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📖IELTS Academic60 dk
ReadingIELTS Academic 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
Tested Skills
SkimmingScanningInferenceParagraph matchingTrue/False/Not Given analysis
Question Types
1Passage 1
2Passage 2
3Passage 3
Task Types
IELTS Academic Reading
1
Passage 1
13 questionsGeneral interest topic, relatively easier
Strategies:
- •Read questions first, then scan the text
- •Highlight key words
2
Passage 2
13 questionsWorkplace/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 questionsAcademic/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
Preparation Resources
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Video
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Guide
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500 critical words for IELTS Reading
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Practice
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