IELTS Reading test is designed to test your reading skills. Basically, what examiners are trying to know is that are you able to read and understand the meaning of the text. For this, they use varieties of questions which includes some of the most challenging and tricky ones.
WHAT IS READING TEST?
You will be given a data (information) in the form of paragraphs
Around 2500-2700 words
You will be given questions as well
You will be asked to read the data and find the answer to the questions
FOMAT
3 Sections/Reading Passages
40 Questions
60 Minues
DIFFERENCE
In GENERAL, different parts are known as Sections whereas, in ACADEMIC, they are known as as Reading Passages
The source of data is also different in both types of test. In the GENERAL test, the data is collected from general sources and is regarding day to day topic/common topic. In contrast, in the ACADEMIC test, the data is collected from academic sources and is academic in nature.
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
Flow chart completion
Notes completion
Summary completion
Table completion
Short answer
Multiple choice
True/False/Not Given
Yes/No/Not Given
Matching headings
Matching features
Matching information
Of the above questions, Matching Headings and True, False, and Not Given questions are the most daunting for the test takers. If candidates do not get desired scores in Reading, most of the time it is because of these questions. So, if you want to have a command over these questions, then watch the below video for the best techniques that are specially designed for such questions.