What is IELTS? IELTS is a standardized test used to measure whether the students applying abroad have an acceptable level of English or not. IELTS assess the level of the students on the basis of four language skills, necessary for communication. These are listening, reading, writing and speaking. Students must make themselves familiar with the test format in advance. It is highly recommended that those who want to achieve a higher band score prepare themselves with the help of an experienced teacher. Every month up to four IELTS tests are conducted by British Council and IDP jointly. The test is prepared by Cambridge University. The test is conducted on specific dates decided in advance by the authorities. In total there are 48 test dates. The main test that is Listening, Reading and Writing is conducted either on Thursdays or Saturdays as per the fixed dates while speaking may be scheduled any day within seven days from the main test. A student who desires to appear in the test must have a valid passport.
IELTS Reading Module In IELTS there are four modules: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Reading module contains 40 questions. The time for this module is one hour. There is no extra time provided to the students to transfer the answers. Introduction to Academic Reading Reading module contains three passages of 2500- 3000 words long. The passages are of scholastic nature and often taken from magazines, newspapers, articles and books etc. The passages are of general nature and even a non-specialist who has knowledge of English able to understand the content. The topics are varied in nature for example there may be passages about tourism, education, science or any particular civilization etc. There are different types of questions to judge the level of students. The instructions to answer the questions are clearly written with each question type. Some common question types seen in IELTS reading are
Multiple choice questions Short answer questions Blanks True/ false/ not given or Yes/ No /Not given Matching list/ Phrases Headings Causes/ Effects etc.
For each correct answer, the students are given marks. Those marks are then converted into the band. For the calculation of the band, a scale is used mentioning band for score gained. Following is the scale used to measure band for academic reading:
Band Score
Out of 40
5
15
6
23
7
30
8
35
9
39-40
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