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IELTS Reading: question types, timing and strategy
How to read faster without losing accuracy, and how to handle True/False/Not Given, matching, and completion questions.
Practise Reading on full mocksThe test at a glance
- Time
- 60 minutes
- Passages
- 3
- Questions
- 40
- Extra time
- None to transfer answers
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- IELTS Reading sentence completion: word limits, grammar and practiceFill IELTS Reading sentence completion gaps without losing marks: word limit rules, grammar clues for the gap, mock data and a practice set with answers.
- IELTS Reading multiple choice: spot the trap options, with practiceAnswer IELTS Reading multiple choice and choose TWO questions: a 4-step method, the 4 trap options, mock data and a practice passage with answers.
- IELTS Reading question types: all 14, tips and error rates by bandAll 14 IELTS Reading question types in one table: what each asks, one technique for it, and which types have the highest error rates at your band.
- IELTS True/False/Not Given (and Yes/No/Not Given): how to decideTell TRUE, FALSE and NOT GIVEN apart with a 3-question test, practise on a new passage, and learn what changes in Yes/No/Not Given questions.
- IELTS summary completion: fill every gap, with or without a word boxAnswer IELTS summary completion with or without a word box: a 4-step method, a 3-check gap test, a practice passage and data on where marks are lost.
- IELTS Reading tips: a 60-minute plan based on where marks are lostSplit the 60 minutes, find answers by meaning instead of matching words, and fix the question types that lose the most marks. With a practice passage.
- IELTS Reading band score: raw score out of 40 to band, Academic and GTTurn your IELTS Reading score out of 40 into a band. Academic and General Training tables, and how many correct answers bands 6, 7 and 8 need.
- IELTS Matching Sentence Endings: a method, practice and mock dataLearn IELTS matching sentence endings with a 3-check method, two practice passages and GoPrep mock data showing where readers lose marks.
- IELTS Matching Headings: a 5-step method, practice passage and answersMatch each IELTS Reading paragraph to the right heading: a 5-step method, a 3-question test for close calls and a practice passage with explained answers.
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