101 Helpful Hints for ELTS
CHECK YOUR ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
Besides matching headings with paragraphs or portions of a passage, you might need to match
beginnings with endings of sentences by referring to a reading passage, or match labels with parts
of a diagram, table or chart. Your answer must agree with
all the information in the other half of
the match. It is sometimes useful to
match at least 3 areas of information in a possible answer
before choosing that answer.
• Look again at the headings for Questions 4 - 9 in Reading Test One:
A. Heterogeneity in the language classroom
B. Major influence on existing student source
C. Reasons for the choice of destination
D. Additional student sources
E. Conclusion
F. The attractions of studying in the antipodes
G. Student destinations
The first heading can be divided into 3 parts-
"Heterogeneity", "language" and "classroom".
Similarly, the second heading can be divided into 3 parts -
"Major influence", "existing" and
"student source ". The third heading can be divided into 3 parts as well -
"Reasons ", "for the
choice of and
"destination". When searching for the answer in a paragraph in the passage,
make sure that each of the 3 parts of the heading relates to what is stated in the passage.
Not only matching task headings can be divided into 3 parts. Many, but not all, statements and
questions in other reading task types contain 3 (or more) areas of information to search for in a
passage. The point to remember is that if at least
three matching areas of information agree with
what you read in the passage, you can be fairly certain that the answer you have chosen is correct.
• Look at Question 12 in Reading Test One:
Q12. Students of the same nationality usually make similar study choices.
T F N
This question is part of a True/False/Not Given reading task, but the question statement can
be divided into (at least) 3 areas of information to check for in the reading passage -
"Students
of the same nationality", "usually make", and
"similar study choices".
Each of these 3 areas of information can be matched with what is in the reading passage, and
therefore the answer is
"T" for True.
Check that all parts of the answer agree with what is stated in the reading passage
"PLACE" THE TASK ACROSS THE PASSAGE
If you look at the
example and the
last question of a particular set of questions in a reading task,
and then locate the topic of the example and the topic of the last question within the passage, the
answers to the task questions will generally lie within the area between those two locations. This
placing technique shortens the area of the passage in which to search for the answers.
The technique is particularly useful in reading gapfill tasks where you must refer to a reading passage
for the missing words. The summary gapfill text can sometimes be divided into sections that
correspond to the various paragraphs of the reading passage. It should then be quicker to find the
correct paragraph within which to find the answer. This technique is not limited to gapfill tasks.
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Reading Test Hints
• Look at the Example and Questions 16 - 18 in Reading Test One:
Example: What is the name of the Association which commissioned the survey?
Q16. Which regional group had the largest percentage of students in the survey?
Ql8. For what purpose did most students intend to use their English learning?
The topic of the example is given by the keyword/phrase
"name of the Association ". The topic
of the last question (Question 18) is given by the keyword/phrase
"use their English learning ".
Therefore, the answers to the task questions will most likely be found in the area of the passage
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