How to Solve IELTS Reading Yes, No, Not Given Questions
How to Solve IELTS Reading Yes, No, Not Given Questions
STRATEGY TO SOLVE YNNG QUESTIONS
# 1 Read the instructions carefully. Double-check whether it is a YES/NO/NOT GIVEN or a TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN question.
# 2 Read the statements and try to understand the meaning of each. Do this before reading the text.
# 3 Think about possible synonyms that might appear in the text and note any qualifying words in the statements such as, all, some, always, often. This will make your brain alerts for them when you scan the text.
# 4 Underline keywords. You won’t necessarily find the exact words in the text due to the extensive use of synonyms and paraphrasing in Y/N/NG questions but enough will be present to make doing this worthwhile.
# 5 Re-read statement 1 and scan the first paragraph, maybe two, for the key words or synonyms of them. Scanning will locate where the answer is but detailed reading of this section of the text is now needed to determine the opinion of the writer in relation to the statement.
# 6 Make your decision. Remember to consider these three things:
To be YES, the view of the writer must exactly match the statement even if the words are different.
Look carefully for qualifying words that might change the meaning.
If you are struggling to find the writer’s opinion it’s probably because it isn’t there, i.e. it’s NOT GIVEN.
# 7Â Repeat this process for the remaining questions.