GOLDEN TIPS TO SCORE 9 IN IELTS Reading
IELTS Reading is quite a lengthy test as it contains 3 sections with different passages and you are asked to solve 40 questions related to these paragraphs. Time allowed to solve all questions is 60 minutes that means you cannot devote more than 1.5 minutes to each question. In the reading test paragraph of section 3 is the most lengthy and demands more time so you have to manage your time accordingly. The main factor that really can help you in the test is your fast reading skill and there are some golden tips to score 9 in IELTS reading which we will discuss in this article.
Read on daily basis:
To enhance your reading skill the first thing you should do is to do practice by reading variety of material like online Articles, newspapers, novels, and journals as this stuff will enhance your overall reading skill. Adopt a special methodology to read it you should not read the text consciously you just go with the flow of the text. Read curiously and read for fun. I cannot stress this enough. This method will build your reading stamina, your vocabulary and your reading speed.
Read the questions first:
The most important tip for finishing the reading task quickly and more accurately is to read the question first than the passage. The logic behind is that you have 60 minutes to solve 40 linked to 3 texts. Here, time management is very necessary and if you read the passage first than the question you have to reread the whole passage for the second time to locate the information demanded by the question and then you will reconfirm it by reading the text for the third time. In this way you will have to read the passage for three times. On the other hand, if you read the question first than you can solve the question by reading the passage only once.
Understand the question:
It is necessary to understand what the question demand as if you misunderstood the question you will get a wrong answer. So if you don’t get the question in the first time reread it and make sure that you get the question properly.
Skim and Scan:
Scanning and skimming are the tools that make your reading fast and accurate. You can solve your reading test with ease if you have good command on these tools. First of all Skim the given passage look for the main ideas, understand the layout of the text, highlight keywords and try to get the sense of what the passage is about. To know more about skimming and scanning click here.
Remember the keywords:
It is necessary to remember the highlighted words as it can be difficult to read the same word again and again. If the keywords will be in your mind than it will be easier for you to locate the related information from the text and resemble it with each other. Questions asks you to look for specific information and fill in/choose the right answers. So, make sure you highlight keywords like dates, places, topics, numbers etc.
Get familiar with Question Types:
There are 12 question types in ILETS reading and you should be familiar with each and every question type and how to approach them. If you will be familiar to every question type than you will take less time to understand the question and will be able to finish your task in time.
Vocabulary:
Learn new words on daily basis or adopt a technique to learn new words. Anyhow, if you come across a new word in the test don’t just stick to it read the sentence and try to know the meaning according to the sense of the sentence.
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