Where can i get the tips on how to tackle a question

including maps

Liz says
September 29, 2015 at 4:12 pm

You get diagrams rather than maps in

IELTS reading.
Liz

jarvis says
September 22, 2015 at 3:24 pm

good evening mam i exam is on 26th of

september and you suggest me for
reading,writing,listening,speAKING material for study
to get good bandscore in ielts i required overall 7band
plz help me…..

Liz says
September 22, 2015 at 3:27 pm

You can get practice tests from the IELTS

Cambridge books from 1 to 10. You can get a book
called “Improve your IELTS Reading Skills” for
reading and the same one for listening. For
speaking, prepare topics, ideas, vocabulary and
practice answering questions. For listening, practice,
write word lists and learn about question types.
Liz

Prudhvi Raj says

September 19, 2015 at 7:27 am

Hi Liz,
I need a small help from you, i am struggling to score
6.5 band in writing and 8 in reading.
Please suggest me how can i score the required band.

Liz says
September 19, 2015 at 12:10 pm

For reading, you would need excellent

understand of vocabulary, the ability to analyse
questions and speed in scanning for information.
For writing, you would need to learn more about
how to structure your writing, linking words, using
ideas or information correctly and having strong
English.
Liz

Amir says
September 16, 2015 at 1:09 pm

Dear Liz,

I would like to ask you that there is a student who able

to understand all training material and video in your
website, would you mind telling me what is the
English level for IELTS?

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks a lot.

Yours sincerely,
Amir

Liz says
September 16, 2015 at 1:39 pm

My site is aimed at students who have

band 6, 7, 8 and 9 level of English. This site is for
them to review known language and also learn new
language.
Liz

Syed S,Ahmad says

September 13, 2015 at 9:37 pm

Hi,

What are this logos placed on the right top corner? Do

they have a meaning or grading?
I see your pic also occurring at the same place in some.

Liz says
September 14, 2015 at 12:01 pm

These logos are automatic for wordpress

websites.
All the best
Liz

syed s. ahmad says

October 10, 2015 at 6:25 pm

Hi,

I read some FAQs on your site and learnt a lot

about reading and listening tests and your
valuable tips and suggestions. i could not access
the videos as Youtube is prohibited in my
country. Can you please load or provide links on
Dailymotion if you have your videos there?
I also read the scores and opinions of those who
took the last September test. I found some high
achievers with non-uniform performances
through different categories. Was it the exam or
the individuals for this disparities? Your
comments,please.

Liz says
October 12, 2015 at 3:32 pm

Sorry, all my videos are on youtube

and that won’t be changing for the foreseeable
future. There are many reasons for differences
in band scores between skills, all related to
student performance and luck with topics.
Liz

Syed S,Ahmad says

September 13, 2015 at 8:14 pm

Hi Liz,

When does one come to “know” that he is adequately

prepared enough to take the IELTS test for a projected
average score of 8 bands?
As you shall agree that going for GMC,AMC exams
the average requirement is 7.5 band with none less
than 7 in any of the components !

Liz says
September 14, 2015 at 12:02 pm

You will know, when you complete a

practice IELTS reading and listening test and score
band 8. You can get your writing and speaking
assessed online with some companies if you wish or
just rely on your listening and reading scores.
Liz

Sarisa says
September 6, 2015 at 12:39 pm

Thank you very much for sharing. It’s very

useful for me.
Could you please explain that what’s different
between Question Type NO.4 and NO.5 ?

Liz says
September 6, 2015 at 2:47 pm

A summary completion is filling in gaps

in a paragraph. Sentence completion is filling in
gaps in single sentences. Please see my lessons on
the main reading page to practice each type.
Liz

syed s. ahmad says

August 31, 2015 at 6:44 pm

Dear Liz.

I did not understand the categorization questions. Can

you elaborate a little or just site me some examples to
better understand this category. Alternatively, add
more tips to this class or a link as you have done for
others.
Thank you.

