Today’s post will share strategies for doing the “Short answer” test. This is an extremely important test type in the IELTS Reading test. You need to master it!

Shared content:

• Give the example
• Identify common problems
• Test-taking tactics

Specifically:

Example:

Type 1: limit answer words

Type 2: Unlimited number of answer words

Student’s problem

1. Synonyms and paraphrasing is the biggest problem for candidates. You tend to look for key words in the passage that are exactly the same as the words in the question. This will take your time.
2. Candidates often ignore the “Word limit” – the limit on the number of words to fill in. If you write too many words, you will definitely not get points.
3. Candidates often tend to read and understand every word of the text. However, the question is testing your ability to skim and find ideas, so there is no need to read the entire article.
4. When encountering a word that does not know the meaning, candidates often worry and take too long to translate the meaning, but forget to focus on the general idea of ​​the whole lesson.

Tips for homework

1. The answers will appear in the correct order of the reading passages;
2. Read the question first, then start reading the passage. Understand the meaning of the question;
3. Note the instructions ‘NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.’
4. Note that the answer is not necessarily grammatically correct. As long as the question is correct;
5. Do not respond with personal opinions, take information from the reading;
6. Keywords in question are usually Nouns (noun) or Noun phrases (noun phrase);
7. When finding keywords, always think about synonyms – synonyms and paraphrases.

Tactics for homework

1. Read the instructions carefully and note down the vocabulary limit to answer;
2. Reading comprehension questions;
3. Underline keywords in the question;
4. Think into synonyms -synonyms and paraphrases for those keywords;
5. Find the answer (the part of the passage containing the answer information);
6. Reread the question;
7. Read the unanswered passage again to make sure the answer is correct;
8. Continue reading and answer the follow-up question;

Let’s practice answering example 2 above!

Verse 4 – pieces of metal

Verse 5: on the bottom

Question 6: 5$

Question 7: the retailing manager

Question 8: $50,000

Hope this article gives you some ways to overcome this challenge. Let’s practice with Ietls-fighters in this format!