Top Ten Must-Test Questions in the IELTS Reading Test in 2020

For the IELTS test, it is very helpful to understand the skills of answering questions, which is very helpful for improving the IELTS score. So let me first take a look at the top ten must-take questions in the IELTS Reading test in 2020?

Top Ten IELTS Reading Question Types

1. Matching (Subordination Relationship Questions)

2. Matching (Causation Relationship Questions)

3. MATCHING (questions matching the author and his views)

4. Summary (fill in the blanks for the abstract)

5. Short Answer Questions (short answer questions)

6 , True/False/Not given (True or False question)

7. adings (find subtitles)

8. Multiple Choice (multiple choice questions)

9. Sentence completion

10. DIAGRAM/FLOWCHART/TABLE COMPLETION

Analysis of test ideas

1. Introduction to IELTS reading

The IELTS reading test is divided into two categories: academic and training, which are respectively aimed at students applying to study abroad and those who plan to work or immigrate in English-speaking countries. The total time required for the 40 questions in the three articles is 60 minutes, including the time for transcribing the answers onto the answer sheet.

Academic reading test format: The reading (academic) part of the IELTS test has three articles and candidates need to answer 40 questions. The number of questions that need to be answered varies from article to article. Each question corresponds to a score. The content and title of the article appear in the questionnaire.

Training reading test format: IELTS test reading (training) section*** has three parts. The difficulty of the articles is from shallow to deep. Candidates need to answer 40 questions. The first part has 14 questions and usually contains 2 to 3 short articles or several paragraphs of text (such as advertisements, etc.). The second and third parts have 13 questions each. The second part usually has two articles, and the third part is a longer article. The content and title of the article appear in the questionnaire.

2. Sources of IELTS reading articles

We all know that IELTS reading articles are mostly selected from world-famous websites, magazines and newspapers, but do you know which websites they are? Let me share it with you. You can read more of the above articles in your leisure time. It will be very helpful for you to prepare for the IELTS reading test.

Most of the articles in IELTS Reading Category A are selected from well-known foreign newspapers and magazines in the humanities, economics and sciences, or research reports from various governments and organizations. For example:

1. New Scientist is the most frequently used magazine, such as Lost for Words in Sword 4, Play is a Serious Business, and What’s So Funny in Sword 5? , Flawed Beauty: the Problem with Toughened Glass, and multiple articles in Jianliu Australia’s Sporting Success, Climate Change and the Inuit, Graying Population Stays in the Pink, Do Literate Women Make Better Mothers?

2. The Economist ranks second, such as The Truth about the Environment in Sword 5, Delivering the Goods in Sword 6

3. There are also American Scientist and Scientific American. Two major American academic journals, such as Jianwu's Disappearing Delta and Jianliu's The Search for Anti-aging Pills

　4. And of course National Geographic. However, it is worth noting that because this is a leisure magazine, it is only used as a reading article for Category G, such as Pterosaurs in Jianliu

In addition to the several sources mentioned above, IELTS Category A reading articles Also from Nature, Discover, Time (Europe), Boston Global, History Today and other journals or magazines. As for which article is from which exam, I will not disclose it here due to sensitive reasons.

The first two parts of Category G reading are usually functional short articles with strong practicality, such as menus, product descriptions, notices, accommodation arrangements and advertisements, etc., which are very close to the actual life in the West. This requires candidates to strive to read a certain amount of original English newspapers and books every day, such as time, reader’s digest, etc., and pay special attention to various advertisements. It is not necessary to read every word, or to understand it completely, as long as you can understand the broad meaning.

Understanding the sources of these IELTS articles will be a good guide for candidates in their daily extensive reading training. Candidates can search for relevant background articles from the official websites of the above magazines and journals for targeted reading training.

3. Types of IELTS reading articles

It is difficult to prepare for IELTS reading, probably because of the professional nature of the articles. After all, most students don't usually have an in-depth understanding of the latest knowledge in natural, technological, medical... related fields. Because of the lack of background knowledge, many candidates spend a lot of time understanding the article, which results in a tight time for answering the questions. Therefore, roast ducks should dabble in some unfamiliar areas in their daily preparations to enhance their background knowledge understanding.

IELTS reading articles are classified as follows:

1. Articles about social development, economic conditions, scientific trends and cultural exchanges in Europe and the world

Since 1995 IELTS After major reforms in the examination question types, the University of Cambridge Examinations Board (UCLES) has repeatedly emphasized the non-professional principle and the internationalization principle as two principles. In order to enable people from different regions, different political and economic systems, different skin colors, and different cultural backgrounds to participate in IELTS equally and without difficulty in understanding, articles on law and more professional medicine, biology, philosophy, literature, art, etc. have been It is no longer included in the IELTS test scope.

In terms of the types of articles that may be covered, the following aspects often appear as test points:

·Employment status around the world

·Linguistics , archeology, biology, simple medicine (the word size will not affect the understanding of the article)

·The status of education, economic development issues, opportunities and challenges around the world (food, energy)

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·Feminist attention and female discrimination issues

·Environmental protection (marine, biological, land, forest, etc.) and environmental pollution (chemical, oil spills, etc.)

· Race and ethnic issues

·Population explosion and housing issues, urbanization and related issues (traffic congestion, lack of facilities, noise, etc.)

2. Scientific phenomena about the earth and nature and Articles on geographical phenomena

This type of article is the most common in I, and its coverage is so wide that it is impossible to subdivide it. However, based on the analysis of exam articles in the past year, the main types are as follows:

·Space, overview of the universe, and discussion of extraterrestrial life, etc.

·Global warming, El Ni?o, abnormal ocean currents, ozone layer destruction

·Earth disasters, volcanic eruptions, Earthquakes, comets hitting the earth, forest fires, biological extinction

3. Important events, important figures and important iconic products in the development of human history

This is also one that often appears in IELTS An important type of article, but since 1998, the examination of important figures has always been intertwined with important events and is no longer listed separately. Major inventions in human history and major events that demonstrate the glorious achievements of human civilization are also focused on the examination (the invention of television, movies, computers and the moon landing).

4. Structure of IELTS reading articles

The academic nature of IELTS reading determines its depth and difficulty, but it also limits the structure of the article and makes it must comply with certain academic standards. The objects of academic articles can be written from all over the world, and the author's views can be bizarre, but the writing and argumentation must be standardized and strict, so the hierarchical structure of IELTS reading is relatively fixed. As far as the ten Cambridge IELTS books currently published in the series are concerned, academic reading can be roughly divided into two categories: expository essays and argumentative essays. Among them, expository essays introduce or state an established fact from an objective perspective, while argumentative essays usually analyze and demonstrate a specific problem, and sometimes propose solutions. The following table gives a rough classification of IELTS reading and corresponding article structures:

From the perspective of test preparation, structural analysis of IELTS academic reading articles is an effective test-taking strategy. Its role is particularly prominent in this aspect of questions, especially information contained in questions that candidates discard like worn-out shoes.