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6.2 IELTS Academic Reading Task Type 1 – Multiple Choice

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6.2 Reading Task Type 1 - General Advice

• Choose the best 1, 2 or 3 answers from a list

• Questions in passage order• Don’t always start with the first

question• Use Capital Letters and numbers to

help

• Underline key words in the questions• Now look for similar words in the text• Read this area of the text• Look for synonyms• Beware of tricks!

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6.2 Reading Task Type 1 - General Advice

Worked example

• Download the practice questions• Try to do it yourself• Watch as I try to find the answers• Download the answer sheet

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