Reading (IELTS Reading Test)
Reading part would be different for candidates applying for Academic IELTS or General IELTS test
Academic Reading
There will be three sections and 40 questions to be answered. Three reading passages will be given. These passages are often taken from the magazines, news papers or journals etc. There will be various types of questions such as:
Multiple choice questions
Short–answer questions
Completing the given sentences
Summary based questions
Flow chart / A table
Identifying the heading of the paragraphs etc
YES or NO questions
General Training Reading
There will be three sections and 40 questions as we have in academic readings. But here the reading passages are a bit simpler for the applicants. The text is taken from the notices, leaflets, newspapers, advertisements etc. Question types include the same as we have for the academic reading module