Reading test: What is the IELTS Reading test?



(IELTS Training for Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing in Gandhinagar)



1.Matching Headings Questions
• Task: Choose a heading from the list which matches a section or paragraph in the passage


2.True/ False /Not Given = Yes /No/ Not Given Questions
• Task: Decide if the information or writer’s opinion in the question statements can be found in the passage


3.Matching Paragraph Information Questions
•Task: Matching the information given in the question with information found in one of the paragraphs in the passage.


4.Summary Completion Question
•Task: Completing a summary by filling in the gaps using words from the passage or words given in a box


5.Sentence Completion Questions
• Task: Completing sentences by filling in the gap with words from the passage


6.Multiple Choice Questions
• Task: Choose the correct answer to a question or the correct ending to a sentence from usually 3 or 4 possible options.


7.List Selection
•Task: Choose the correct option from a list of words, information or names. This differs from multiple choice because the questions all relate to only one long list of possible answers.


8.Choosing a Title
• Task: Choosing the most appropriate title from a list


9.Categorization Questions
• Task: Decide which category the information belongs to from a list.


10. Matching Sentence Endings
•Task: Completing sentences by matching the start of the sentence with the correct ending given in a list.


11.Table Completion
•Task: Completing the table using the correct word from the passage.


12.Flow Chart Completion Questions
• Task: Completing the flow chart using the correct words from the passage.


13. Diagram Completion Questions
• Task: Labeling a diagram


14. Short Answer Questions
•Task: Answering questions regarding details in the passage.


IELTS General Reading Band Score

Correct Answers Band Score
40 9
39 8.5
37-38 8
36 7.5
34-35 7
32-33 6.5
30-31 6
27-29 5.5
23-26 5
19-22 4.5
15-18 4
12-14 3.5
9-11 3
6-8 2.5

IELTS Academic Reading

Correct Answers Band Score
40-39 9
38-37 8.5
36-35 8
34-33 7.5
32-30 7
29-27 6.5
26-23 6
22-19 5.5
18-15 5
14-13 4.5
12-10 4
9-8 3.5
7-6 3
5-4 2.5