HOW TO COMPLETE READING IN LESS TIME

This article will help you to know about the tips with which you can improve your reading skills and you can complete your reading less than an hour.

Let’s recall!

What IELTS Reading is?

Well, IELTS reading is a module which axis is your ability to understand the main gist the passage, writers, opinion and attitude and relation of different given questions with the passage. In total you have 40 questions that you need to solve in 60 minutes along with their transferring of answers.

HOW TO COMPLETE READING

Now let’s look how we can improve our reading and can manage our time in reading module.

Below are few given tips:

Format should be cleared

Well, as we know, Isles has two different categories, academic and journal. In academic reading, you got three passages along with the 40 questions that you need to solve within the time span of 60 minutes. Same as like happens in the general training, but General training consist of five passages rather than the three, but number of questions are same as well as time for examination is also same.

Therefore, familiarise yourself with numerous texts and questions before the test day to ameliorate your IELTS Reading skills. It will help you organize your time and avoid any last-minute surprises.

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Learn question types

You are not going to get one question type in IELTS Reading. So it’s mandatory to practice all the question types so as to not to feel astonished when you face any different type of question in the examination.

The common question types in reading module:

Multiple-choice questions
Matching Information
Matching heading
Sentence completion
Summary completion
Note, table, flow-chart completion
Diagram label competition
Short-answer questions
Identify a writer’s view/claims
Identifying information
Matching features
Matching sentence endings
True/False/Not Given questions

Practice all these types while you prepare for reading and familiarise with a different strategies to solve these type of questions.

Don’t forget the word limit that you have to follow while you transfer your answers.

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Skimming and Scanning Technique

Skimming is the technique of reading the passages quickly. On the flip side, scanning refers to the technique of locating different words without reading single word of the passage.

To implement this method first, you need to read the question very carefully and pick out the highlighting words from it and determine what you need for answer and further locate it in the passage. This will surely improve your ability to read and find information quickly.

Use context clues

Context clues a week. It refers to the different words and phrases that can give you hand to find out the information and to understand the meaning of the unfamiliar words.

It is really important to implement this technique because one can easily acknowledge the meaning of given passages easily.

Allot Timings

Time is really crucial while you do reading. One must not spend more than one minute on finding the answer for each question. You really need to move against the clock. So, devote your time as like you must be able to solve the questions 5 minutes prior to timings.

Devote your time as like 15 minutes for first passage 15 minutes for second passage and last 30 minutes for the last passage as it’s the difficult to one.

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Transfer your answers Alongside

This must be kept in mind That no extra time is allotted for transferring the answers similar to listening. You should transfer your answers simultaneously. This will help you save time and prevent you from rushing at the last minute.

Practice often and read on daily basis

Reading on daily basis and solving different types is the most integral part if you really want to score high. Instil the habit of reading and practising different sample papers of difficult level.

This will surely assist you to improve your accuracy and pace. Along with this, you will come to know about different vocabulary that is used in reading passages which will also help you a lot. Reading a daily basis can help you to understand the paraphrasing and how it is given in the reading passages, and you will get habitual to it if you read on daily basis.

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