IELTS Reading Hack | Matching Headings

Hi guys! It's Asiya and today I want to share with you results of my research in one of the trickiest IELTS reading questions which is matching headings. I know you share my enthusiasm about this type of question because you voted for this one on my recent video about True False Not Given questions, which I'm going to link here. Basically what I've done is I've taken the official IELTS practice tests for the last three years and I've done all questions of this type. In this video I'm gonna share with you what I've learned and my tips on how to solve this type of task more easily. Ready? Let's get started! first of all let me show you how this type of task looks so that's IELTS practice tests number 14 and the task reads choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below and you see a list of headings with Roman numbers the numbers are always Roman and then you have a number of questions at the bottom you need to find a suitable heading for each section sometimes a section is a paragraph or it may include several paragraphs and you always have more headings than sections sometimes seven sections and eight headings or eight sections and nine headings the next big question is should you do this type of question first or last well both ways work in the past I prefered to do it last so I would answer all the questions related to this passage and then by the time I start matching headings I've already read the whole passage and then I simply match headings it works but then you need to remember a bit more about what each section of the text was about in order to find the relevant heading I would say that it makes it a bit more difficult to answer this type of task but easier to answer all other questions today I actually prefer to do this type of question first so I match all the headings and then I start answering all the questions I've compared both ways and it seems that all in all I finish answering all the questions related to the section it bit more quickly if I do this question first whatever way you choose my next tip works for everyone match all the headings on the question sheet first and then transfer your answers to the answer sheet let me tell you how I match headings step by step and then you see if my method works for you okay first of all I read all the headings I read them quickly just to know what's there then I read the first section of the passage again I read it quickly I'm not trying to memorize information I just want to get the general idea of what it's about if I don't understand anything I don't concentrate on it but if I see any names dates names of theories which I may need to unser fill the questions I highlight them straightaway so what I've read the first section I go back to my headings read them all and she's the one which matches the first section once of chosing the heading and cross out the sunset in the list of headings it really helps later if I'm hesitating between two answers and rather than both number to a number for question mark if I think that's the answer but I'm not quite certain again I put a question mark number five question mark and if I can't find the heading I don't spend too much time on any single question at this stage I just move on to the next section and it will come back to this question later so where they found the answer to the first section or not I move on to the section number two I quickly read it I try to match the heading I read the section number three and so on once you've finished the first round you've read the whole passage come back to the questions you couldn't answer if you were hesitating between two options it's likely that you've already used one of them for another section so the answer becomes obvious if you have several unanswered questions you have fewer options to choose from so again it's easier to pick the correct answer and remember I told you to put question marks next to any answers you're not quite certain about that's because in this type of task if you pick an incorrect heading for one section then you prevent yourself from picking the car heading for another section but mistakes happen and you just need to try to rectify them to find them as quickly as possible and that's why I'm telling you to put question marks so you know which questions you should check the and that's exactly why I told you earlier that you should match all the headings on the question sheet first and then transfer your answers to the answer sheet now let me share with you a couple of things you should pay your attention to when answering this type of question and then I'm going to show you some examples okay the first one is if you find exactly the same words in your heading and in this section of the text then it's long the correct answer the correct heading would always be paraphrased and the second one some people say that it's enough to read the first sentence of each paragraph in order to match headings all the first and the last sentence I can see why they're saying it in academic writing the first sentence introduces the paragraph and always often tells you what it's going to be about and the last sentence summarizes the paragraph however headings are often worded in such a way that you really need to know that thing right in the middle of the paragraph in order to find the answer so you have to read the whole text but you don't need to memorize details to understand every detail just skim the text in order to get the general idea that would be enough now let me show you a few examples from book number fourteen passage number three which is the most difficult passage so I'm going to give you some time to find your answers and then I'll show you how I found it okay ready that's Section C please pause the video now to find your answer and then resume it already the answer is three and the keys are right in the middle of the paragraph let me show you you're reading writing in the first half of the 20th century it means early he designed a number of principles it means recommendations to improve the efficiency of the work process means business activities and so the heading is early recommendations concerning business activities let me show you the next question section D please pause the video now ready I see two main keys the basic assumptions means fundamental believes and misguided is incorrect when you're looking for an answer for this type of question you mainly need to rely on the general understanding of the passage rather than finding paraphrasing let me show you one more example section number e please pause the video now ready the correct answer is nine and here you really need to look at the general idea in order to find the answer a possible key is this one recent studies suggest means evidence but it's really small you really need to pick this because a text the usefulness of the process and the benefits it yields reduce until the point where any further increase in the order reduces productivity and that means a certain approach can have more disadvantages than advantages right so how many questions could you answer correctly leave me a comment and also say what other types of reading questions you find difficult and don't forget to watch the video about true false not given and yes no not given questions I found some exciting tips you should know about good luck with your preparation good luck with your exam bye

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Length: 9min 29sec (569 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 26 2019