IELTS

READING
SENTENCE AND
SUMMARY
COMPLETION
OUR AGENDA?
THE WHAT
Understand the task
and its purpose

THE HOW
Understand how to
deal with it +some
skill building execises

EXCERCISES
Be familiar with this
type of task/question
01
The What
Sentence Competion
PURPOSE - TASK

THE PURPOSE
To tes your ability to locate and record
specific information from a reading passage
Usually about the facts/figures)

THE TASK

A set of sentences that report

information from the passage
with two/three missing words.
It may also require you to write words or numbers
from the passage to complete sentences
 READ - LOCATE – UNDERSTAND – WRITE THE
MISSING WORDS FROM THE PASSAGE TO YOUR
ANSWER SHEET – CHECK SPELLING
Basic Rules
● The sentences follow the order of the information in the
passage.
● The instructions tell you how many words to write in each
gap.
● The wording of the sentences in the questions in not exactly
the same as in the passage, but they contain the same
information.
● You will find the words you need to fill the gap from the
passage. Write them in the same form as in the passage.
● The words you write must be spelled correctly.
What it looks like
02
The How
Sentence Competion
● Read the sentence before the passage
● Think about the type of information that’s missing in
the sentence (name, number, specific term, or else?)
● Look for clues in the sentence to help you with point 2
(‘in the field of…’ , ‘a working as …’)
● Watch out for some distractors
● Most of the missing information is fact about a topic ->
most answer are nouns (check if the word is
singular/plural)
● Do not use your own words
● Always check the instruction, write as instructed
03
The Exercise
Sentence Competion
Skill Building
6 MINUTES
Answer Key

1. Carbon
2. $700 million
1. THE DEVELOPING WORLD
2. MOLTEN ROCK
3. INTERFEROGRAMS
4. CLOUD (COVER)
5. UPLIFT
6. LONG DURATION
7. SIX-DAY CYCLE
8. FALSE ALARMS
04
The What
Summary Competion
Sentence Completion
1. Number of words allowed → as
instructed
2. Information of the sentences always
follow the order of information
presented in the passage
3. Spelling matters
4. The answers are taken from the
passage→ do not change them
5. The info normally presented as
paraphrases or synonyms.
6. The task is to complete a sentence for
each number.
Summary Completion
1. Number of words allowed → as
instructed
2. Information of the sentences may
not follow the order of information
presented in the passage
3. Spelling matters
4. The answers are taken from the
passage→ do not change them
5. The info normally presented as
paraphrases or synonyms.
6. The task is in the form of summary.
In 1 sentence there may be more
than one gap.
Types of Summary
Completion
Type 1. With a selection of possible answers. Type2. Without a choice of possible answers.
05
The How
Summary Competion
Type 1
● Read the sentence in the summary before the passage
● Think about the type of information that’s missing in
the sentence (name, number, specific term, or else?)
● Look for clues in the sentence to help you with point 2
(‘in the field of…’ , ‘a working as …’)
● Watch out for some distractors
● Most of the missing information is fact about a topic ->
most answer are nouns (check if the word is
singular/plural)
● Do not use your own words
● Always check the instruction, write as instructed
05
The Exercise
Summary Competion
Type 1
10 MINUTES
ANSWER KEY

1. USSR
2. WILD
BOAR/WAPITI/MOOSE
/WOLF/BROWN
BEARS (CHOOSE
ONE)
3. CASPIAN TIGER
4. CONTROL
15 MINUTES
1. GRAVITATIONAL
2. SLEEP LAB
3. ARTIFICIALLY CONTROLLED
4. BRAIN ACTIVITY
5. THIRTY PER CENT
6. FIVE MINUTES
7. REGULATE
8. CIRCALUNAR CLOCK
05
The What
Summary Competion
Type 2
 PURPOSE - TASK
THE PURPOSE
To test your ability to locate and record
specific info from a passage

Test your paraphrasing skill

Whatto deal

- Completing the gaps in the

summary completion from a list of
words labelled A, B, C
- Write the letter of each word for a
gap on your answer sheet
10 MINUTES
ANSWER KEY

1. REGIONS
2. LIGHTER
3. CLOSE
4. PROTECTING
10 MINUTES
31. G
32. E
33. C
34. F
31. G
32. E
33. C
34. F
THANKS!