IELTS Reading Test Tips
IELTS Reading Test Tips
IELTS Reading Test Tips
Test
-
tips
Things
to
remember
1. Remember
that
there
are
three
reading
passages
and
that
you
only
have
one
hour,
so
spend
20
minutes
on
each
question.
2. Make
sure
you
understand
the
rubric.
3. Look
at
the
type
of
questions
for
this
passage.
4. Read
the
passage
for
gist.
Read
anything
in
bold,
any
diagrams
and
the
first
line
of
each
paragraph.
Spend
no
more
than
2
minutes
on
this.
5. Read
the
questions
thoroughly.
6. Refer
back
to
the
text
with
the
sole
intention
of
finding
the
answer.
7. Write
your
answer
on
the
answer
sheet.
Make
sure
that
the
numbers
correlate.
8. Check
you
have
spelt
your
answers
correctly.
If
you
make
a
mistake,
the
answer
will
be
marked
wrong.
Things to avoid
1. DONT read the whole text before looking at the questions. You do not have enough time. 2. DONT spend more than ONE minute on any given question. You do not have enough time. 3. DONT leave any spaces on the answer sheet. If you are not sure take a guess. 4. DONT expect the invigilator to help you by explaining any vocabulary you dont understand because s/he wont. 5. DONT mark more than one answer per question. It will be marked wrong.
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