Các dạng câu hỏi trong IELTS Reading

1. True/False/Not given hay Yes/No/Not given

Task: Decide if the information or writer’s opinion in the question statements can be
found in the passage.
Task description: True/False/Not given
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage.....?
In boxes ... -.....on your answer sheet, write:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
Task description: Yes/No/Not given
Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage.....?
In boxes ... -.....on your answer sheet, write:
YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer
NO if the statement contradicts the views of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
Example:
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading passage
1. In boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet, write:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the
information FALSE if the statement contradicts the
information NOT GIVEN if there is no information on
this

1. Michael Faraday was the first person to recognise Perkin’s ability as a student
of chemistry.
2. Michael Faraday suggested Perkin should enrol in the Royal College of Chemistry.
3. Perkin employed August Wihelm Hofmann as his assistant.
4. Perkin was still young when he made the discovery that made him rich
and famous.
5. The trees from which quinine is derived grow only in South America.
6. Perkin hoped to manafacture a drug from a coal tar waste product.

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2. Gap filling
Task: Completing sentences/ a summary/ a note/ a table/ a diagram by filling in the gap
with words from the passage/ the given words.
Example:
Note completion:
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the notes below.
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summary TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
Write your
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your answer sheet.
for each answer
Write your answers in boxes 24-26 on your answer sheet.
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Summary completion with the list of words
Questions 9-12
A. descriptivists
Complete the summary using the B. language experts
list of words, A-l, below C. popular speech
D. formal
Write language
the correct E. evaluation
letter A-l, in boxes F. rules
9-12 on your answer sheet.
G. modern linguists H. prescriptivists I. change
The language debate
According to 9........, there is only one correct form of language. Linguists who take
3. Matching
this approach to language place great importance on grammatical 10 .........................
Matching sentence endings
Conversely, the view of 11............., such as Joseph Priestley, is that grammar should
Task: Completing sentences by matching the start of the sentence with the correct ending
be based on 12 ...................... .
given in a list.
Example:
Questions 38-40
Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A – E, below
Write the correct letter, A – E, in boxes 38-40 on your answer sheet

38. Thinking like a successful iconoclast is demanding because it

39. The concept of the social brain is useful to iconoclasts because it
40. Iconoclasts are generally an asset because their way of thinking
A. requires both perceptual and social intelligence skills
B. focuses on how groups decide on an action
C. works in many fields, both artistic and scientific
D. leaves one open to criticism and rejection
E. involves understanding how organisations manage people

Matching names
Task: Read the text and then match the given names with the correct statement. The
reading text will tell you what that person has said or done (normally research findings)
and this will guide you to the correct answer.

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Example:
Look at the following statements (Questions 18-21) and the list of people below.
Match each statement with the correct person, A, B, C or D
Write the correct letter, A, B, C or D in boxes 18-21 on your answer sheet.
18. He calculated the distance of the Sun from the Earth based on observations of Venus
with a fair degree of accuracy.
19. He understood that the distance of the Sun from the Earch could be worked out
by comparing observations of a transit.
20. He realised that the time taken by a planet to go round the Sun depends on its
distance from the Sun.
21. He witnessed a Venus transit but was unable to make any calculations.
List of people
A. Edmond Halley
B. Jonannes Kepler
C. Guillaume Le Gentil
D. Johann Franz Encke

4. Multiple choice
Task: Choose the correct asnwer to a question or the correct ending to a sentence from
usually 3 or 4 possible options. Another way is to choose the correct options from a list of
words, information or names (List selection)
Example:
Multiple choice:
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D
27. Neuroeconomics is a field of study which seeks to
A. cause a change in how scientists understand brain chemistry
B. understand how good decisions are made in the brain
C. understand how the brain is linked to achievement in competitive fields
D. trace the specific firing patterns of neurons in different areas of the brain.

Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D

What is the writer’s purpose in Reading passage 1?
A. To argure in favour of a particular approach to writing dictionaries and
grammar books
B. To present a historical account of differing views of language
C. To describe the differences between spoken and written language
D. To show how a certain view of language has been discredited

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List selection:
Choose TWO letters, A-F
5.Write
Matching information with
the correct letters in paragraphs
boxes 11-12 on your answer
Task: Matching
sheet. the information
The list below includes given in the question
factors with information
contributing to found in one of the
paragraphs
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the passage.
Which TWO are mentioned by the writer of
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A. passage
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... has ... paragraphs.
WhichB.paragraph
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contains the following information?
WriteC.theCooling
correctsystems
letter, A-..., in boxes..........on your answer sheet.
D.
Example: Large class sizes
E. Loud-voiced teachers
Questions 27-32
Reading Passage 3 has six paragraphs, A- F.
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 27-32 on your answer sheet.
27. an explanation of the factors affecting the transmission of information
28. an example of how unnecessary information can be omitted
29. a reference to Shannon’s attitude to fame
30. details of a machine capable of interpreting incomplete information
31. a detailed account of an incident involving information theory
32. a reference to what Shannon initially intended to achieve in his research.

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6. Matching headings
Task: Choose a heading from the list which matches a section or paragraph in the passage.
Task description:
Reading passage .... has ... paragraphs.
Choose the correcting heading for paragraphs...........from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i - ...., in boxes...........on your answer sheet.
Example:
Questions 14—17
Reading Passage 2 has five paragraphs, A-E.
Choose the correct heading for paragraphs B-E from the headings below.
Write the correct number i-vii, in boxes 14—17 on your answer sheet.
List of Headings
i. Seeking the transmission of radio signals from plane Appropriate responses to signals from
ii. iii. iv.Assumptions underlying the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence Reasons for the searc
v. Knowledge of extra-terrestrial life forms
vi. vii. Likelihood of life on other planets

Example Answer
Paragraph A v

14. Paragraph B
15. Paragraph C
16. Paragraph D
17. Paragraph E

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7. Short answer question
Task: Answer questions with words you find directly from the text. You are given a word
limit.
Example:
Questions 27-30
Answer the questions below
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer
Write your answers in boxes 27-30 on your answer sheet.

27. What had to transfer from sea to land before any animals could migrate?
28. Which TWO processes are mentioned as those in which animals had to
make big changes as they moved onto land?
29. Which physical feature, possessed by their ancestors, do whales lack?
30. Which animals might ichthyosaurs have resembled?

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