IELTS Reading Task: Scanning and Identifying Location of Information, Labeling a diagram which has numbered parts

Scanning and Identifying Location of Information

These questions require you to scan the text to find the location of information. You will be given a set of statements and you need to find the paragraph each one comes from.

Look at the example below.

Questions 1-5

The passage has ten paragraphs labelled A-J. Which paragraphs contain the following information? Write the appropriate letters A-J in boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet. NB You may use any letter more than once.

1 Concern that recycling is not profitable.

2 Explanation of why fees for dumping waste should be increased.

3 The best way to deal with garbage.

4 The problem of decaying organic waste.

5 Recycling of automobiles.

Questions 1 - 6

Label the booths at the exhibition.Choose your answers from the box and write them next to questions 1-6.

Oriental vases Korean cabinets Indian rugs Chinese furniture Thai silk Malaysian batik Tibetan prayer rugs Balinese woodwork Oriental art

How to do:

-          Read the instructions carefully,

• - Quickly read the statements to get an idea of what the text is about.
• -  Take the statements one by one. Underline the key words.
• -  Search the text to find where the info is mentioned.
• -  Remember to look for synonyms and parallel expressions.

Labeling a diagram which has numbered parts

In this type of the task, you will be given a diagram and asked to label it with words from the text or labels given.

How to do:

• -  Read the instructions carefully,
• -  Study the diagram and the labels if they are given.
• -  See you can guess any of the answers,
• -  The info will be given in the same order as the numbers on the diagram.
• -  Scan the text to find the info. If labels are not provided, make sure you use words from the text.

Reference: How to Prepare for IELTS Writing. City University of Hongkong: English Language Center.