Ielts Reading Question Types

IELTS Reading Question Types Information 

Reading section have many type of question. Below are some of those types.

In reading section there are total of 3 passages with 40 questions. Each passage have at least 3 to 4 question types that you have to do.

One must practice all these question types before going for the final exam.

# True False Not Given/ Yes No Not Given-

·         What to do - look out the statement given and find that the information is given or not

·         True/Yes -  means that the information is provided in the text

·         False/No -  means that the statement contradict the information given

·         Not given -  means that the information in the statement is not at all given in passage

# Match the Headings –

·         What to do – Match the paragraphs given on one side with the answer given
on other side

·         The answers are often in numerical form i.e (I,II,IV,VII)

·         Try to analyze the passage and then answer accordingly

# Complete the table –

·          What to do – a table is provided with incomplete information, you have to fill the information with some words

·         Questions are in order not jumbled which means questions are step by step from starting

·         Try to find the answer by quick scanning to the text

# Flow chart –

·         What to do -  a flow chart is given to fill the information left in blanks

·         Chart can be of some process or any thing

·         It will be in orderly process and sometimes answers are provided in a table below you have to pick the correct one

# Complete the Sentence –

·         What to do -  complete the gap given the sentence by finding the correct answer  from the passage

·         Focus on the types of word needed ( noun, verb, adjective)

·         Answers are in order usually

·         Scan and understand that selective passage and fill the gap with appropriate           word only

# Complete the summary –

·         What to do -  an incomplete summary is given from the portion of the passage and you have to fill in the blanks provided

·         Sometimes the answers are given in the table below, you have to select the right one

·         Answers are often in order

·         Try to scan that portion quickly and properly for the answers

# Choosing the title –

·         What to do – you have to choose the perfect title for the passage asked in the question

·         Pay attention to the instruction what it says

·         Sometimes single title can be used for two different passage

·         Generally if you go through the passage once or twice you will get the title, if not try to choose the closet one.

# Categorize the question-

·         What to do – decide which category the information belongs to from the list given below

·         Look out for the paraphrases

·         Locate the information from the passage