Academic/General Training Module by Adam Smith First Published in 2015

Tip: 
Keeping this in mind, continue working on the following exercises. 
 
 

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 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
24 
Key Words 
Vocabulary is the key to doing well in IELTS Reading. Usually there are "keywords" in 
the questions that are similar to the words you need to find in the text. For example, if 
the text contains the word "global", the question might use the word "international". 
Matching similar words 
Exercise 10: Match the keywords (information points) on the left with the similar 
words or phrases (words with the same meaning) on the right. 
Keywords in Questions 
 
1.
about 1900 … 
2.
records date from … 
3.
intensive burst of energy … 
4.
growing international importance 
… 
5.
recognized at a younger age … 
6.
aims to develop power … 
7.
inadequate diet … 
8.
links to … 
9.
current knowledge is basic …
 
Similar Words or Phrases in the text 
a.
increasing global participation 
b.
focuses on increasing power 
c.
our understanding is 
fundamental 
d.
began keeping records 
e.
identified early 
f.
the early years of the twentieth 
century 
g.
can lead to 
h.
explosive release of energy 
i.
deficiencies in minerals 
Note:
 
Try finding the keywords in the table above if you have a copy of the book 
Cambridge IELTS 4, page 88, to see whether they help you to get the right answer 
more easily. 
Exercise 11: Match the keywords (information points) on the left with the similar 
words or phrases (words with the same meaning) on the right. 
Tip:
Remember that you should not look for absolute synonyms. Instead, you should 
look for word or phrase pairs with the closest meaning similarities. 

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