Ielts Reading Preparation - Sentence Completion
The Ielts Reading preparation sentence completion questions below
are to help you in your Ielts preparation.
What are you required to do?
You will be given a number of options and you must match the options provided to
extracts, paragraphs or sections from the reading passage. The extracts, sections or paragraphs are identified by a
letter. Sometimes an option may be used more than once - so read the directions carefully.
What skill is being tested?
Your ability to skim and scan for specific information. You will not need to
read in detail every section
of the reading test. You will need to learn how to skim and scan effectively in order to locate specific
information.
- Example 1 – Matching options with
extracts.
Many times you will see a group of advertisements from which you
will need to match information from the advertisement to what is stated in the question as is shown below.
Supplement your Ielts reading preparation by looking at advertisements in a newspapers or magazines. Train yourself
to recognize information quickly. Add finding information practice to your Ielts reading
preparation.
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A -
Language International
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Technology
Institute
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“where technology
meets morphology”
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Greek and
German
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Summer Courses -
2007
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Also on
offer:
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Vietnamese Korean
English
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Indonesian Spanish
Italian
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German Russian
Greek
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For further
details contact:
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Admissions
Office
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10 Holt
Street,
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Perth,
23140
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Tel: 423
5464
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Fax: 423
2313
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B
- Language
Land
Learning
Centres
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NOW IN
Christchurch!
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The best is getting
bigger!
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LEARN A NEW
LANGUAGE
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IN AS
LITTLE AS 10 WEEKS
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LATEST
METHODS
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GUARANTEED
RESULTS
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BUSINESS,
TRAVEL, ACADEMIC
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Phone
for Appointment
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456
832
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Write the correct letter A -B in boxes 1-4
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1 |
offers intensive courses |
| A |
2 |
is located In Perth |
| B |
3 |
offers a refund |
| B |
4 |
teaches business English |
*** NOTE*** - These matching questions require some inference
on your part. In number 3 above, a refund must be understood from the guaranteed results statement. Although not
specifically stated, the guarantee could refer to something other than a refund.
- Example 2 – matching options to paragraphs or text
sections
To improve you Ielts reading preparation, let's say your reading
text has four paragraphs, A-D. You will need to know where specific information is located and match paragraph letters to
the correct numbers as shown below.
| A
The ability to view what is typed as it is typed is
taken for granted today. In all early keyboard typewriters, however, the type bars struck upwards
against the bottom of the platen. Thus, what was typed was not visible until the typing of
subsequent lines caused it to scroll into view. The difficulty with any other arrangement was
ensuring that the type bars fell back into place reliably when the key was released. This was
eventually achieved with ingenious mechanical designs, and so-called "visible typewriters" were
introduced in 1895. |
| B
Most models of mechanical typewriters incorporate a
bell, which warns the typist that they are approaching the edge of the right margin and should
start a new line after completing the word being typed. The large lever shown on the left of this
image was used to perform a carriage return, enabling the typist to begin a new line of
text. |
| C
In the original design style, now known as a
"mechanical" or "manual" typewriter, each key was attached to a type bar that had the
corresponding letter moulded into its other end. When a key was struck briskly and firmly, the
type bar hit a ribbon (usually made of inked fabric) stretched in front of a cylindrical platen
that moved back and forth. The paper was rolled around by the typewriter's platen which was then
rotated by a lever (the "carriage return" lever at the far left) to each new line of
text. |
| D
The final major development of the typewriter was the
"electronic" typewriter. Most of these replaced the type ball with a daisy wheel mechanism (a
disk with the letters moulded on the outside edge of the "petals"). A plastic daisy-wheel was
much simpler and cheaper than the type ball but wore out more easily. |
Which paragraph mentions the following?
Write the correct letter A-D in boxes 5 - 9 on your answer
sheet.
| B |
5 |
indicates that bells were used |
| D |
6 |
speaks of a last major development |
| A |
7 |
explains when visible typewriters were
introduced |
| D |
8 |
a traditional element being changed |
| C |
9 |
explains the ribbon and its use |
The above represent the basic sentence completion questions you'll
see in the Ielts. You may see both, one or neither depending on the reading module you are given.
Remember, you can do a lot to improve your Ielts reading
preparation by simply looking at advertisements and skimming for vital information. This is definitely a skill that
can be learned and improved - meaning you'll get a higher Ielts
score!
To continue with more Ielts reading
preparation, click on the preceding link. You'll see a page containing
information about Short Answer question types for the Ielts Academic Reading module.
To return to the beginning of the Ielts Academic Reading
Module pages, click on the preceding link. You will return to the
beginning of the series which contains links, advice and practice for all Academic Reading Module question
types.
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