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IELTS Exam
Listening
30 minutes, 4 sections, 40 items
(+ 10 minutes transfer time)
Academic Reading General Training Reading

60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 items 60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 items
Academic Writing General Training Writing

60 minutes, 2 tasks (150 & 250 words) 60 minutes, 2 tasks
Speaking
11 - 14 minutes, 3 parts
Total Test Time=

About 2 hours, 54 minutes
(including the 10 minute listening transfer time)
IELTS Reading Module
 60 minutes
 40 questions
 3 reading passages
 2150 – 2750 words total
 Progressively becomes more difficult
 Authentic readings from books (A, G), newspapers
(A, G), magazines (A, G), journals (A),
advertisements (G), notices (G), company
handbooks (G) and official documents (G)
General vs. Academic
 One longer text, which is  At least 1 passage will
descriptive rather than contain a detailed, logical
argumentative argument
 Type of material needed on  Texts are appropriate to
a daily basis in an English candidates entering
speaking country undergraduate or
 Topics are relevant to postgraduate courses
everyday life in an English-  Topics are on academic
speaking country topics of general interest
 Short factual texts related (Ex: The coral reefs, drug
to a topic, such as hotel addiction)
advertisements and work-
related issues
Skills Assessed
A wide range of reading skills is assessed,
including: reading for gist, reading for main
ideas, reading for detail; understanding
inferences and implied meaning; recognising
a writer’s opinions, attitudes and purpose; and
following the development of an argument.*
Question Types
 Short answer questions
 Multiple-choice questions
 Completion of sentences, notes, summaries,
tables, diagrams or flow charts
 Matching headings to paragraphs or sections
of the passage
 Locating information in a paragraph or
section
 Matching lists/phrases
 True/False/Not Given: identifying
information in the passage
 Yes/No/Not Given: identifying the writer’s
view or opinion
Short Answer Questions
Questions 8 – 10
Answer the questions below using NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
8. Which American company is doing research on the genetic basis of hair

and eye colour?
9. How many groups of eye colour can now be identified through SNP
mapping?
10. Which British institution unsuccessfully researched data from humans

on the genetic basis of facial features?
Multiple-Choice Questions
Completion Questions
Completion of sentences, notes, summaries, tables, diagrams or flow charts
 The words you use to answer the question

must be taken directly from the text; DO
NOT paraphrase the answer or put it in your
own words or you will not get the answer
correct
Table Completion Example
Completion Questions
Diagram Label Completion Example
Matching Headings Questions
Matching headings to paragraphs or sections of the passage
Locating Info Questions
Matching Lists/Phrases
True/False/NG Questions
Questions 1 – 4
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Text 1?
Write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
1. Just over one third of the total population of the US is overweight.

2. Asia and Europe have an equal proportion of obese children.
3. It is forecast that the proportion of overweight or obese children in China
will reach 20% in ten years’ time.
4. There is a downward trend in childhood obesity in some African towns and
cities.
Yes/No/Not Given Questions
Scoring
Each correct
answer receives
1 mark
(You can’t get partial

credit so watch your
spelling and
grammar)
From 2006
Tips – Before Taking the Test
 Build your vocabulary and synonym word bank
 Keep a notebook of unknown words and make
vocabulary cards
 Practice skimming and scanning
 Improve your spelling and grammar
 Misspelled words will be marked incorrect
 Grammar knowledge is important
 Helps you guess the type of word for sentence completion
tasks (ex: n, v, adj, plural n)
 Know word forms (n – v- adj/ Ex: impression – impress –
impressionable)
 Learn organizing words (for matching tasks) such as:
advantage, aim, analysis, benefit, consequence, difference,
difficulty, discrepancy, effect, factor, feature, goal, hazard,
influence, objective, outcome, outline, problem, purpose,
reason, risk, role, strategy
 Understand qualifying words (often for multiple

choice questions) such as: mainly, usually, the majority,
the most
 Know prefixes (un-, pre-) and suffixes (-ful, -less)
 Read from a variety of sources
 Do practice tests
 Practice analyzing questions
 Work on understanding meaning to increase your speed
 When you’ve become more comfortable with the
reading test, give yourself timed practice
Tips – During the Test
1. Read the directions
2. Look at the title and headings of the passage to get
an idea of what it’s about
 You can also read the 1st sentence of the 1st paragraph
3. Look at the questions
 Underline or circle key words in the question
 Think of possible answers
4. Scan the passage for key words and synonyms
Tips – During the Test (cont.)
5. When you find the paragraph/area where the word
is, circle or underline the word and skim that area
 Is this the correct area? Can you find the answer here?
If not, then you need to search the text again.
6. If you have more than 1 answer, mark the possible
answers on your test booklet (not answer sheet) and
then go back after completing that section
7. For matching headings questions:
 Skim the headings
 Find key words or organizing words like problem, effects,
reason, etc. and circle or underline them
 Scan the text for key words or organizing words
 Think of the logical order
8. Predict which paragraph each heading relates to
9. Quickly read the paragraphs
 If you have 2 possibilities, write the letters next to it
and go back to it after you have matched all headings
 Keep in mind, sometimes the questions follow the
order of information
 When you answer the questions, don't spend too much
time on the ones you don't feel sure about. Make a
guess and go on.
 Remember that you’re not reading the texts for
enjoyment; you need to quickly find the answer
 After you have answered all the questions, you can go
back and check the ones you aren't sure about (if you
have time left)
 Write your answers directly onto your answer sheet
• Don't spend more than 20 minutes on each passage

You have about 1 ½ minutes to answer each question

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Academic Reading General Training Reading

Academic Writing General Training Writing

Total Test Time=

8. Which American company is doing research on the genetic basis of hair

10. Which British institution unsuccessfully researched data from humans

 The words you use to answer the question

1. Just over one third of the total population of the US is overweight.

(You can’t get partial

 Understand qualifying words (often for multiple

• Don't spend more than 20 minutes on each passage

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