1) Both the Academic and General IELTS test can contain this question type. a) True b) False 2) This question type assess your ability to complete a flowchart that outlines a) a process, a series of stages or a series of events. b) the opinion of experts in the text. 3) You have to complete the gap with a word or words, or numbers, exactly from the passage. a) True b) False 4) The answers will usually come from random parts of the passage. a) True b) False- they usually come from one part. 5) Flow Chart questions may have a title or headings to help you. a) True b) False 6) Flow chart questions usually have arrows to help show order and direction of stages. a) True b) False: they never include these. 7) If the flowchart happens to be about your area of expertise, you can guess the answers correct far more easily. a) True, because you understand this topic and know what the process or stages involve, b) False: you must always find evidence in the text; don't rely only on your knowledge! 8) You don't need to read the instructions as these task types are always the same. a) True b) False: the maximum number of words/ numbers differs in every task.  9) Flow Chart questions may be in sentence or note form. a) True b) False 10) The answers to the flow chart questions will be in the order of the text. a) True b) False- not always! 11) Underlining content words, like nouns and verbs, will help you locate the answers more quickly. a) True: try also to think of synonyms that might appear in the passage. b) False 12) Predicting the information and the function of the missing word/words is a waste of time. a) Yes- you are already under pressure, so why bother wasting time? b) No: this is a vital strategy to include. Don't skip it! 13) You need to read the text carefully from the beginning to locate the answers. a) Yes: you will have plenty of time to do this. b) No: SCAN to locate the keywords/ synonyms. Then, read those sentences ONLY in detail. 14) Spelling mistakes are OK, and you will not lose marks. a) True b) False: always make sure you have copied the answer correctly. 15) Contracted words can be answers. a) True b) False 16) Hyphenated words count as two words. a) True b) False: they count as one word. 17) As a final step, check your answer fits in both meaning and grammar. a) True: singular? plural? past tense? present tense? Noun, adjective, or verb? b) False

IELTS Reading: Flow Chart

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