Reading Day 2 Updated

IELTS Reading
Table Completion, T/F/NG and

Summary Completion questions
Emil Mudigdo
IALF Jakarta
Table Completion
The notes may take the form of:

• a set of notes under headings
• a set of notes in a table
• a diagram or flow-chart with labels
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Table Completion
• The instructions tell you how many words to write in each
gap.
• The words you need to write in your answers are found
in the passage.
• The information in the notes is presented in a different
way from the passage, but it usually comes in the same
order (diagram tasks may be in a different order).
• The words you write must be spelled correctly.
• You write the words in the same form as you see them in
the passage (e.g. singular/plural) - you don't need to
change them in any way.
• Write only the missing words on the answer sheet.
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Canvas: Ports
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Type of port Role of government Role of private companies Comments
Service port owns and manages all assets may only provide fewer of these today due
supplementary services
employees are public workers (1)________ to (2)________
e.g. catering
Tool port an agency known as a employs the workers acts as a (4)________

(3)________ between two other models
owns the land
manages the infrastructure
e.g. catering economic inefficiencies

owns the land

Port Authority
owns the land

Port Authority
owns the land transitional stage
Landlord port government owns the land and operates the port dominant model today
assets employs the workers endorsed by the World
leases them out long-term keeps (6)________ in good Bank
rent
receives (5)________ order
Corporatised port government agencies own owns the land and assets owner agrees to restrict
most of the port authority’s manages the port use to (8)________
(7)________
Privatised port government has a (9)________ owns the land and assets not recommended by the
role management of the port World Bank
assets employs theequipment
workers endorsed by the World
port
rent
(7)________
port
rent
stock
(7)________
port
rent
stock port activities
(7)________
port
rent
(7)________
regulatory
port
rent
(7)________
regulatory
Canvas: Olive oil
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17
18
ladders
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electronic tongs
ladders
large nets
electronic tongs
ladders
large nets
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fans
electronic tongs
ladders
large nets
fans
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large millstones
electronic tongs
ladders
large nets
fans
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large millstones
hammermill
wooden spoons
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wooden spoons
nitrogen
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wooden spoons
nitrogen
fibre discs
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wooden spoons
nitrogen
fibre discs
heavy stones
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wooden spoons
nitrogen
fibre discs industrial decanter
heavy stones
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wooden spoons
nitrogen
fibre discs industrial decanter
heavy stones
Assembly line
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Table Completion and Labeling - Tips
1. Before you read the passage, look at the notes and think about
what you’re going to read.
2. Think about the type of information that’s missing to complete the
information. For example, are you looking for a name, a number, a
specific term or something else?
3. Look for clues in the notes that tell you the type of information
you re looking for, e.g. headings or the words already on the page.
4. Sometimes the wording of the notes tells you what to look for, e.g.
If ‘Year’ is a heading, you may see references to a number of years
in the passage.
5. Most of the missing information is facts about the topic, so the
words you need to write are mostly nouns. Check if the word is
singular or plural in the passage.
6. Remember that the notes follow the order of information in the
passage. In tables, read the information from left to right, not up
and down. In diagrams read the labels in clockwise order — the
question numbers follow the order of information in the passage. 29
Table Completion and Labeling - Tips
7. Go through the numbered questions in order. Read the relevant

section of the passage again and find the words to complete the
gaps or answer the question.
8. The word(s) you need to write are in the passage. Don’t put the
information you read into your own words.
9. Don’t just write down the first word you find that fits a gap — keep
reading and think about the meaning.
10.Remember, the instructions tell you how many words to write — If
you write more, your answer will be marked wrong.
11.Write numbers as figures, e.g. ‘104’ - not as words, e.g. ‘one
hundred and four’.
12.If you aren't sure, always write something. No marks are taken off
for wrong answers.
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True, False, Not Given
• The statements follow the order of information in the
passage.
• The statements are not exactly the same as the wording
of the passage, but they contain the same information.
• The statements include some words and names that are
also used in the passage. These help to locate the
relevant information.
• You read this information carefully and compare it with the
statement.
• You then decide if the statement reports the meaning of
the passage exactly or not, and write TRUE or FALSE on
the answer sheet.
• For some statements, there isn’t enough information in
the passage to know if the statement is correct or not. In
this case, you write NOT GIVEN on the answer sheet.
Canvas: Measuring Snowfall
T
T
NG
T
NG
F
T
NG
F
T
NG
F
T
T
NG
F
NG
Canvas: Dolphins
NG
NG
F
NG
NG
NG
NG
F
NG
NG
F
F
NG
NG
F
F
NG
NG
NG
F
F
NG
NG
Tips and Tactics - T, F, NG
1. Before you read the passage, read the statements and think about
what you’re going to read. Underline key words and ideas in each
statement.
2. Remember that the questions follow the order of information in
the passage. When you read the passage, you may see some words
or ideas from the statements. These help you to find the relevant
sections.
3. First read the passage quickly and mark the relevant sections for
each question. Write the question numbers in the margin so that
you can find the sections again easily.
4. Questions for which the answer is NOT GIVEN also refer to a
specific section of text - so you always need to find the relevant
section.
5. Then go through the questions one by one. Read the section of the
passage you have marked carefully to make sure you’re in the
correct place.
6. Don’t use your own knowledge of the subject to decide the
answers. Use ONLY the information in the passage.
7. If you think the answer is TRUE, re-read both the statement and
the section of passage carefully and think about the meaning of
both. Does the wording of the statement express exactly the same
ideas or not?
8. If you think the answer is FALSE, re-read both the statement and
the section of passage carefully and think about the meaning of
both. Underline the words that make the statement different from
the passage.
9. For TRUE and FALSE answers, quickly check the rest of the
paragraph in the passage to make sure you haven’t missed
anything.
10.If you think the answer is NOT GIVEN, underline the words and
ideas in the statement that aren’t in the passage. Read the rest of
the paragraph in the passage quickly to make sure you haven’t
missed anything.
11.It’s especially important to check carefully whether an answer is

