Secret of jumping from 6 to 8 band score in IELTS Reading
Reading in IELTS seems to be boring and hectic to the aspirants as the passages are quite lengthy and they have to answer 40 questions in just 60 minutes. Reading and locating answer in this short period of time is very hard. Moreover, the passages are from research background so they may be boring too. This is the reason that many students don’t get their desired band scores and they just stuck at 6 bands and despite of efforts they are not able to hike their score. So today we will share some secrets of jumping from 6 to 8 band score in IELTS Reading.
IELTS Reading Techniques
The main issue that students face is the time management they cannot complete the task in the given 60 minutes. If you are facing the same issue then you must adopt some reading techniques that can help you out. First thing to do is do repeated practice by which you can enhance your reading speed. There are some other techniques that can help you.
BE FAMILIAR WITH EACH QUESTION TYPE:
There are around 14 different types of questions which you can face in the IELTS reading test. You must have a good knowledge of how to approach each of them. This will definitely save your time as you must be aware of how to solve the puzzle accurately.
SKIMMING AND SCANNING:
It is an essential tool to answer all the questions accurately of reading. You should develop your skill to skim and scan passages and get the gist of the content. This is recommended to read the questions before you start reading the passage so that you get the idea of what to find in the passage. Than start reading the passage here “reading” means reading it does not mean you try to understand the passage. It’s just a chance to get a sense of the topic and content. You should skim read the full passage in between 2 to 3 minutes. At the same time, you should underline any key words you see. The only question types which come before the passage is matching headings, for that question you don’t need to read the passage first. Scanning is your ability to locate information quickly and has no relation to comprehension of the passage.
DEVELOP YOUR SPEED READING SKILLS:
As already discussed this test has a strict time limit which will really challenge your ability to complete the questions in time. So its mandatory to speed up your reading skills so that you can find your answers quickly. This means you must be able to scan the passage quickly to locate information.
DEVELOPING VOCABULARY:
You should have a good knowledge of vocabulary as this is also one of the essential tools to solve the answer accurately. In reading you will not find the same word in the passage as mentioned in the question. Usually to make the test bit tricky often synonyms or some other words are used and if you don’t have a good hand in vocabulary you will not be able to find the answer.
Learning vocabulary is not just about learning the meaning of a word; it is about learning when you can and can’t use a word. It is also about what collocations can be used with words, for example verbs and match nouns. You should write words lists that include common paraphrases and also common traps. You can do this by learning vocabulary from practice reading passages.
KEY WORDS:
Each question will have key words to help you locate the information in the passage and to spot the right answer. You should learn to spot key words and use them correctly. You should also check whether the key words can be paraphrased. You will soon learn to use key words correctly when you review your answers in practice reading lessons. Some key words are obvious, for instance names, dates, numbers, places etc. Other key words are more subtle.
Hope these steps will help you in scoring good bands in IELTS Reading.
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