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📖IELTS UKVI General Training60 dk

ReadingIELTS UKVI General Training Exam Guide

60
minutes
40
questions
3
task type

Band score calculated from 40 questions. 39-40 correct: Band 9, 35-36 correct: Band 8, 30-31 correct: Band 7

Task Types

IELTS UKVI General Training Reading

1

Passage 1

13 questions

General interest topic, relatively easier

Strategies:

  • •Read questions first, then scan the text
  • •Highlight key words
2

Passage 2

13 questions

Workplace/career-focused text

Strategies:

  • •Identify main idea of each paragraph for matching questions
  • •Focus on first and last sentences for heading questions
3

Passage 3

14 questions

Academic/complex text, most difficult section

Strategies:

  • •Stick to the text for T/F/NG questions
  • •Check grammar agreement in summary completion
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Golden Tips

  • ✓Allocate maximum 20 minutes per passage
  • ✓For TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN: TRUE=stated in text, FALSE=contradicted, NG=not mentioned
  • ✓Use skimming for main idea, scanning for details
  • ✓Answers generally follow text order
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Common Mistakes

  • ✗Using your own knowledge for T/F/NG questions (text only!)
  • ✗Spending too much time on one passage and rushing the last one
  • ✗Transferring answers to wrong line on answer sheet
  • ✗Using heading options more than once

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