The IELTS Reading Academic module consists of three passages totalling approximately 2,500 words. The passages are similar to the kind of articles you might read in a general interest magazine covering serious topics like Nature or The Economist.
You have 60 minutes in which to read the three passages and answer 40 questions. The passages are not the same length and the number of questions after each passage varies, so careful time management is all-important in IELTS Reading.
IELTS Reading overview
The three passages in the IELTS Reading module deal with a range of academic subjects: one may be about ancient history, another about astronomy, another about advertising techniques, and so on.
Each passage in IELTS Reading is followed by 11 to 15 questions. You can read and answer questions at the same time. The questions are multiple choice, matching, True/False/Not given, Sentence completion or summary completion tasks. Write your answers in pencil on the separate answer sheet provided. You can also make notes on the question sheet.
The IELTS Reading module lasts 60 minutes. You should be able to skim-read approximately 170 words per minute and spend no more than 15 minutes in total reading the three passages. That will leave you around one minute to attempt each question plus a little extra time for checking.
How IELTS Reading answers are scored
A human examiner marks your answers. You get one point for each correct answer, giving you a ‘raw score’ out of 40. This is converted into a ‘band score’ from 0 to 9.
| Level | Band | Reading Score |
|---|
| Expert | 9 | 39-40 |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 37-38 |
| Very Good | 8 | 35-36 |
| Good | 7.5 | 33-34 |
| Good | 7 | 30-32 |
| Competent | 6.5 | 27-29 |
| Competent | 6 | 23-26 |
| Modest | 5.5 | 19-22 |
| Modest | 5 | 15-18 |
| Limited | 4.5 | 13-14 |
| Limited | 4 | 10-12 |
| Extremely Limited | 3.5 | 8-9 |
| Extremely Limited | 3 | 6-7 |
Five exam techniques for IELTS Reading
1. Skim-read quickly. Try to find the main idea of each passage and of each paragraph. Don’t read all the supporting details. Ignore any unfamiliar words at this stage.
2. Identify key words. Scan the passage and the questions for words you know will be in the passage such as names of people, names of places, and dates.
3. Identify paraphrase. Look for similar meaning between what the passage says and what the question asks.
4. Manage time. Some questions will be extremely difficult so you should concentrate first on the questions that are easiest for you to answer. Take no more than 60 seconds to consider your answer before moving on to the next question.
5. Expand your vocabulary. You will find the academic module of IELTS Reading much easier if you expand your academic vocabulary. The academic word list is a great place to start.
The IELTS Reading Academic module consists of three passages totalling approximately 2,500 words. The passages are similar to the kind of articles you might read in a general interest magazine covering serious topics like Nature or The Economist.
You have 60 minutes in which to read the three passages and answer 40 questions. The passages are not the same length and the number of questions after each passage varies, so careful time management is all-important in IELTS Reading.
IELTS Reading overview
The three passages in the IELTS Reading module deal with a range of academic subjects: one may be about ancient history, another about astronomy, another about advertising techniques, and so on.
Each passage in IELTS Reading is followed by 11 to 15 questions. You can read and answer questions at the same time. The questions are multiple choice, matching, True/False/Not given, Sentence completion or summary completion tasks. Write your answers in pencil on the separate answer sheet provided. You can also make notes on the question sheet.
The IELTS Reading module lasts 60 minutes. You should be able to skim-read approximately 170 words per minute and spend no more than 15 minutes in total reading the three passages. That will leave you around one minute to attempt each question plus a little extra time for checking.
How IELTS Reading answers are scored
A human examiner marks your answers. You get one point for each correct answer, giving you a ‘raw score’ out of 40. This is converted into a ‘band score’ from 0 to 9.
| Level | Band | Reading Score |
|---|
| Expert | 9 | 39-40 |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 37-38 |
| Very Good | 8 | 35-36 |
| Good | 7.5 | 33-34 |
| Good | 7 | 30-32 |
| Competent | 6.5 | 27-29 |
| Competent | 6 | 23-26 |
| Modest | 5.5 | 19-22 |
| Modest | 5 | 15-18 |
| Limited | 4.5 | 13-14 |
| Limited | 4 | 10-12 |
| Extremely Limited | 3.5 | 8-9 |
| Extremely Limited | 3 | 6-7 |
Five exam techniques for IELTS Reading
1. Skim-read quickly. Try to find the main idea of each passage and of each paragraph. Don’t read all the supporting details. Ignore any unfamiliar words at this stage.
2. Identify key words. Scan the passage and the questions for words you know will be in the passage such as names of people, names of places, and dates.
3. Identify paraphrase. Look for similar meaning between what the passage says and what the question asks.
4. Manage time. Some questions will be extremely difficult so you should concentrate first on the questions that are easiest for you to answer. Take no more than 60 seconds to consider your answer before moving on to the next question.
5. Expand your vocabulary. You will find the academic module of IELTS Reading much easier if you expand your academic vocabulary. The academic word list is a great place to start.
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I absolutely disagree with " Focus on the text first" point, instead of reading the questions first. Reading the questions first (in 1st and 2d sections) you have to keep a small idea in mind, looking for its answer in the text. While reading the text first - you have to keep in mind a much bigger piece of information and then match it to the question. While, in the 3d section the questions and the answers are messed up, so here I'd recommend to read the paragraphs first and then looking for the right answer in the questions. Traditionally, there are some names for the headings, and here you need to understand the whole idea of a paragraph to match it correctly. This is a very strange recommendation and I have never seen it in IELTS prep books.
Over time, I have improved in the TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN and YES/NO/NOT GIVEN questions. I won't say I am perfect yet. This is my suggestion. Think like this:
Is any information at all about the question statement given in the passage or not?
If it is, then the final answer will either be TRUE/YES or FALSE/NO. Then check further. If the question text agrees with the passage then the final answer is TRUE/YES, but if not, then it is FALSE/NO.
If no information about the question text is found in the passage, then the answer is simply NOT GIVEN.
But something else it tricky because IELTS likes to play a lot with words. You need to slow down and read this part of the passage carefully. You cannot skim or scan this part because you may miss the information or the point and just assume, especially when you are running out of time. Ensure you create more time for this question type. It is usually very tricky. And that's the trap!
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In my point of view importemt think is staying focused while people spend a lot of there time in social media social media try to decline our focuse daily!!!!
ACTUALLY, I REALLY CANT SOLVE THE QUESTIONS LIKE TRUE AND FALSE.I HAVE PROBLEM ON MY SYNONYMS AND SOME ADVANCE WORD. I ALSO CANNOT RECOGNIZE, WHAT THE SENTENSE IS TELLING?
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I always first read the questions and mark any useful words that I can find in the paragraphs, then I know what should I be looking for, after that I use elimination technique and that doesn't mean that I start to read paragraphs from the begining. Sometimes I start from the middle and find those quite obvious words in the task and in paragraphs, then I mark paragraphs as already red and move on. In that way I save a lot of time. Usually, I finish one reading task in 10-12min.
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