IELTS Reading- Multiple Choice Questions
This article will help you answer multiple choice questions more effectively.
Task description
You job is to simply choose the correct answer from a list of possible choices.
How to approach this task
- Read the questions carefully.
- Skim the text to get the general meaning.
- Underline any keywords in the question and think about any synonyms that might appear in the text.
- Read the choices and underline any keywords. Think about the difference in meaning between the difference choices.
- Predict the correct answer.
- Read the text and using keywords and synonyms locate the part containing the answers.
- Read that part of the text very carefully, thinking about the difference in meanings.
- Think about not only which options are correct but how the other options are wrong.
- Go back and read the question again and mark your final choice.
Example
Which THREE of the following statements true of the Old Man of the Lake according to the passage?
A It has been a tourist attraction for decades.
B It is a drifting piece of wood.
C It is close to the edge of Crater Lake.
D It is owned by a local businessman.
E It can quickly move about the lake.
F It can be a danger to boat users.
G It is too small for someone to stand on.
How to solve this test?
- You will have to eliminate 4 of the 7 answers and this leaves you with three choices.
- If you are unsure of what the difference is between three sentences, it can help to rephrase them in your own words.
- If you are running out of time or you really don’t know the answer, have a guess. You will not lose marks for wrong answers and you have a 25% chance of getting the correct answer just by guessing.
Keyword table for this practice test:
Keywords in Questions | Similar words in Passage |
It is a drifting piece of wood | A more unusual attraction is the Old Man of the Lake, which is the name given to a 9-metre-tall tree stump that has been bobbing vertically in Oregon's Crater Lake since at least 1896. |
It can quickly move about the lake | Observations indicated that the Old Man of Crater Lake travels quite extensively, and sometimes with surprising rapidity |
| It can be a danger to boat users | Since it can be seen virtually anywhere on the lake, boat pilots commonly communicate its position to each other as a general matter of safety. |
Explanation:
Question 1:
- Find the keywords in the reading passage that has similar words in the question: bobbing vertically = drifting
- So answer of Q1 is B.
Question 2:
- Find the keywords in the reading passage that has similar words in the question: rapidity = quickly
- So answer of Q2 is E.
Question 3:
- Find the keywords in the reading passage that has similar words in the question: safety = danger
- So answer of Q3 is F.
Now continue this technique with another questions. This may seem like a lot of work and in the beginning but once you have practised this many times, you will be able to find your answers really fast and with much better accuracy and that will improve your score.
Comments:
The diagram illustrates the procedures followed in order to produce soft drinks.
Basically, There are five stages required to reach the final product starting from water that is must be cleaned and sterilized at first.
Cleaning Raw water is the process of passing water through water softener and chemicals after filtering it from impurities to be safe for use. Secondly, In the heating evaporation and carbonation stage, Water is pumped into electric heaters to be evaporated then move through cooling pipe for condensation and by addition of carbondioxide it becomes carbonated.
Consequently, Carbonated water enters mixing tank, This is the phase where colouring,syrup and flavour are added.
After filtering the water from the mixing tank, the mixture is now ready to be filled both in bottles and in cans.
The last stage for this process is packaging the bottles and cans in boxes in order to transport them to the supermarket to be available for consumption by the users.
After Correction
The diagram illustrates the procedures followed in order to produce soft drinks. Basically, there are five stages required to reach the final product starting from water that is must be cleaned and sterilized at first.
Cleaning Raw water is the process of passing water through the water softener and chemicals after filtering it from impurities to be safe for use. Secondly, In the heating evaporation and carbonation stage, Water is pumped into electric heaters to be evaporated then move through a cooling pipe for condensation and by the addition of carbon dioxide, it becomes carbonated. Consequently, Carbonated water enters the mixing tank, This is the phase where coloring, syrup, and flavor are added.
After filtering the water from the mixing tank, the mixture is now ready to be filled both in bottles and in cans. The last stage for this process is packaging the bottles and cans in boxes in order to transport them to the supermarket to be available for consumption by the users.
the 21st century has witness some of the most impressive breakthrough in technology . While some people implemented them in shopping to make it easier , others think they will not . Today , i will discuss both of these beliefs.
First of all , it can be true that applying technology can bring us certain benefits such as the ability to browse anything at the buyer's will . For example , to look for water spinach , type that name onto a search bar , then it will automatically goes into your screen. In addition , using tech to buy things will make it less time -consuming as it will not need us to travel through a distant instead the things can be ordered remotely and delivered to us .
Though the advantages, applying mordern technology can complicate shopping , espeacially for the old , these genre of people are unfamiliar with online shopping and can find it hard to familiarize with it , as a consequent , their experience will be significant more frustrating. Another thing is that buying things online may pose some problems of frauding such as fake groceries , low-quality products,... . In addition , before being able to purchase, a payment method , which include some of your personal informations , will be needed , if not careful these informaions can be leaked and exposed
All in all . both views are equally deserved to be discussed and fully expand . while technology can make it simpler and less time-consuming to buy things , it also create problems.
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Laws which are imposed by the authorities must be followed by every citizen. Giving freedom to an individual, so they can do whatever they want can cause serious problems. I totally agree to the statement that without any rules and regulations the country will fall in the chaos. In this essay we will discuss the effects of not having any rules in a society.
Firstly, rules are the boundaries for limiting problems in the society. Such as traffic laws in the society, If the there are no restriction to the speed limit the will be many deaths. People will use this freedom and not care about others at all. Risking many lives and numerus accidents on the other hand crossing only over the pedestrian can also danger many lives. Running across roads where the vehicles go in full speed is putting their life in danger.Example in many countries there is a fine imposed on an individual, who do not use the pedestrian to cross.
Where as there are many other reasons that show the importance of laws. Such as lettering in public, if there is not ristriction on where to dispose the garbage. People will start throwing letter everywhere, which creates land pollution. Above all this attracts harmful insects such as mosquito and flies etc. Increases the number of sickness and health expectancy reduces. Example in many undeveloped countries they still have problem in proper disposal of garbage and according to global standards the highest number of health issues and deaths are in these countries.
In conclusion, A set of rules imposed by the government is to keep it's citizen safe and secure. Not following them will have lead to destruction and problems to oneself. I completely agree this statement that a community in the society should follow it's laws as it is a beneficial for them.
The following diagram illustrates the process of making carbonated drinks at five different stages, each stages completing the mechanism with defferent machineries.
At stage one, raw water is being filtered and transfered to water softener to soften the water and then at stage two purified softened water is being heated using the electric heater and then passed through cooling pipes to cool down the heated water, after that they are passed through carbon dioxide gas so that the water particles reacts with carbon dioxide gas particles and get carbonated.
Carbonated water is then transferred to mixing tank, at stage five, inside the mixing tank, carbonated water, colouring, syrup and flavour are mixed all together at right amount then filtered out the excess chemicals and then transfer the pure coloured, flavoured, carbonated drink at stage four,
at stage four they are beng filled in bottles and cans after that at the final stage, bottles and cans are being wrapped and filled inside boxes, later shifted to supermarkets using delivery vans.
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