True, False, Not Given

In this post, we will be looking at identifying information and the writer’s views or claims, including true, false and not given and yes, no not given questions. True, False, Not Given In the IELTS Reading Test, common questions include true, false,...

Multiple Choice Questions

In this post, we will be looking at multiple choice questions. In the IELTS Reading Test, multiple choice questions are testing your skills of understanding the main idea in the given text. Some multiple choice questions start with a question, that has (for example)...

Matching Features

In this post, we will be looking at matching features. In the IELTS Reading Test, you could be given questions that ask you to match features, often with texts that include theories or comments about people, places, years and things. To comprehend how to complete...

Matching Sentence Endings

In this post, we will be looking at matching sentence endings. In the IELTS Reading Test, you could be given questions that ask you to match sentence endings, often with many combinations that include incorrect sentences. To comprehend how to complete these questions,...

Matching Headings

In this post, we will be looking at matching headings. The matching heading questions normally ask you to match a list of headings to paragraphs. The texts given can consist of six to nine paragraphs. When you see this type of task, you should;  Quickly read the...

Matching Information

In this post, we will be looking at matching information. For the matching information tasks, you should look at each phrase in the questions and then find the information or idea in the text. The order of the questions is not in the order of where you will find the...

An Introduction to IELTS Reading

The IELTS Reading Test lasts 60 minutes. It is made up of three parts, with a total of 40 questions. You are given no extra time to transfer your answers to the answer sheet. During the test, the texts become more difficult. In the General Training test, the texts are...

How To Write A Formal Letter

In this post, we will look at how to write a formal letter. A formal letter is written when you need to write to a company or organisation where you do not know the person to whom you are addressing. Sometimes these letters are addressed to a person of importance, who...