keywords/phrases because they point to paragraphs in the passage where answers are likely to be
found. Keywords more closely connected with the answer are referred to as destination keywords/
phrases. (See also IELTS Test - Basic Hint 10.)
D Look at Question 22 in Reading Test Three:
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Notice that sometimes the signpost keyword/phrase can be found long before the answer in a
passage. It can also come after the answer.
Note also that when the keywords/phrases in the question are found in the passage they may not be
written exactly in the same way. The corresponding keywords/phrases in the passage may contain
substituted words, or they may be phrases with a similar meaning. (See also Reading Hint 49.)
Nevertheless, reference to the keywords/phrases in a question can always be found somewhere in
the reading passage, and most often in the same paragraph. (See also Reading Hints 46 and 56.)
CHARTS AND TABLES IN QUESTION TASKS
Keywords, keyphrases, and examples are also features of questions within charts and tables. Do not
overlook the words already contained in a chart or table in your hurry to find the answer in the reading
passage. These words can also be considered as 'examples'.
• Look at Questions 1 - 3 in Reading Test One:
The keywords/phrases for Question 1 are the headings for the row and column in which the question
is found {"type of English in course books used in this country" in "Britain" ). Similarly, the
keywords/phrases for Questions 2 and 3 are the appropriate row and column headings.
The particular examples for Question 1 are "American " and "not given " because they are in the
same row as the question. Similarly, the example words for Questions 2 and 3 are found in the same
row as the questions.
Remember that in charts and tables, the example words in a row not only help you answer the
question, they may also be words or phrases within a particular word set.
e.g. The type of English in course books used in the U.S. is given as "American".
Question 1 asks for the type of English in course books used in Britain. Referring
to the passage, the answer is found to be "British", which is within the word set
"nationality".
Be aware that it is possible for the answer to a question in a chart or table to be a word already given
somewhere in the same row or column.
Remember to examine all the words and phrases contained in a chart or table
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