Types of reading questions Matching Headings Questions

Types of reading questions

Matching Headings Questions

Choose a heading from the list which matches a section or paragraph in the passage

True/False/Not given – Yes/No/Not given

Decide if the information or writer`s opinion in the question statements can be found in the passage

Matching Paragraph Information Questions

Matching the information given in the question with information found in one of the paragraphs in the passage.

Filling the blanks:

Summary Completion Questions: Completing a summary by filling in the gaps words from the passage or words given in a box.

Sentence Completion Questions: Completing sentences by filling in the gap with words from the passage

Table Completion: Completing the table using the correct word from the passage

Flow Chart Completion Questions

Completing the flow chart using the correct words from the passage.

Diagram Completion Questions

Labelling a diagram

Multiple-choice questions

Choose the correct answer to a question or the correct ending to a sentence from usually 3 or 4 possible options

List Selection

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.

Choosing a Title

Choosing the most appropriate title from a list

Classification Questions

Decide which category the information belongs to from a list

Matching Sentence Endings

Completing sentences by matching the start of the sentence with the correct ending given in a list

Short answer questions

Answering questions regarding details in the passage.