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IELTS reading tips and strategies

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  • Which task is probably more difficult?
    short answer questions
    True, false, not given
  • What sounds like the smartest strategy for IELTS reading?
    Google about IELTS tips online
    read scientific journals
    study vocabulary like a crazy maniac
    do loads of practice tests
  • How much time do you REALLY have to answer all 40 questions?
    less than 60 minutes
    it depends on my luck
    exactly 60 minutes
    more than 60 minutes
  • What do you do if an answer sounds too easy and obvious?
    hold on, it might be a trap!
    go for it, baby!
    pat yourself on the back, you're very smart!
    some questions are very easy even in IELTS
  • What is the most difficult thing about IELTS reading?
    there are too many questions and too little time, dude
    the texts are too long, boy
    the topics are too scientific, bro
    all of the answers are correct
  • Which one do you do FIRST?
    skim read the text
    read the questions
    read the instructions
    underline key words
  • What would be the quickest way to get a general idea about a (very long) paragraph?
    scan for some ideas
    Google it
    read it entirely
    read the first and last sentence of it
  • Which task is probably more difficult?
    paragraph matching
    sentence completion
  • What is the average score in the Reading test among Vietnamese students?
    6.3
    5.3
    4.3
    7.3
  • 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
  • What is the average LOWEST score among IELTS test-takers?
    listening
    writing
    speaking
    reading
  • Which one is NOT considered as a keyword that we can scan for?
    years and numbers
    scientific terms
    names
    helping verbs (was, were, I, you...)
  • What do you do with all those complicated academic words you've never heard of?
    ignore them, no one cares
    try to guess their meanings
    ask teacher Marko about them
    grab a dictionary and memorize them all
  • Which task probably requires more time?
    multiple choice questions
    sentence completion
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