Yes/No/ Not Given questions usually refer to the writer’s opinion, while True/False/Not Given questions refer to facts in a passage. For a statement to be true, the passage must clearly support the information stated in that statement. On the contrary, if the meaning of the statement contradicts the information in the passage, the answer is […]
One of the most typical question types in the IELTS Reading test is the short-answer questions. This kind of question tests your ability to skim for some relevant information in certain sections and then scan those sections in detail to give answers to corresponding questions. Most likely, you will be instructed to give short answers […]
Multiple-choice questions are designed to test a wide range of reading skills. The questions may require you to skim in order to have an overall understanding of the main idea of a passage, or they may ask you to have a detailed understanding of particular points about which you will need to scan for specific […]
This question type asks you to match or classify information given in a reading passage. You will be asked to identify a letter which represents one of the classifications for each item in a list of statements. Your job is to find the relevant information in the passage. Therefore, you need the skill of scanning […]
This type of question tests your ability to identify the main idea of a paragraph. For this task, a list of headings is given and generally, there will be more headings than paragraphs. Your job is to find the most suitable heading for each of the paragraphs of a reading passage, and you should not […]
Completion questions test your ability to find details in order to complete gapped summaries, notes, sentences, diagrams, tables, or flow charts. For this question type, you are generally required to use three words or fewer to fill in the missing information. Sometimes, you are also asked to match the two halves of sentences with two […]