Flow Chart Completion Questions
IELTS Reading helping materials
In IELTS Reading, there are 14 different types of questions that you can be given. In IELTS reading, you will have only one hour to read 3 passages and answer 40 questions. These questions are always divided into different types of questions which you must complete. Each passage usually has about 3 or 4 different types of questions to answer.
In order to prepare well for your test, you must make sure that you practice each type of question. Below is a list of the question types you can get in IELTS reading with information and tips to help you.
Matching Headings Questions
Task: Choose a heading from the list which matches a section or paragraph in the passage
Skills:
- 1- understanding the aim of a section
- 2- identifying the difference between a main idea and supporting points
- 3 - understanding aims of paragraphs and sections
- 4 - understanding general content of paragraphs or sections
Tips:
- 1 - read the headings before you read the passage
- 2 - there are often more headings than you need
- 3 - analyse the headings before trying to match them to sections or paragraphs
- 4- answers are often numerals (i, ii, iii, iv etc) – read instructions carefully to check
- 5 - answers do not come in order
True False Not Given / Yes No Not Given Questions
Task: Decide if the information or writer’s opinion in the question statements can be found in the passage
Skills:
- 1 - identifying specific information in the passage
- 2 - scanning and understanding information (T/F/NG questions)
- 3 - understanding the opinions of the writer (Y/N/NG questions)
Tips :
- 1 - Understand the meaning of each answer
- * - yes / true = the same information is found in the passage
- * - no / false = the opposite information is found in the passage
- * - not given = the information is not found in the passage
- 2 - paraphrase the statements before trying to locate the answers
- 3 - answers come in order
Matching Paragraph Information Questions
Task: Matching the information given in the question with information found in one of the paragraphs in the passage.
Skills:
- 1 - identifying specific information
- 2 - scanning for information
Tips:
- 1 - paraphrase the information in the question
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- 2 - find the information in the passage
- 3 - answers do not come in order
- 4 - the answer is often a letter (A, D, C, D…) – read instructions carefully to check
- 5 - not all paragraphs may be used
Summary Completion Question
Task: Completing a summary by filling in the gaps using words from the passage or words given in a box
Skills:
- 1 - scanning for specific information in the passage
- 2 - understanding ideas and supporting points
- 3 - selecting appropriate words
Tips:
- 1 - identify the type of word needed for each gap (noun/verb/adjective etc)
- 2 - locate the information in the passage in order to choose the right word
- 3 - if you choose words from the passage, check how many words can be used for each answer
- 4 - answers usually come in order
- 5 - the summary must be grammatically correct which can help you in choosing the right word for the gap
Sentence Completion Questions
Task: Completing sentences by filling in the gap with words from the passage
Skills:
-1 - scanning for specific information
- 2 - selecting appropriate words
- 3 - understanding information in the passage
Tips:
- 1 - identify the type of word needed for each gap (noun/verb/adjective etc)
- 2 - locate the information in the passage in order to choose the right word
- 3 - the sentences must be grammatically correct which can help you in choosing the right word for the gap
- 4 - check how many words can be used for each answer
- 5 - answers usually come in order
Multiple Choice Questions
Task: Choose the correct answer to a question or the correct ending to a sentence from usually 3 or 4 possible options.
Skills:
- 1 - scanning for specific Information
- 2 - understanding information in the passage
Tips:
- 1 - paraphrase the information in the question and options
- 2 - locate the precise information in the passage
- 3 - answers come in order
- 4 - answers are usually letters (A,B,C or D) – read the instructions carefully to check
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List Selection
Task: Choose the correct option from a list of words, information or names. This differs from multiple choice because the questions all relate to only one long list of possible answers.
Skills:
- 1 - scanning for information
- 2 - understanding information in the passage
- 3 - identifying ideas relating to others
Tips:
- 1 - read through the list and prepare paraphrases
- 2 - read through the questions and identify key words
- 3 - locate the information in the passage
- 4 - answers come in order
- 5 - answers are usually letters (A-G) – read the instructions carefully to check
Choosing a Title
Task: Choosing the most appropriate title from a list
Skills:
- 1 - identifying aims of a passage
- 2 - distinguishing between detail and main aims
Tips :
- 1 - look at the differences between the possible titles
- 2 - pay attention to the opening paragraphs and closing paragraphs of the passage
- 3 - don’t spend too much time on this question – it is only worth one point
Categorisation Questions
Task: Decide which category the information belongs to from a list.
Skills:
- 1 - locating information in the passage
- 2 - categorising information
Tips:
- 1 - find information in the passage
- 2 - decide which category the information belongs to
- 3 - look out for paraphrases
10. Matching Sentence Endings
Task: Completing sentences by matching the start of the sentence with the correct ending given in a list.
Skills:
- 1 - locating information in the passage
- 2 - understanding information
Tips:
- 1 - read through the sentences and then read through the possible endings
- 2 - prepare paraphrases
- 3 - find information in the passage
- 4 - choose the best ending to match the information in the passage
- 5 - the completed sentence must be grammatically correct
- 6 - sentence beginnings follow the order of information the passage
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- 7 - answers are usually letters (A-G) – read instructions carefully to check
- 8 - there are usually more endings given than you need
Table Completion
Task: Completing the table using the correct word from the passage.
Skills:
- 1 - locating specific information in the passage
- 2 - choosing appropriate words
- 3 - understanding details
Tips:
- 1 - read the column headings in the table
- 2 - identify the type of word needed for each part of the table
- 3 - scan the passage for information
- 4 - answers are often located in a specific part of the passage
- 5 - check how many words you can use for the answer
Flow Chart Completion Questions
Task: Completing the flow chart using the correct words from the passage.
Skills:
- 1 - locating specific information in the passage
- 2 - choosing appropriate words
- 3 - understanding details and order of information
Tips:
- 1 - identify the type of word needed for each part of the flow chart
- 2 - scan the passage for information
- 3 - answers do not always come in order
- 4 - use the direction of the arrows and boxes to follow the order of information in the chart
- 5 - select the appropriate words from the passage
- 6 - check the number of words that can be used for each answer
Diagram Completion Questions
Task: Labelling a diagram
Skills:
- 1 - locating information in the passage
- 2 - relating the information to the diagram
- 3 - choosing appropriate words
Tips :
- 1 - identify the type of word needed for the answer (noun / verb etc)
- 2 - find the information in the passage
- 3 - the information is usually located in one specific paragraph or two in the passage
- 4 - check how many words you can use for the answer
- 5 - answer do not always come in order
Short Answer Questions
Task: Answering questions regarding details in the passage.
Skills:
- 1 - locating information in the passage
- 2 - understanding detail and specific information
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Tips:
- 1 - identify the type of words you need for each answer (noun,verb etc)
- 2 - paraphrase vocabulary in the questions
- 3 - scan the passage to locate information
- 4 - check how many words you can use for the answers
- 5 - answers come in order
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