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There are 12 different IELTS Reading reading question types. That sounds like a lot, doesn’t it? But have no fear– all of these types have enough in common that they can be studied and mastered together. So what are the types of questions in IELTS reading? Read on to learn about each one, with descriptions and examples! <\/p>\n
The examples all come from the Magoosh IELTS service our subscribers use. To practice the questions and get extra help, click on the table of contents, or just scroll down through the article.<\/p>\n
<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/a> The twelve types of Reading questions in IELTS Reading can be divided into three main formats: completion formats (filling in blanks in a text), answer-the-question formats (providing a response to a question), and matching formats, where one piece of information is matched to another. <\/p>\n In the sections below, we’ll take a closer look at each of the three categories and each of the twelve individual types. <\/a> There are four varieties of matching exercises in IELTS Reading. Read on to learn all about them and practice them. <\/p>\n <\/a> In this case, you’ll see a group of incomplete sentences, specifically the starting part of each sentence. But they’re not really<\/em> incomplete, because the endings are also right there in front of you. But they’re in a different order. Your job is to match the endings and beginnings of the sentences correctly.<\/p>\n Click here to practice matching sentence endings.<\/a><\/strong> This is somewhat similar to the matching information question type. However, in this case, you’ll be given a heading that could go over a paragraph in the passage, instead of a description of a piece of information in the paragraph.<\/p>\n Click here to complete a matching headings exercise for IELTS Reading.<\/a><\/strong> In Matching Features questions, you’ll be given a short list of concepts or things from the passage. this list will be followed by several descriptions of those things. The goal is to match the things from the passage and the descriptions of them.<\/p>\n Click here for a question set of this IELTS Reading question type.<\/a><\/strong> This is one of several IELTS Reading question types that involves matching. In this case, you match a description of the information in a paragraph to its correct paragraph in the passage.<\/p>\n Click here for an IELTS Reading passage and a set of practice matching information questions.<\/a><\/strong> In these types of IELTS Reading questions, rather than matching or completing information, you simply give responses to questions that you’re asked. While these questions test similar skills, they can look pretty different from each other. Read on to learn more!<\/p>\n <\/a> T\/F\/NG and Y\/N\/NG are not exactly<\/em> the same, but they’re similar enough that it’s helpful to treat them as two versions of the same question type. For T\/F\/NG, you need to determine if a fact is true based on the passage, or false, or not given in the passage. For Y\/N\/NG, you are instead checking to see if something reflects the author’s opinions (yes), contradicts an author’s opinions (no), or is simply not expressed by the author one way or the other (not given).<\/p>\n Click here to practice these types of question in IELTS Reading.<\/a><\/strong> This is one of the IELTS reading question types where you write in your own answer instead of just writing the letters of the correct answers. In these types of questions in IELTS Reading, the wording of the answer will be copied directly from the passage.<\/p>\n Click here for an IELTS Reading passage with a set of short answer questions.<\/a><\/strong> These questions will be a lot like ones you’ve seen in your own schooling. You’ll be asked a question, and you’ll have to choose the correct answer from a set of answers.<\/p>\n Click here for a practice set of this IELTS Reading question type.<\/a><\/strong> In “Completion” questions, you need to fill in the blanks and complete a second, shorter text that’s presented in the questions. As you might have guessed, the second shorter text will summarize ideas from the passage. Let’s take a closer look at these five IELTS Reading question types.<\/p>\n <\/a> In this type of IELTS reading question, you will see sentences that contain a blank. You’ll put a word or words from the passage into the blank. <\/p>\n Click here for practice with the sentence completion IELTS Reading question type.<\/a><\/strong> Here we have yet another type among the “completion” types of questions in IELTS Reading. In this case, you’ll complete blanks in a diagram.<\/p>\n Very often, this question type is associated with scientific or technical passages. To help yourself prepare for this kind of question, practice reading basic science passages that include diagrams, the kind found on general news websites or in high school textbooks.<\/p>\n Use the words on the diagram to scan for the right part of the passage; the passage itself won’t necessarily state that it is describing a diagram. <\/p>\n Click here to complete a diagram in IELTS Reading.<\/a><\/strong> This question type requires you to fill in the blanks in a flow-chart that portrays a timeline of events or a process that has steps in a certain order.<\/p>\n Click here for an IELTS Reading flow-chart exercise.<\/a><\/strong> In this type of question in IELTS Reading, you’ll see a summary of the entire passage, with missing words. Words from the passage itself will complete the blanks in the summary.<\/p>\n Click here to practice some of these types of questions in IELTS Reading.<\/a><\/strong> This question type, like a number of other types of questions in IELTS Reading, requires you to fill in the blanks in a table of information. This is similar in some ways to the matching information and matching features IELTS Reading question types, since the tables will usually show ideas or things in one column, and related information or features in another.<\/p>\n Click here for a set of IELTS Reading table completion questions.<\/a><\/strong> Hopefully, these practice sets– and the excellent answer explanations provided by our lead IELTS instructor Eliot– have helped you build skills and gain confidence. But wait, there’s more! Here are a few additional resources to help you along the way:<\/p>\n
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\n <\/p>\nIELTS Reading Question Types: Three Broad Categories<\/h2>\n
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\n <\/p>\nThe “Matching” types of questions in IELTS Reading<\/h2>\n
\n <\/p>\nMatching Sentence Endings Questions<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\nMatching Headings Questions<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\nThe “Answering Questions” IELTS Reading Question Types<\/h2>\n
\n <\/p>\nTrue\/False\/Not Given and Yes\/No\/Not Given Questions<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\nShort Answer Questions<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\n“Completion” Types of Questions in IELTS Reading<\/h2>\n
\n <\/p>\nSentence Completion Questions<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\nFlow-Chart Completion Questions<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\nSummary Completion Questions<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\nMore Help and Practice with the Types of Questions in IELTS Reading<\/h2>\n
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