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What is the average score in the Reading test among Vietnamese students?

5.3

6.3

4.3

7.3

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What is the average LOWEST score among IELTS test-takers?

listening

writing

reading

speaking

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What is the most difficult thing about IELTS reading?

the topics are too scientific, bro

the texts are too long, boy

there are too many questions and too little time, dude

all of the answers are correct

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How much time do you REALLY have to answer all 40 questions?

it depends on my luck

less than 60 minutes

exactly 60 minutes

more than 60 minutes

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Which one is NOT considered as a keyword that we can scan for?

scientific terms

helping verbs (was, were, I, you...)

names

years and numbers

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Which one do you do FIRST?

read the questions

underline key words

read the instructions

skim read the text

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Which task is probably more difficult?

sentence completion

paragraph matching

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Which task is probably more difficult?

short answer questions

True, false, not given

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Which task probably requires more time?

sentence completion

multiple choice questions

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What would be the quickest way to get a general idea about a (very long) paragraph?

read the first and last sentence of it

Google it

scan for some ideas

read it entirely

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What do you do if an answer sounds too easy and obvious?

go for it, baby!

hold on, it might be a trap!

some questions are very easy even in IELTS

pat yourself on the back, you're very smart!

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What do you do if you cannot answer a question?

just take a logical guess

call your mom for help

try harder you lazy boy!

move on and come back for it later if you have time

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What do you do with all those complicated academic words you've never heard of?

ask teacher Marko about them

grab a dictionary and memorize them all

try to guess their meanings

ignore them, no one cares

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What sounds like the smartest strategy for IELTS reading?

study vocabulary like a crazy maniac

do loads of practice tests

read scientific journals

Google about IELTS tips online

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