IELTS Reading Answer Sheet

ReadingJanuary 16, 2016 by IELTS Material

Before downloading the Answer Sheet for IELTS Reading Test, please take time to read some
basic information about the IELTS Reading.

There are 5 main key elements to remember about the IELT Reading Test as follows:

1. Timing: 60 minutes (no extra transfer time)

2. Questions: Include 40 questions

A IELTS reading test can include a wide range of question types as follows:

·0 Identifying information (True/False/Not Given)

·1 Matching information

·2 Matching sentence endings

·3 Sentence completion

·4 Summary completion

·5 Multiple choice

·6 Identifying writer’s claims (Yes, No, Not Given)

·7 Note completion

·8 Short-answer questions

·9 Flow-chart/table/ completion

·10 Labeling a diagram

·11 Classification

3. Test Parts: 3 sections

An IELTS Reading Test contains 3 sections with the total text length ranging from 2,150 to 2750
words.

Each section consists of one long text which is extracted from newspapers, journals, websites,
etc.

These texts are written for non-specialist audience and on a academic topics of general interest.
Texts can vary from the analytical and discursive to descriptive and factual passages.
 4. Skills assessed: The Reading test aims to assess a variety of skills, namely skimming, scanning,
reading for main ideas/detail, recognizing a writer’s opinions, purpose, attitude, understanding
implied meaning, etc

5. Marking: 1 mark for 1 right answer

Scores out of 40 are converted to the IELTS 9-band scale