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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

reading

speaking

writing

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What is the most difficult thing about IELTS reading?

the texts are too long, boy

the topics are too scientific, bro

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?

less than 60 minutes

exactly 60 minutes

it depends on my luck

more than 60 minutes

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

scientific terms

names

years and numbers

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

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Which one do you do FIRST?

read the questions

read the instructions

underline key words

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?

True, false, not given

short answer questions

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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 it entirely

scan for some ideas

Google it

read the first and last sentence of it

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

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

hold on, it might be a trap!

some questions are very easy even in IELTS

go for it, baby!

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What do you do if you cannot answer a question?

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

try harder you lazy boy!

just take a logical guess

call your mom for help

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

try to guess their meanings

ask teacher Marko about them

ignore them, no one cares

grab a dictionary and memorize them all

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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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