Language Proficiency Reading Comprehension 2

Question 1

Which IELTS Reading text type is typically the most academically complex?

Accepted Answer

Academic journal articles

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Advertisements

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Personal letters

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Product instructions

Question 2

What does 'skimming' a passage mean?

Accepted Answer

Reading quickly to get a general sense of the content

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Reading every word carefully

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Translating the passage into another language

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Underlining all vocabulary words

Question 3

On the Duolingo English Test, what type of reading task requires selecting all correct answers from a passage?

Accepted Answer

Interactive Reading

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Fill-in-the-blank

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Read-then-speak

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Listening comprehension

Question 4

A passage's 'tone' in reading comprehension refers to:

Accepted Answer

The author's attitude or emotional stance toward the subject

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The font size used in the text

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The number of paragraphs in the passage

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The geographic setting described in the text

Question 5

In language proficiency tests, 'cohesion' in a passage refers to:

Accepted Answer

The logical connection and flow between sentences and paragraphs

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The number of difficult words used

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The academic level of the topic

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The use of punctuation marks

Question 6

Which question type asks a reader to match headings to paragraphs on the IELTS Reading section?

Accepted Answer

Matching Headings

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True/False/Not Given

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Summary Completion

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Sentence Completion