Tips for True False Not Given IELTS Reading

Questions
Some tips to answer the questions and obtain a high band in the IELTS
examination are given below:

 Before you rush in to write the answer, spend time on understanding the question that is
given.
 Do not make any assumptions about the facts given. If you already know about the topic
given, keep it aside and focus on the text that is given. Because your assumption may be
wrong and may lead to loss of marks.
 Do not depend only on the keywords that are given. It is recommended to read the text
and the question with full concentration.
 There will be many sentences in the text which are paraphrased from the facts that are
given. So you need to be more careful and look for such sentences. For this, you
should possess a good vocabulary and must know the synonyms and antonyms of
various words.
 Some of the words like some, never, always, believe, claim, may completely change the
meaning of the sentence. That is why it is important to read the sentence carefully to
avoid making mistakes.
 It is not only based on the keywords. Sometimes, the keywords may be the same but the
meaning of the sentence may be completely different.
 In the facts given, there will be at least one answer that is True False or Not Given.
 The answer will be FALSE when the information in the text states one meaning and the
fact given states some other meaning.
 The order of the question given also may help in finding the answer. The answer to
question 4 will be between the answers of questions 3 and 5 in the text.
 If you have no idea about the answer, then write NOT GIVEN, because probably the
answer will not be available in the text.
 You can write the initials T instead of writing TRUE, but you need to make sure that
your handwriting is clear and readable.

True False Not Given IELTS Reading Example

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Questions:
1. We can decide what to dream
2. Not all day dreams come true.
3. Day dreaming helps in formation of new ideas.
4. Day dreams may become dreams.
5. Issac Newton said that imagination is more important than knowledge
Answers:
1. We can decide what to dream – FALSE
2. Not all day dreams come true. – TRUE
3. Day dreaming helps in formation of new ideas – TRUE
4. Day dreams may become dreams. – NOT GIVEN
5. Issac Newton said that imagination is more important than knowledge – FALSE

Explanation:
Now, could you guess the reason behind the answers?
For the first question, “decide” means “choose” . From the passage we understand
that, we choose what our daydreams will be about, which we cannot usually do with
dreams. So we cannot decide what to dream. Hence the statement is FALSE
For the second question, the passage clearly states that many day dreams are
unlikely to happen and only some day dreams are likely to happen. So the statement
is TRUE.
For the third question, “formation” also means “development”. From the passage we
understand that, people in creative fields develop new ideas through daydreaming. So
the statement is TRUE.
For the fourth statement, it is not mentioned anywhere in the passage that there is a
possibility of a day dream to become a dream. So it is NOT GIVEN.
For the fifth question, the passage clearly states that it was Albert Einstein who said
that imagination is more important than knowledge. So the statement is FALSE.