Liz says
September 2, 2015 at 2:45 pm

See this page:

https://ieltsliz.com/categorisation-practice-for-
ielts-reading/
Liz

syed s.ahmad says

September 2, 2015 at 8:43 pm

Dear Liz,
I am very grateful for your reply and guiding me
to something , which otherwise might have
perplexed me foe sometime. Going through your
advice on the link provided me to believe that
reading English and understanding it to the full
are two different things. We tend to read without
fully understanding a certain words in the
sentences assuming that we are comprehending
the meaning of certain familiar as well as
unfamiliar words, which meet our eyes without
caring to pause or refer a dictionary or ask a
friend or senior in the room. A word in English
does not have one or more meanings but also has
to be ” interpreted” in a certain context. For
example, a bull’s eye does not mean a pare of
bovine eyes but the most inner circle of a target or
the most desired position on a target !

syed s.ahmad says

September 2, 2015 at 8:49 pm

I mis-spelt “for” and ‘Pair’.

Liz says
September 3, 2015 at 12:25 pm

That’s right.

syed s. ahmad says

August 31, 2015 at 6:21 pm

yes, most of the time this is what is being

tested.I have received some guidelines from a friend
about acquiring this skill through active, focused
reading art.The fourteen types of questions in this test
of reading is something I learnt from your page—an
eye-opener !

Prasad says
August 28, 2015 at 12:59 pm

Hi Liz, your website is very useful, i’d like

to thank you and one suggestion we love to have an
android & itunes app of your website.

Liz says
August 28, 2015 at 2:00 pm

There are a few things I need to do to

improve my site but unfortunately it will need to
wait until next year when I have more time. I
appreciate your ideas though
Thanks
Liz

Prasad says
August 29, 2015 at 4:11 am

Hi Liz

I just finished my IELTS exam today.

Topics:
Writing Task1- to principal for college admission
enquiring about status
Writing Task2- advertisement are useful are
giving false information , discuss both views

i did overall i did pretty well, but reading i

havent got much time to completed all questions.

thank you for your help. i will let you know once
i get the results.

Liz says
August 29, 2015 at 11:21 am

Fingers crossed!

Prasad says
September 11, 2015 at 4:02 am

hi Liz,

i got the results today, i was very surprised

and shocked, this is my second attempt, here
are my scores, i believe i got less in writing
as i have poor handwriting, this time they
didn’t allow me to write in Pen.

2nd attempt
listening-6.5
reading -6
writing 5.5
speaking 6.5

1st attempt
listening-5
reading 5
writing 6.5
speaking 6.5

i need to take 7 in all 4, i have to write again

:(, i lost confidence now, not sure how i start
from now..

Liz says
September 11, 2015 at 1:22 pm

It’s strange that they didn’t let

you write in pen because it says that you
can on their official site:
http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/prepar
e-your-test/test-day-advice/writing-test-
advice but only for writing not listening
or reading. Make sure you spend time
improving your level of English before
your next test because it seems as through
that might be one reason your score is
stuck at around band 6 or 6.5.
All the best
Liz

Smitha Sharma says

August 31, 2015 at 5:19 pm

Hi Liz,
Im glad to see your videos about ielts in you tube.
They are awesome and the tips are useful. I am
writing this to aak for a help about GT reading
session. I have exam on 12th September 2015. I
already wrote thrice but every time I am losing
score in reading. I need above 6 in all modules
but I am lacking behind reading module as all
other modules my score is 6.5-7 above. So could
you please help me out to get good score in
reading module aswell. That is a very big asset
for me from you in my life.

Thanks,
Smitha

Liz says
August 31, 2015 at 5:41 pm

My tips and lessons are all on this

blog. I can only suggest that you purchase
more IELTS books on reading or find an IELTS
teacher to help you develop further.
All the best
Liz

Sam says
August 26, 2015 at 2:27 am

you are great Liz…

Ricardo says
August 17, 2015 at 3:31 pm

Hello Liz, first of all I want to thank you

very much for sharing with us your time, knowledge
and IELTS experience. I will present my GT IELTS test
for the second time and in the reading test I was
expecting a high score but I was dissapointed by the
actual result. My question is does it affects you score if
in the matching heading questions you write the
romans numerals ( I, II, III, IV, etc) instead of i,ii,iii, iv
and how do we suppose to write them.

Liz says
August 17, 2015 at 4:04 pm

You should write them exactly as written

to avoid any problems. But your result may be due
to other problems relating to your English language
or techniques with the question types.
Liz

Omer Sharieff says

August 14, 2015 at 6:05 am

Hello Liz,
I feel your web resource for IELTS prepration is
complete and of high quality especially your tips for
reading and writing skills. I will be taking test on 12th
Sept. I was going through your tips for reading and
have a question.
Since I will be preparing for GT, I want to know if
there are specific type of questions for GT or do I need
to prepare for all the 14 types that you have mentioned
here..

