GENERAL READING ADVICE

SUGGESTED EXAM TIME PLAN FOR READING SECTION:

You have 60 minutes to complete the reading section of the IELTS test. You must transfer your answers to the answer sheet provided WITHIN THAT TIME.

0:00    Begin Passage 1 - start by glancing at the title, diagrams, pictures, headings, etc.

           Then, read the questions and answer as many as possible.

0:15    Guess remainder of questions that relate to Passage 1, but put a question-mark

           beside these to remind yourself later that you have guessed these answers.

0:16    Begin Passage 2 - read the questions and answer as many as possible,

0:31    Guess remainder of questions that relate to Passage 2 but again, put a question-mark beside these to remind yourself later,

0:32    Begin Passage 3 - read the questions and answer as many as possible.

0:50    Guess remainder of questions that relate to Passage 3.

0:51    Go back to Passage 1 - try answering the guessed questions,

0:53    Go back to Passage 2 - try answering the guessed questions.

0:55    Transfer all questions carefully but quickly to the answer sheet.

0:58    Use the remaining time to double-check any answers to the last few questions in Reading Passage 3 that you guessed earlier.

Remember that each passage is more difficult than the preceding one.

Allow 15 minutes each for Passages 1 and 2 but give yourself 18 minutes to complete Passage 3.

Remember, however, that you will have time to go back and check on your guesses at the end of the test - do not spend time checking your answers or changing your answers.

Practice all tests using this formula.