Improve your Reading results
Here are five tips, to help you get the best result you can from any reading exam, whether it be IELTS, TOEFL or any other reading tests.
1. Timing
This is very important; one of the most common problems is that you run out of time. Keep in mind the amount of time, and the number of questions.
IELTS gives you 60 minutes to answer 40 questions. That is not long, when you have three different texts to read.
Speed-reading is important!
Don’t worry if you don’t understand 100% of the text, if you are not sure go on to the next question, and come back later if you can.
Do practice speed reading, skimming and scanning.
Don't slowly and carefully read every word.
You have 60 minutes and 3 texts to read, so divide your time equally, after 20 minutes move on to the next part even if you haven’t finished.
Try not to spend more than two minutes on any one question.
2. Did you answer all of the questions?
We said to skip questions if you cannot find a question, but that doesn’t mean leave it blank. In the last few minutes, try to guess, but be logical and suit the question. If it says ‘no more than 3 words’, then don’t use 4 words. If it is a multiple-choice question, guess, at worst you have a 25% chance. You should NEVER leave a question.
There are no marks lost if you get a question wrong.
3. Is one type of question more difficult than others?
Look at your practice tests, and see if you are getting one type of question wrong more than others.
Many people struggle with headings style questions, and true, false, not given ones.
Make sure you know the little tips to maximize your score. True, False, Not Given questions always come in the order of the text, this can help you narrow down where to look for the answer.
4. If you are wrong, have you gone back and looked at why you were wrong?
Analyzing your own work is important; look at why you were wrong. Practice tests are important, but analyzing your answers afterwards is just as important.
5. Skim and scan the text, read the question carefully.
Understanding the question is very important, you need to read it carefully. Otherwise you will struggle to find the answer in the text.
Consider this True, False, Not Given question.
“Many people believe that public transport has been slightly improved.”
To answer you need to realize that: It’s not every person who believes it ‘has been’ is the present perfect passive, so it started in the past and is continuing now. It is slight improvement so that is going to be key.
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