If you don\u2019t have Reading strategies, these types of questions are extremely difficult! The Reading Test is one of the hardest parts of the entire exam.<\/p>\n
If you know how to avoid the pitfalls, they will be much easier!<\/p>\n
We will teach you how to avoid inferencing as well as other tips that will help you get these answers correct!<\/p>\n
Tip #1: Avoid inferencing<\/strong><\/h3>\nInferencing<\/strong>: making an assumption about the text<\/p>\nInformation needs to be explicitly or directly stated in the text.<\/p>\n
\n- Example<\/strong>: The text states \u201cHer rainboots were by the door\u201d and the question asks \u201cIs it raining?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
You could infer that it is raining out because her boots are by the door.<\/p>\n
However, we don\u2019t know! <\/p>\n
Just because her rainboots are by the door, it doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s raining.<\/p>\n
Maybe it rained yesterday and she just hasn\u2019t put her rainboots away!<\/p>\n
We haven\u2019t been given any information about what\u2019s happening outside!<\/p>\n
The answer to this question would be \u201cNot Given.\u201d<\/p>\n
Check out the IELTS TV episode on this about 2 things you should never do on the IELTS Reading exam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe Reading exam is not a comprehension test!<\/strong><\/h3>\nIf you\u2019re reading to understand and thinking a lot, you end up making assumptions, reading between the lines and making inferences.<\/p>\n
This will make you get the wrong answers.<\/p>\n
Test writers will create traps and pitfalls that will trick you if you\u2019re making inferences.<\/p>\n
Instead, just match key words!<\/p>\n
Other question types that are difficult if you\u2019re reading for comprehension.<\/p>\n
\n- Matching Headings to Paragraphs<\/li>\n
- Finding Information in Paragraphs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
These shouldn\u2019t be hard if you\u2019re matching key words.<\/p>\n
You need reading strategies to find the answers in a quick way.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t read everything!<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t even need to understand what the passage is about!<\/p>\n
You just need to be able to match words.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nStrategies Created By a Former Examiner<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n![\"3](\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3-Keys-IELTS-Score-Increase-Guarantee-logo-image-compressed.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nAre you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p>\nFind out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p>\nWhen you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS.<\/strong><\/p>\nClick here to get a score increase on IELTS. It\u2019s 100% guaranteed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\nTip #2: Ask yourself, \u201cCan I answer, \u2018I don\u2019t know\u2019?\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\nAsk yourself this question to determine if the answer is No or Not Given.<\/p>\n
\n- Example<\/strong>: The text says a professor taught the 40th annual McTaggart lecture. The question asks if this professor taught the 30th annual McTaggart lecture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
You may think the answer should be no, because the text states he taught the 40th lecture, not the 30th!<\/p>\n
However, if you ask yourself, \u201cCan I answer, \u2018I don\u2019t know\u2019?\u201d you realize the answer would be yes, I don\u2019t know!<\/p>\n
We don\u2019t actually know if he taught the 30th lecture or not, because the text doesn\u2019t tell us.<\/p>\n
The answer for this question would be Not Given.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nTip #3: Don\u2019t confuse T\/F\/NG and Y\/N\/NG<\/strong><\/h3>\nIf it\u2019s T\/F\/NG be sure to write T for True and F for False.<\/p>\n
If you write Y or N for these, they will be marked false!<\/p>\n
Similarly, if it\u2019s a Y\/N\/NG question, be sure to write Y for Yes or N for No.<\/p>\n
If you write T or F for these, they\u2019ll be marked false!<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nTip #4: Little words in the statement are usually the key<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat key words do you underline?<\/a><\/p>\nThe words that carry the most information.<\/p>\n
\n- Names<\/li>\n
- Verbs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Most importantly, the answer to the question is almost always found with little words that agree or contradict<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n- Time<\/li>\n
- Amounts<\/li>\n
- Number words<\/li>\n
- Negative words like \u201cno\u201d or \u201cnot\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Takeaway<\/strong><\/h3>\nTo score highly on the most difficult question types on the Reading exam, you need strategies!<\/p>\n
The Reading Module in 3 Keys IELTS <\/a>provides strategies for every question type.<\/p>\nMany of our students have scored a 9 on Reading<\/a> after learning these strategies!<\/p>\nToday\u2019s tips are a few of these strategies.<\/p>\n
