What are the IELTS reading questions?

At first contact, you will find that the reading of IELTS test is quite different from some English tests in China. So how to review IELTS reading? Let's take a look at the IELTS reading questions first. Don't miss them.

Introduction to reading

IELTS is divided into Class A and Class G. In Class A and Class G, listening and speaking are the same, but reading and writing are completely different, which is based on different research directions and immigrants.

IELTS reading consists of three articles, ***40 questions, each question 1, and the score is 0-9. The total examination time is 60 minutes.

Article source

Class A reading articles are mostly selected from mainstream foreign media, newspapers and magazines or research reports of some governments and organizations. Such as: National Geographic, Scientific American, Nature and so on.

The content sources of G-reading are complicated, mainly because the articles cover a wide range, including menus, product manuals, notices, advertisements and so on. , are all practical articles.

Introduction of problem types

IELTS reading questions include multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, judgment questions and collocation questions. Extended problems include information matching, title matching, sentence summary, flow chart and map.

Choice: single choice and multiple choice.

Reading: Different from China's T/F test, there is more to be given.

Matching: including information and paragraph title matching.

Generally speaking, IELTS reading questions are written in order, only collocation questions are not written in the order of articles.

Reading preparation

The focus of preparing for the exam is to accumulate vocabulary and master reading skills.

Vocabulary generally requires 4000-8000. Specific vocabulary can refer to the IELTS reading content of the real question. However, IELTS reading does not require high vocabulary, so it is not necessary for candidates to master professional vocabulary. Most of the unpopular professional vocabulary will not affect the overall reading of candidates. Other words need only the general idea, not spelling.