Task description

In this kind of question you will be given a number of sentences with gaps in them and asked to complete the sentences with words from the reading text.

How to approach this task

• Read the incomplete sentences first. Think about what word form can be used and try to predict the answer. Also think about keywords and how they could be represented by synonyms or paraphrasing.
• Locate where the information is located by scanning quickly. If you can’t locate the answer quickly, move on.
• Read the incomplete sentence again.
• Study the reading text more carefully to establish the answer.

Example

How to solve this test?

• Find where the answer is located in the text before you try to answer the question. Remember where before what.
• Read the questions before reading the text.

Keyword table for this practice test:

Explanation:

Question 1:

• Find the keywords in the reading passage that has similar words in the question:control temperature and humidity levels = solve problems in a factory
• So answer of Q1 is D.

Question 2: 

• Find the keywords in the reading passage that has similar words in the question: it took up too much space = too big ; cost too much = expensive
• So answer of Q2 is A.

Question 3: 

• Find the keywords in the reading passage that has similar words in the question: paying = spend money ; comfortable = improving working conditions
• So answer of Q3 is C.

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.

You can practice more this type of question at: 

http://mini-ielts.com/reading?search=&q11=on&count=&sort=date-desc