TIPS FOR SURE SUCCESS IN READING MODULE OF IELTS

As quoted, “An apple a day keeps a doctor away”, the same is true to overcome fear in IELTS Reading, if you follow the tips given below:

1. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY:

It is important to read the instruction carefully before opting for question as it contains vital information which may help the candidate to save the time. Instructions always tell how to write the answers accurately.

2. IMPORTANCE OF EXAMPLE:

Example always solves the purpose of the reader. Some students consider it as wastage of time; however, it is mistake on their part. The example illustrates 4 important aspects of executing the task.

1. How to give the answer
2. It also reveals information to understand the given text to some extent.
3. The example illustrates from where to start reading, for locating appropriate answers. Suppose the answer of the example is found in 4th Line of Para 1, it means, answer of next Question is in text mentioned thereafter.
4. The example sometimes speaks the language of the writer i.e. how to make some methodology for searching the answers in the text.

3. METHOD TO READ TEXTS:

Two important methods are involved in reading:

1. Scanning: - Scanning is to read the collection of words slowly and infuse its meaning in your mind
2. Skimming: - Skimming is going through the passage lines at a fast space. You may or may not understand. It helps you to recognize the words or to find the blinkers / key words.

4. DO NOT READ THE PASSAGE FIRST:

Read the question first to understand story to some extent. It will save your time in the examination. Methods to read the question.

1. Divide the question in three parts.
2. Divide the question in three parts.

5. WHICH PASSAGE TO CHOOSE FIRST?

In Reading Test, there are 3 - 4 passages given, which contains 40 Q's. It is wrong myth that Passage 1 is easy or Passage 3 is difficult. Therefore, in order to save the time, select these steps:

1. First, choose the passage in which there are headings or fill ups. It provides you some brief information about the passage.
2. The passage which contains questions on TRUE/FALSE/YES/NO/MCQs, try to solve at last.

6. HOW TO LOCATE THE ANSWERS:

Remember – the questions in every passage are divided into different sections.

7. HOW TO SOLVE TRUE/FALSE/YES/ NO/ NOT GIVEN?

There always remains confusion among the candidates to take a decision between FALSE/NO & NOT GIVEN. Therefore, it is a cup of Tea for the candidates to make it correct. However, S. Gandhi’s formulae assist you to take suitable decision. Follow steps of S. Gandhi’s formulae given below:

1. Divide the statement into three parts:-
1. Subject part
2. Verbal part
3. Remaining part

Subject part	Verbal part	Remaining part
e.g. (Electricity /	was firstly Generated /	by nuclear reactor)

1. Match these 3 parts with the passage of the line where you have already located the keywords
2. (a) If the sense of all 3 parts matches to sense of passage part, answer is 'Yes'. (b) If any 2 parts similar to other two parts in passages answer is 'No'. (c) If only single part make sense with the passage line - answer is 'NG’.

8. HOW TO SOLVE 'TITLE/HEADING’:

Heading always highlights what type of information is given in the passage. According to the writer, a Good reading passage is always divided into three parts.

1. Introduction
2. Central idea /Description
3. Conclusion.

It is fact, a Good writer always introduce the Title first, thereafter description and at last he again tries to-end the topic in the title form. e.g. if Title is ‘NUCLEAR POWER’ definitely, writer is helpless to introduce the title in the introduction.

9. HOW TO SOLVE ‘FILL-UPS’:

Fill ups is usually a summary of the passage. It tells you what is mentioned in the passage. There are two types of fill ups in the IELTS test.
Type 1- in which words or phrases are given in the box and one has to choose from to fill the gaps.
Type 2- in which one has to find relevant word from the reading passage.
Steps to follow:

1. It is true, any complete given line is made of three parts
   Subject + Verb + object
2. If the gap is in the first phase, it means subject is missing hence, find out Subject means Noun.
3. Check properly - Is there any helping verb before the gap like has been, is, has, was, will etc. If yes, apply only required verb.
4. Before the Gap, if it is only ’To’, it means find out only 1st form of verb.
5. The gap at the end of the line may have adjective or adverb