6 ielts reading tips to improve your score

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6 IELTS Reading tips to improve your score

Re-read, and then rephrase it in your own words.
Explain to yourself what you have just read.
This mini-analysis helps you to focus on the ideas, and the message rather than the words in front of you.
This is extremely important because the answer you are looking for has definitely been rephrased too.

Try to look around at the new word. Maybe the content of the sentence can help you deduce whether it’s positive or negative, a person or a job, an animal or a feature.
Prefixes can help, un- means cancel an action, re- means repeat, or -wise means referring to something.
Grammar will also help, if it comes before a noun, it might be describing how this noun is.
Remember to do background work on expanding your vocabulary and understanding of prefixes and suffixes for your reading test.
If this doesn’t help either just don’t panic. Move on to the next question, and later return to the confusing part.

Never leave any box unanswered. When you know there’s no time left, just guess and write something.
Why? You won’t be penalized for incorrect answers. If you leave the cell in your answer sheet blank, you will get zero points. For sure.
But what if you strike lucky and manage to guess it? You will have at least one more point that could get you from band 6.5 to 7.0 in your reading test.
That’s why you should guess when out of time.

Although using past IELTS reading exams is a great idea, they can quickly become boring and laborious.
I suggest choosing subjects you have an interest in. This way you are far more likely to stick with the book and read more. This will build your language skills rather than your exam skills, so it’s more of a long-term strategy.
Also, consider the level you are reading at. In English, I read War and Peace by Tolstoy, and I wanted to re-read it in Spanish but it was far too complex. I soon abandoned the novel and went for the Spanish version of Harry Potter!

When improving reading speed it is common for retention to fall as we blaze through the text.
To avoid this try applying the six questions words to each chapter or paragraph. Ask yourself:
-Who?
-What?
-Why?
-When?
-Where?
-How?
Another technique when starting, is to ask yourself: What do I want to get out of this chapter / paragraph / book? Asking yourself this makes it easier to identify useful information when you are reading.

This tip is more for students taking the paper-based test. When reading actively mark your test paper.
Underline any important phrases that you see in the text that helps you understand the passage or sums up the context of the reading.
Circle keywords, and add asterisks in the margin for valuable fragments.
These will act as references when you are searching for answers.

Task 2 is worth twice as much as Task 1 when it comes to calculating your final writing band score.
With this in mind, plan to spend about 40 minutes on Task 2, and 20 minutes on Task 1. If you spend too much time on Task 1, you may find yourself unable to finish Task 2 which will result in a lower overall Writing band score.

It’s important to fully understand the tasks that you are completing.
IELTS examiners will give higher scores to test-takers who fully address all parts of the task, and show that they have well developed answers on the topic.
Highlight or write down the different elements of the task scenario or question and make sure you address all of these in your answer.

Spending some time planning your answers can help you achieve higher marks for the coherence and cohesion assessment criteria.
Examiners look for evidence that you can organise your ideas logically. Aim to cover one key topic in each paragraph and read your essay or letter to make sure the ideas flow well together.

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