FALSE or NOT GIVEN.
12.Remember to write the words TRUE, FALSE or NOT GIVEN in the
boxes on the answer sheet.
13.Never leave a box empty. If you’re not sure, always give an
answer.
Summary Completion
• The summary reports the main ideas from the passage, but
the information may not be presented in the same order.
• The instructions tell you how many words to write in each
gap.
• The wording of the summary isn't exactly the same as the
wording in the passage, but it contains the same information.
• When you read the passage, you see the words that you
need to write.
• You write the words in the same form as you see them in the
passage (e.g. singular/plural) — you don't need to change
them in any way.
• You write the missing words or numbers on the answer sheet.
• Spelling counts! The words you write must be spelled
correctly.
Canvas: The Moon and sleep
gravitational
gravitational
sleep lab
gravitational
sleep lab
artificially controlled
gravitational
sleep lab
brain activity
gravitational
sleep lab
brain activity
30% / thirty per cent

5/five minutes
5/five minutes
regulate
5/five minutes
regulate
circalunar clock
Canvas: Australian Animals
90/ninety
90/ninety
flightless birds
90/ninety
flightless birds
(bush) fires
90/ninety
flightless birds
(bush) fires
warm(-)dry
90/ninety
flightless birds
(bush) fires
warm(-)dry desertification
plant matter / vegetation
Antarctica
Antarctica
surface water
Antarctica
surface water
eastern
Antarctica
surface water
eastern 15% / fifteen per cent

Why do you think these answers would be marked wrong?
3 caused fires doesn’t fit in the sentence (2 verbs)

4 cold-dry what it changed from, not into
5 drought not in the passage, not a process
6 Grassland not logical – can’t be eaten
7 Ice of Antarctica grammar mismatch (on the ice)
8 Serface waters spelling error
Summary Completion (1) - Tips
1. Before you read the passage, read the summary and underline the
main words and ideas.
2. Think about the type of information that’s missing in each gap. For
example, are you looking for a name, a number, a specific term or
something else?
3. The summary usually relates to one section of the passage, but
may also report the meaning of the whole passage.
4. Read the passage and find the main words and ideas you
underlined in the summary.
5. Then go through the summary, gap by gap, and read the relevant
sections of the passage.
6. Look for clues in the summary that tell you the type of information
you're looking for. For example, the phrase 'delayed by as much as'
indicates that you're looking for a period of time.
Summary Completion (1) - Tips
7. Sometimes the wording of the summary tells you what to look for,
for example 'this fell by around..', indicates you are looking for a
number but you may see various numbers in the passage. Read
carefully to know which is correct.
8. Don't just write down the first word you find that fits the gap —
keep reading and keep thinking about the meaning.
9. The word(s) you need to write are in the passage. Don't put the
information you read into your own words.
10.Remember, the instructions tell you how many words to write — if
you write more, your answer will be marked wrong. Most answers
are single words, e.g. 'regulate', or short phrases, e.g. 'artificially
controlled’.
11.Write numbers as figures, e.g. '104' — not as words, e.g. 'one
hundred and four' because this may go over the word limit.
12.If you aren't sure, always write something. No marks are taken off
for wrong answers.

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IELTS Reading

Table Completion, T/F/NG and

The notes may take the form of:

Tool port an agency known as a employs the workers acts as a (4)________

Tool port an agency known as a employs the workers acts as a (4)________

Tool port an agency known as a employs the workers acts as a (4)________

Tool port an agency known as a employs the workers acts as a (4)________

fibre discs industrial decanter

fibre discs industrial decanter

7. Go through the numbered questions in order. Read the relevant

11.It’s especially important to check carefully whether an answer is

30% / thirty per cent

eastern 15% / fifteen per cent

3 caused fires doesn’t fit in the sentence (2 verbs)

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