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IELTSIELTS
((IInternationalnternational EEnglishnglish TTestingesting SSystem)ystem)
What can candidates expect?What can candidates expect?
What do students tend to have problems with?What do students tend to have problems with?
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2nd Test2nd Test
(60 minutes)(60 minutes)
ReadingReading
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Academic ReadingAcademic Reading -- FormatFormat
There are three readingpassages with a total of2000 2750 words.
Texts are taken from books,magazines, journals andnewspapers, all written for a
non-specialist audience. At least one of the texts contains
a detailed argument.
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ReadingReading Question TypesQuestion Types
(Total of 40 questions)(Total of 40 questions)
3 Categories of 10 Question Types,3 Categories of 10 Question Types,which may include:which may include:
Matching
Gap fill (fill in the blank)
Multiple choice selection
Short-answer Flow-chart or table completion
Labeling diagram
Classification / grouping
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Reading Common ChallengesReading Common Challenges
Time is short!Time is short! Sample ReadingSample Reading
Unfamiliar topicsUnfamiliar topics
Unusual question types, such asUnusual question types, such aslabeling a flowchartlabeling a flowchart