Liz says
August 14, 2015 at 10:50 am

Good question. The question types for

GT reading are the same as the academic test. The
only difference is that your passages 1 and 2 are of
different content and passage 3 is slightly easier
than the academic passages. Even so, the practice
lessons on my blog will still help develop your
techniques for the question types.
All the best
Liz

mahsa says
August 13, 2015 at 11:07 am

hi
thank you
your videos are very good

vinay joshi says

July 29, 2015 at 10:54 am

Hi, I have one doubt that in any passage I

have first 5 question is of Multiple choice and next 6 to
11 questions are of Y/N/NG. Is there all answers is in
ORDER or not.(Which means First 5 answers are in
order and other type’s answers following that or start
with top of passage). I hope you can understand my
point because my Enlgish is very worst. Please help
me…….Thanks in advanced I will have my exam on
1st of August.

Liz says
July 29, 2015 at 12:35 pm

The rules vary for each type of question.

So if you have MCQ for 1 to 6 and then YNNG from
7 to 10, the rules change as you change the type of
question you answer. This is the same for listening.
That is why you need to underline how many words
you can have in your answers because it changes.
Liz

vinay joshi says

July 29, 2015 at 1:34 pm

Thank you Liz for your answer,

I want to ask that if question type vary, do we

need to start passage from top / first? I am really
to much in tense for my exam.

Liz says
July 29, 2015 at 3:08 pm

Always skim read the passage in 2

mins. Then look at the questions types. If the
questions come in order, start with the first
one. If the questions don’t come in order, start
with the question you prefer.
Liz

vinay joshi says

July 29, 2015 at 8:33 pm

Thank you so much.

syed s. ahmad says

July 25, 2015 at 1:45 pm

Dear Liz,
I had taken a hasty attempt at the IELTS academic
some three years ago obtaining an average band of 6.5.
My achievement went down because of my poor
scores in the listening and reading components. I can
not blame anyone else but to myself alone. I did not
realize that there was so much to IELTS preparation
and testing. You have done a commendable job ( rather
a charity) by writing this blog and its contents with
such fine details.

Raman says
July 6, 2015 at 9:37 pm

Dear Liz,
I’ve a very good command in spoken and written
English as well as listening module never bothered me
much.
My only concern is Reading section of Ielts academic
where I repeatedly failed to reach 7 band, honestly I
can’t figure out where I’m lacking the required
skill.can you please help me to get band 7 at least in
reading module.
Can you please help me?

Liz says
July 9, 2015 at 12:45 pm

All my tips and advice are currently on

the reading page in various practice lessons.
Unfortunately, I don’t have a paid course available
on reading at present.
All the best
Liz

waseem says
July 16, 2015 at 5:41 pm

Excuse_me Raman can i get you skype

i.d please i wanna talk to you as speaking partner.

Syed S,Ahmad says

September 6, 2015 at 4:30 pm

Dear Liz,s,
Do you have any section on phonetics,
pronunciation and enunciations ?

Liz says
September 7, 2015 at 2:07 pm

Not at present. But my vocabulary

section has audios for pronunciation with most
lessons.
Liz

Che says
July 4, 2015 at 6:12 am

Hi Liz!
Thanks a lot for all the question types you mentioned
above.
Please guide me how to attempt veiws or claim
question type. A quick reponse is much appreciated.
Thanks

Liz says
July 4, 2015 at 12:40 pm

I don’t understand what you mean about

attempt views or claim questions. You will need to
explain more clearly.
Liz

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The heart which can not be seen except

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Akinade Adebayo says

Thank you for the great job. Can we write

Quick question, if I get a Yes No Not Given

It will be marked wrong. Always read

Thanks for clarifying

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‘Liz’ you are very very nice the great

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No more than three words and/or a number

My answer was “pre-arranged permits” & “outside

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Happy to see your reply.

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That information is provided on the page

thank you for your helpful website!

I have a question regarding the reading part: how

Thank you in advance!

If you are answering short answer

Thank you very much for your help,

I thought “per cent” is the Britisch spelling.

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Thank you for sharing such a great knowledge for

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Thank you in advance.

Which book are you using? Only use

Thank you for answering my comments. Really

Real IELTS tests usually give the

Thank you, Liz! I’ll get official

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When the questions in a particular group

Just wanted to confirm if use of

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