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OET Reading Part A: Six Simple Steps to Success

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Step 1: Before you start, make sure that you read the title of the text
that follows. Don’t just skim read it, read it thoroughly and carefully as
the title gets your mind ready for what you are going to be reading about
and there will be words in the titles that you will see again in the
summary paragraph which are likely to be relevant.
Step 2: Next, read the sentence with the gap in it. Once again, this is not
the time for skimming and scanning; that comes later. You must read the
whole sentence slowly and make sure that you have a good
understanding of it. As this is where you will be lling in information for
yourself, it is important that you don’t confuse any of the meaning by
rushing.
Step 3: Based on reading the sentence around the gap in step 2, think
about the word type or types within a phrase that would make sense in
the gap. For this, it really helps if you have read the sentence “out loud”
in your head rst. This way you will know what sounds right or wrong. Is
it a verb you are looking for? Is it a phrase with a noun and an
adjective? Having this decided before you move on will help you to
eventually nd the correct word or group of words and avoid easy
mistakes.

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Step 4: Scan the text for key pieces of information or clues to where
that information might be. You are likely being asked to nd facts within
the passage so bear this in mind in this phase. Look for numbers such
as percentages, amounts and dates. Also, search for any names or names
of places as well as unusual looking words that you might not
understand at rst until you read around them for context.
Step 5: Once you have found the key numbers or words you think that
you are looking for, check back to the sentence with the gap to endure
that you have found the right part of the passage. Are you sure the
information links to the sentence? Are the words the correct type?

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Step 6: Read the sentence with the gap lled in your head as if you are
reading it out loud to check that it sounds right grammatically and makes
sense contextually. Once you are certain, ll in the gap! Then, just to be
sure, check it again once you can see it. It only takes a few seconds and
it is so important as you can be sure if you have a wrong answer if it
does not t grammatically, giving you a chance to look again to make
sure you nd the right answer.
Follow our 6 simple steps to success for the OET reading
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be con dent that you have done your very best to avoid simple mistakes
and to get those gap sentences right.
 

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lachu says:
March 20, 2019 at 4:35 pm (https://edubenchmark.com/blog/oet-reading-part-a-six-simple-steps-to-
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could you send a reading material for me
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June 14, 2019 at 8:58 am (https://edubenchmark.com/blog/oet-reading-part-a-six-simple-steps-to-
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Please send me reading materials
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June 15, 2019 at 8:46 am (https://edubenchmark.com/blog/oet-reading-part-a-six-simple-steps-to-
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Anwar says:
September 26, 2019 at 10:29 am (https://edubenchmark.com/blog/oet-reading-part-a-six-simple-steps-
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Could you send a reading material for me please?
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Prince says:
November 12, 2019 at 5:29 am (https://edubenchmark.com/blog/oet-reading-part-a-six-simple-steps-to-
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Can we take print of the material we purchase.,
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Benchmark Support Team (https://edubenchmark.com) says:

November 12, 2019 at 5:35 am (https://edubenchmark.com/blog/oet-reading-part-a-six-simple-
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No, the materials cannot be printed. However, they are displayed in a very user-friendly
manner so you wouldn’t have much di culty attempting those on a computer screen or
writing the answers on a piece of paper and then comparing your answers with the
correct ones.
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vijitha says:
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pls sent a reading material
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