Practice these<\/a> to make some of the most difficult question types much easier!<\/p>\n
Information needs to be explicitly or directly stated in the text.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Example<\/strong>: The text states \u201cHer rainboots were by the door\u201d and the question asks \u201cIs it raining?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
You could infer that it is raining out because her boots are by the door.<\/p>\n
However, we don\u2019t know! <\/p>\n
Just because her rainboots are by the door, it doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s raining.<\/p>\n
Maybe it rained yesterday and she just hasn\u2019t put her rainboots away!<\/p>\n
We haven\u2019t been given any information about what\u2019s happening outside!<\/p>\n
The answer to this question would be \u201cNot Given.\u201d<\/p>\n
Check out the IELTS TV episode on this about 2 things you should never do on the IELTS Reading exam<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Reading exam is not a comprehension test!<\/strong><\/h3>\n
If you\u2019re reading to understand and thinking a lot, you end up making assumptions, reading between the lines and making inferences.<\/p>\n
This will make you get the wrong answers.<\/p>\n
Test writers will create traps and pitfalls that will trick you if you\u2019re making inferences.<\/p>\n
Instead, just match key words!<\/p>\n
Other question types that are difficult if you\u2019re reading for comprehension.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Matching Headings to Paragraphs<\/li>\n
- Finding Information in Paragraphs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
These shouldn\u2019t be hard if you\u2019re matching key words.<\/p>\n
You need reading strategies to find the answers in a quick way.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t read everything!<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t even need to understand what the passage is about!<\/p>\n
You just need to be able to match words.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nStrategies Created By a Former Examiner<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Are you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n
Find out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p>\n
When you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Click here to get a score increase on IELTS. It\u2019s 100% guaranteed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
<\/div>\nTip #2: Ask yourself, \u201cCan I answer, \u2018I don\u2019t know\u2019?\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Ask yourself this question to determine if the answer is No or Not Given.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Example<\/strong>: The text says a professor taught the 40th annual McTaggart lecture. The question asks if this professor taught the 30th annual McTaggart lecture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
You may think the answer should be no, because the text states he taught the 40th lecture, not the 30th!<\/p>\n
However, if you ask yourself, \u201cCan I answer, \u2018I don\u2019t know\u2019?\u201d you realize the answer would be yes, I don\u2019t know!<\/p>\n
We don\u2019t actually know if he taught the 30th lecture or not, because the text doesn\u2019t tell us.<\/p>\n
The answer for this question would be Not Given.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nTip #3: Don\u2019t confuse T\/F\/NG and Y\/N\/NG<\/strong><\/h3>\n
If it\u2019s T\/F\/NG be sure to write T for True and F for False.<\/p>\n
If you write Y or N for these, they will be marked false!<\/p>\n
Similarly, if it\u2019s a Y\/N\/NG question, be sure to write Y for Yes or N for No.<\/p>\n
If you write T or F for these, they\u2019ll be marked false!<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nTip #4: Little words in the statement are usually the key<\/strong><\/h3>\n
What key words do you underline?<\/a><\/p>\n
The words that carry the most information.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Names<\/li>\n
- Verbs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Most importantly, the answer to the question is almost always found with little words that agree or contradict<\/a>.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Time<\/li>\n
- Amounts<\/li>\n
- Number words<\/li>\n
- Negative words like \u201cno\u201d or \u201cnot\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Takeaway<\/strong><\/h3>\n
To score highly on the most difficult question types on the Reading exam, you need strategies!<\/p>\n
The Reading Module in 3 Keys IELTS <\/a>provides strategies for every question type.<\/p>\n
Many of our students have scored a 9 on Reading<\/a> after learning these strategies!<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s tips are a few of these strategies.<\/p>\n
Practice these<\/a> to make some of the most difficult question types much easier!<\/p>\n
- Example<\/strong>: The text says a professor taught the 40th annual McTaggart lecture. The question asks if this professor taught the 30th annual McTaggart lecture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n