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Question type review quiz

Read the following quiz questions and select the most appropriate answer (A , B or C ) under each question. First, try to answer the questions without looking back at this step. After you have answered as many questions as you can, you can then look back through the step to find the answers you don’t know.

1 What reading skill do Overview questions test?

A reading for details

B reading for the main idea

C reading for opinion

2 What reading skill do Specific Information questions test?

A reading for details

B reading for the main idea

C reading for opinion

3 What reading skill do Summary Completion questions test?

A reading for details

B reading for the main idea

C reading for opinion

4 What reading skill do Viewpoint questions test?

A reading for details

B reading for the main idea

C reading for opinion

5 Matching Paragraph Headings test your understanding of

A the main idea each paragraph

B details in each paragraph

C opinions in each paragraph.

6 For Matching Paragraph Headings, you can write the Roman numeral (i-x) on the Answer Sheet. You do not need to write the full heading. For example, for the answer ii. cultural differences in writing styles , you can just write ii.

A True

B False

7 Summary Completion questions test your ability to find

A the main ideas of the passage

B details in the passage

C opinions in the passage.

8 For Yes/No/Not Given and True/False/Not Given questions, you don’t need to write the full words on your Answer Sheet. For example, for the answer Yes, you just write Y.

A True

B False

9 If you write T instead of Y for a Yes answer, the answer will still be correct.

A True

B False

10 For Summary Completion questions without a box of possible answers, the answer you choose should come directly from the reading passage. You will not need to change the form of the words when you write your answer.

A True

B False

Well done! You have completed the Review Quiz for Step 2, Question Types. If you had problems with any of the 10 Review Questions, you may wish to review this step.

In Step 3, we will look at the reading skills you need to understand an IELTS reading passage.

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