ACADEMIC IELTS

READING
STRATEGIES

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 14 different types

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.

What We
Could Expect
1
Matching Headings
Questions
Task: Choose a heading from the list which matches a
section or paragraph in the passage

Skills:
- 1- understanding the aim of a section
- 2- identifying the difference between a main idea
and supporting points
- 3 - understanding aims of paragraphs and sections
- 4 - understanding general content of paragraphs or
sections
TIPS Tips

1 - read the headings before you

read the passage
- 2 - there are often more headings
than you need
- 3 - analyse the headings before
trying to match them to sections or
paragraphs
- 4- answers are often numerals (i, ii,
iii, iv etc) – read instructions carefully
to check
- 5 - answers do not come in order
2
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:
- 1 - scanning for specific Information
- 2 - understanding information in the passage
TIPS Tips

1 - paraphrase the information in

the question and options
- 2 - locate the precise information in
the passage
- 3 - answers come in order
- 4 - answers are usually letters
(A,B,C or D) – read the instructions
carefully to check
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