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1. IELTS - ACADEMIC
READING
Maryuris Cotes
Karen Niño
Eliana Cantillo

2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
TIMING: 60 Minutes
No. OF QUESTIONS: 40
TASK TYPES: multiple choice, identifying information, identifying writer’s
views/claims, matching information, matching headings, matching features,
matching sentence endings, sentence completion, summary completion, note
completion, table completion, flow-chart completion, diagram label completion,
short-answer questions.
SCORE: 9 (39-40) 8.5 (38-37) 8 (36-35) 7.5 (34-33) 7 (32-30) 6.5 (29-27) 6 (26-
23)

3. TIPS AND TRICKS
-SCANNING
-SKIMMING
-CHECK
SPELLING
-WORD LIMIT

4. TYPES OF QUESTIONS
1. Short answers
2. Sentence completion
3. Summary completion
4. Multiple choice
5. Table completion
1. Labelling flowcharts/ processes
2. Matching
3. Paragraph selection
4. True, false, not given
5. Yes, no, not given
6. Headings
7. Diagrams

5. PARAGRAPH SELECTION

7. HOW TO APPROACH IT?
Read the instructions carefully.Read the questions first. Think about
synonyms and how you could paraphrase the statements. This will help you
identify the answer. Saying each statement in your own words can help do
this.Quickly skim the reading text to try to understand the general meaning of
the text.Read the question statements again and predict which paragraph
contains the answer.Scan the text paragraphs you think might contain the
answer for synonyms. If you find a possible answer underline it.Check back
with the question statement and mark answer if correct. If not, move on to
other paragraphs.

8. TABLE COMPLETION

11. Skills and Tips
• Locating specific information in the passage
• Choosing appropriate words
• Understanding details
• Read the column headings in the table
• Identify the type of word needed for each part of the table
• Scan the passage for information
• Answers are usually in a specific part of the table
• Check how many words you can use for the answer

12. DIAGRAMS

13. Skills and Tips
Locating information in the passage
Relating information to the diagram
Choosing appropriate words
Identify the type of word needed for the answer
Find the information in the passage
The information is usually located in one or two specifics paragraphs
Check how many words you can use for the answer
Answers don’t always come in order

14. LABELLING FLOWCHARTS/PROCESSES

16. Skills and Tips
Locating specific information in the passage
Choosing appropriate words
Understanding details and order of information
Identify the type of word needed for each part of the flow chart
Scan the passage for information
Answers do not always come in order
Use the direction of the arrows and boxes to follow the order of the information
in the chart