READING TEST(TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS)
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Reading test in IELTS consists of three or four reading passages of increasing difficulty, and there is a total of 40 questions to answer.You must enter the answers on the Reading answer sheet, and be aware that no extra time is given for transferring the answers.
FACTORS IN THE ASSESSMENT(1 MARK FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER)
The skills on which you will be assessed include:
1)identifying and retrieving factual information
2) understanding the writer's viewpoint
3) distinguishing between opinion, fact or assumption
4) understanding the main points of a passage by recognizing ways of linking ideas, sentences and paragraphs,e.g. cause and effect language, time sequences, comparison or contrast.
5)locating detailed information
TEST TIPS
1)You have 1 hr to answer questions in 3 sections so divide your time, carefully.15 mins for 1st section,20 minutes for the second and 25 minutes for the third.
2)Start each reading section by finding out what information you are looking for.Read the questions first.You will waste precious time if you try to read and understand everything.
3)read the heading.This will give you a good general idea of what passage is about.
4)Read through the questions quickly.How many are there?What sort of questions are they(sentence completion, diagram completion etc.).This will help you focus when you read the text as you will have some ideas of what to look for.
5)Scan and skim(Reading or glancing through quickly) the text.You do not need to understand every detail. This is to get a general understanding of the passage.
6)Turn back to the questions and begin to work through them, referring back to the passage as you need to and reading the important sections carefully and slowly.
7)If you cannot answer a question, or it is taking you a long time, leave it and come back to it at the end.
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READING TEST(GT AND ACADEMICS) TIPS FOR TIME MANAGEMENT #1
DEVELOP A MEMORY FOR ENGLISH
In the Reading Test, it pays to remember as much as you can of what you have just read, but at least the words can be read again. However, in the Listening Test, you cannot go back, and the tape is only played once. If the answer comes before the keyword/phrase, your memory of what you have just heard is even more important. Nevertheless, the answer usually follows the keywords/phrases that you hear and is close in time to the main keyword/phrase you are listening for.
To improve your English memory, try the following exercise. Using the pause button on the tape recorder, repeat the sentences spoken in the passages on the audio cassette tape that comes with this book, gradually increasing the length of what you repeat. Do not worry about repeating the exact words. Simply aim to remember more of what you have heard.
I agree that time constraint is a big problem. I think one can handle listening test if they can hear without any tension. Even If you miss one or two points, keep listening without getting distracted. Because once you think about something else, you will miss out everything that comes behind it. So you will end up losing maybe 10 answers for missing only 2 answers.
So stay cool while listening.
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READING TEST(GT AND ACADEMICS) TIPS FOR TIME MANAGEMENT #2
At the beginning of the test divide the time.
Example: if you have 3 passages with questions, divide the 60 minutes that you have into 3 parts - but not just equal parts. The passages are of varying difficulty, so first look at them, to the most difficult assign 25 min, to the least difficult assign 15 and you will have 20 minutes left for the last passage.
Write the time when you should stop answering each passage's questions so that you'll know when it is time to move on - write it in the booklet.This system will make sure you don't use all the time on just one passage. It is also easier to watch time in chunks of 15-20-25 minutes than in a much bigger chunk of 60 minutes.
When you practice at home, don't just answer the questions, practice in copying your answers to Answer Sheet. If you don't have the official form (some books have it, some don't), never mind - just get a piece of paper and draw your own Answer sheet (40 spaces for answers is all you need).
The reason you should practice the copying because it too takes time and you can copy the answers in the wrong way if not used to paying attention.
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[click here to learn ACTIVE READING TIPS WITH EXERCISES]
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[Note:-The questions, sample writing tasks, top 6 words, its meaning, sentences, teaching methodology & related details are obtained from various sources.Please click here REFERENCES for details of sources.The role of web page owner is limited to finding & modifying the questions, words, sample writing tasks and editing the content for our intended purpose.The purpose of this page is to promote IELTS training and English education for free as far as possible.However, not to misuse this opportunity and to minimize the losses incur, a fee is being charged for training session conducted by the live trainer through online chat.]
