IELTS Academic Reading in detail – ECS IELTS
Multiple choice
Task type and format: Test takers are required to choose the best answer from four alternatives (A, B, C or D), or the best two answers from five alternatives (A, B, C, D or E), or the best three answers from seven alternatives (A, B, C, D, E, F or G). Test takers write the letter of the answer they have chosen on the answer sheet. The questions may involve completing a sentence, where they are given the first part of a sentence and then choose the best way to complete it from the options, or could involve complete questions; with the test takers choosing the option which best answers them.
The questions are in the same order as the information in the text: that is, the answer to the first question in this group will be located in the text before the answer to the second question, and so on. This task type may be used with any type of text. ielts training coimbatore
Task focus: Multiple choice tests a wide range of reading skills, including detailed understanding of specific points or an overall understanding of the main points of the text.
Identifying information
Task type and format: Test takers will be given a
number of statements and asked: ‘Do the following statements agree with
the information in the text?’ They are then required to write ‘true’,
‘false’ or ‘not given’ in the boxes on their answer sheets.
It is important to understand the difference between ‘false’ and ‘not
given’. ‘False’ means that the passage states the opposite of the
statement in question; ‘not given’ means that the statement is neither
confirmed nor contradicted by the information in the passage.
Students need to understand that any knowledge they bring with them from
outside the passage should not play a part when deciding on their
answers.
Task focus: Identifying information assesses the test takers’ ability to recognise particular points of information conveyed in the text. It can thus be used with more factual texts. ielts coaching in porur
Remember that some task types in the IELTS Reading test have answers that appear in order, such as True / False / Not Given or Multiple Choice. This means that you don’t have to begin with the first question and do them in order. Look at which question has something that is easily identifiable (e.g. a name of a person or place) and start with that question. Then, the answer for the other questions will most likely appear above and below this point.
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