How to get 9 Bands in IELTS Reading
IELTS Reading is the module in which you can get 9 because you don’t have to create thing as you are suppose to do in Speaking and Writing. The whole information is given in the passage you just have to locate the write answer by going through the passage. Many students find this thing difficult as they are not aware or simply ignore some common but important things. So today in this article we will discuss about how to get 9 in IELTS Reading. Simply follow the tips given below to hit your dream scores.
1. Enhance your reading speed: As the time allowed in the test is short to read the 2500 – 3000 words and answer 40 questions in only 60 minutes so to meet the dead line you have to be good in time management. There are no shortcuts to manage the time and the only key is that you have to increase your reading speed. This will not only help you to complete your task in time but also help you to locate the answers more quickly. If you are a slow reader than you should work on your reading speed by using various techniques.
2. Skimming and Scanning: Technique of skimming and scanning is must if you want to score 9 in IELTS Reading. The term skimming is the basic strategy to read a passage appropriately to answer the questions. Before appearing in the exam you should master this skill so that during exam you can skim-read the entire passage in 3 to 4 minutes. To maintain a proper time management plan you should not take much time to read the passage. One more thing is that you should highlight the main keywords while skimming the passage as it will be time consuming if you have to read the whole passage for highlighting the keywords. Moreover, scanning is the basic ability to locate every information quickly and majorly that has no perfect relation to the comprehension of the passage.
3. Understand the type of the question: In IELTS Reading there are around 16 question types and you should know about all of them. If you are not aware than it will not only be hard but also time consuming for you to understand them and locate the right answer. These questions types are divided into local, global, and cluster types of questions. So, it is very necessary to have detailed information about each and every question type.
4. Work on your Grammar: Many students thing that the grammar part will be checked only in Writing and Speaking so they hardly bother about it in Reading. If you are one of them who are ignoring this part get attentive and start focusing on grammar in reading also. Grammar is very important for reading also because this part is indirectly checked in the reading section. Grammar can help you to spot the correct answer in a very short time as this helps to pinpoint the accurate answer and if you don’t focus on grammar than you will feel stranded and not be able to locate the answer quickly.
5. Target keywords: Try to locate the keywords and important words as they will help you to locate the answers easily. Every question has its keywords like name, number, date, place, etc and you are supposed to underline them as these keywords will help you to locate the answers easily. Keep in mind that you will not get the same words in the passage as given in the question as lots of synonyms are used and sentences are even paraphrased so keep your eyes open for The test taker can also use paraphrasing to understand the intensity of the keywords. It is often noticed that some keywords are obvious such as name, number, date, place, etc. whereas some keywords are more subtle.
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