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[click here to learn ACTIVE READING TIPS WITH EXERCISES]
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Reading test in IELTS consists of three or four reading passages of increasing difficulty, and there is a total of 40 questions to answer.You must enter the answers on the Reading answer sheet, and be aware that no extra time is given for transferring the answers.
FACTORS IN THE ASSESSMENT(1 MARK FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER)
The skills on which you will be assessed include:
1)identifying and retrieving factual information
2) understanding the writer's viewpoint
3) distinguishing between opinion, fact or assumption
4) understanding the main points of a passage by recognizing ways of linking ideas, sentences and paragraphs,e.g. cause and effect language, time sequences, comparison or contrast.
5)locating detailed information
TEST TIPS
1)You have 1 hr to answer questions in 3 sections so divide your time, carefully.15 mins for 1st section,20 minutes for the second and 25 minutes for the third.
2)Start each reading section by finding out what information you are looking for.Read the questions first.You will waste precious time if you try to read and understand everything.
3)read the heading.This will give you a good general idea of what passage is about.
4)Read through the questions quickly.How many are there?What sort of questions are they(sentence completion, diagram completion etc.).This will help you focus when you read the text as you will have some ideas of what to look for.
5)Scan and skim(Reading or glancing through quickly) the text.You do not need to understand every detail. This is to get a general understanding of the passage.
6)Turn back to the questions and begin to work through them, referring back to the passage as you need to and reading the important sections carefully and slowly.
7)If you cannot answer a question, or it is taking you a long time, leave it and come back to it at the end.
.
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READING TEST(GT AND ACADEMICS) TIPS FOR TIME MANAGEMENT #1
DEVELOP A MEMORY FOR ENGLISH
In the Reading Test, it pays to remember as much as you can of what you have just read, but at least the words can be read again. However, in the Listening Test, you cannot go back, and the tape is only played once. If the answer comes before the keyword/phrase, your memory of what you have just heard is even more important. Nevertheless, the answer usually follows the keywords/phrases that you hear and is close in time to the main keyword/phrase you are listening for.
To improve your English memory, try the following exercise. Using the pause button on the tape recorder, repeat the sentences spoken in the passages on the audio cassette tape that comes with this book, gradually increasing the length of what you repeat. Do not worry about repeating the exact words. Simply aim to remember more of what you have heard.
I agree that time constraint is a big problem. I think one can handle listening test if they can hear without any tension. Even If you miss one or two points, keep listening without getting distracted. Because once you think about something else, you will miss out everything that comes behind it. So you will end up losing maybe 10 answers for missing only 2 answers.
So stay cool while listening.
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READING TEST(GT AND ACADEMICS) TIPS FOR TIME MANAGEMENT #2
At the beginning of the test divide the time.
Example: if you have 3 passages with questions, divide the 60 minutes that you have into 3 parts - but not just equal parts. The passages are of varying difficulty, so first look at them, to the most difficult assign 25 min, to the least difficult assign 15 and you will have 20 minutes left for the last passage.
Write the time when you should stop answering each passage's questions so that you'll know when it is time to move on - write it in the booklet.This system will make sure you don't use all the time on just one passage. It is also easier to watch time in chunks of 15-20-25 minutes than in a much bigger chunk of 60 minutes.
When you practice at home, don't just answer the questions, practice in copying your answers to Answer Sheet. If you don't have the official form (some books have it, some don't), never mind - just get a piece of paper and draw your own Answer sheet (40 spaces for answers is all you need).
The reason you should practice the copying because it too takes time and you can copy the answers in the wrong way if not used to paying attention.
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[click here to learn ACTIVE READING TIPS WITH EXERCISES]
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[Note:-The questions, sample writing tasks, top 6 words, its meaning, sentences, teaching methodology & related details are obtained from various sources.Please click here REFERENCES for details of sources.The role of web page owner is limited to finding & modifying the questions, words, sample writing tasks and editing the content for our intended purpose.The purpose of this page is to promote IELTS training and English education for free as far as possible.However, not to misuse this opportunity and to minimize the losses incur, a fee is being charged for training session conducted by the live trainer through online chat.]
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