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YTU MEB SUMMER COORDINATION OFFICE 2011

IELTS

READING

BASICS
IELTS ACADEMIC READING TEST CONSISTS OF THREE TEXTS. YOU HAVE 60 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THE READING TEST. THE READING TEST CONSISTS OF 40 QUESTIONS. NO EXTRA TIME IS GIVEN. SO YOU HAVE TO FILL IN THE SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET WHILE YOU ARE DOING THE TEST.

How should I study for the Reading Test?


LEARNING THE TECHNIQUES & QUESTION TYPES
 SPEED is very important in this TEST. You will have to read 3

LONG TEXTS and answer 40 QUESTIONS correctly in 60 MINUTES.

 There are certain question types in the test. Learning the

techniques and practicing them regularly will help you to achieve in the test.

The Techniques
 These are the techniques you should improve before the test.

Skimming & Scanning

Understanding Understanding Main Ideas Opinion & Attitude

Types of Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

Short Answer Questions

Sentence/Summary Completion

Note Completion

Table Completion

Flow Chart Completion

Labelling a Diagram

Matching (1)

Matching (2)

TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN

YES / NO / NOT GIVEN

Classification

references
 Macmillan IELTS Graduation Study Skills  Pearson IELTS Practice Tests Plus 2  KAPLAN IELTS 2010

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