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QUESTIONTYPESINIELTSREADINGTEST
Avarietyofquestiontypesisusedinthereadingpassagesandyouneedtobefamiliarwith techniquesusedineach.Ifanyotherquestiontypeisused,thetestwillincludeanexample. However,thisisunusual. Typesof questions Examplesofdirectionused
Choosethecorrectletter(s) OR Multiple choice Choosethecorrectlettersforeach answerandwritetheminboxes 15onyourAnswerSheet.
Skillsneeded
Skimmingforgeneral impressionorgist. Scanningforspecific (usuallyfactual) information. Understandingthe relationshipsbetween wordsandparagraphs.
Teststrategies
Highlightkeywords. Eliminateotheranswers.
Shortanswer questions
Usetechniquestofind answertowho,what, when,wherequestions. Highlightkeywordsin questionsandlookfor thesekeywordsor synonymsinthepassage. Alwaysreadheadings firstandthentopic sentences(orfirst sentenceinparagraphs). Donotreadwhole paragraph. Donotcompleteinorder given. Choosethemostobvious answerfirst. Romannumeralsare oftenused:I,II,III,IV, Vetc
Choosingfrom aheadingbank
Choosethemostobvious answerfirst.
GoodAtESL(EnglishasaSecondLanguage):http://www.GoodAtESL.com 25onyourAnswerSheet. wordsandparagraphs. Paraphrasingands synonyms. Lookatthefollowingstatements andindicate: TRUEifthestatementagreeswith theinformationinthepassage. Identifying viewpoints, factsand opinions FALSEifthestatementdoesnot agree Recognizingopinions andviewpoints. Recognizingmain ideas. Interpreting information. Lookatthelanguage usedinthepassageisit negativeorpositivewhen discussingthetopic?Isit emotionalorfactual/ technical? Becarefulofquestions thatusebroadstatements likeall,always. Makesurethatyouknow thedifferencesin meaningsofmodalverbs.
NOTGIVENifthereisinsufficient informationinthepassage. Makinginferences. Dothefollowingstatementsagree withtheviewsofthewriterin Passage2? WriteYES,NOorNOTGIVENin boxes2632onyourAnswer Sheet. Usinginformationprovidedin Passage3,classifythefollowing animalsasCategoryA,B,orC. Writeyouranswersinboxes3034 onyourAnswerSheet. Scanningfor information. Understanding relationshipsbetween wordsandpassages. Paraphrasingand synonyms. UseNOMORETHANTHREE WORDStocompletethesentence. Scanningfor information.
Classifying
Contractionsarenotused whenwordslimitedare given. Dontusemorethanthe numberofwordsallotted. Checkthequestiontosee ifitasksforyourown wordsorwordsfromthe text. Forsummariesands closes,makesurethat youhaveageneral understadingofthe passagebeforestartingto complete.