Reading Test 3
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1 Read this magazine article about young entrepreneurs.
a) Complete the text with the missing sentence parts. There are two sentence parts that you do not need.
A I encourage you to do the same for a cause you’re passionate about
B while promoting my products
C have been through a lot
D while they were at work
E it should be at the top of your list of priorities
F and promote the ideal of equality
G who need 24-hour assistance
H such as reducing the quantity of pesticides
b) Read the text again. Who says what? Choose the correct answer.
Tips & tricks for solving Task 1 a):
- Skim the text for general understanding. Do not spend time trying to understand every single word.
- Start with answers which you consider obvious. Read the text on each side of the gap to make sure the chosen answer fits the topic.
- Try to identify the extra sentence parts which are there to distract you.
- Read through the completed text to make sure it makes sense.
Tips & tricks for solving Task 1 b):
- Scan the texts to learn what they are about. Do not spend time trying to understand every single word.
- The questions will appear in a random order. Read each question. Find and underline or highlight the key idea.
- Skim through the paragraphs until you find a possible answer. You should be looking for content that matches the key idea in the question. Read this part of the text carefully, and underline or highlight the evidence. Compare it to what you have underlined or highlighted in the question.
- Be careful! Do not look for the exact words and phrases that you have underlined in the question. Instead, look for words and phrases that have a similar meaning or express a similar idea.
2 Read this text about British subcultures in the 20th century.
a) Choose the correct heading for each paragraph. There are two headings you do not need.
b) Read the text again, and choose the correct answer.
Tips & tricks for solving Task 2 a):
- Skim the text. Underline key ideas in the paragraphs. You do not have to understand every single word.
- Try to summarise the paragraph in your mind.
- Read the headings, and highlight or underline key words.
- Pay attention to headings which are similar to each other: they are there to distract you.
- Find similar ideas in the paragraph and the headings. Choose a suitable heading. Start with the obvious ones, and leave the more difficult ones until last. Match ideas, not words.
Tips & tricks for solving Task 2 b):
- Skim the text to see what it is about.
- Read the questions carefully, and highlight or underline key words. The questions will follow the same order in which the information is presented in the text.
- Scan the text. Find and highlight or underline the parts which contain answers to the questions.
- Read the answers carefully, and choose the one that corresponds to the answer you have found in the text. Check that the remaining options don’t fit.
- Be careful! The answer options do not use the same words as the main text. They use different words and phrases with the same or similar meaning. Try to understand what they mean, and look for the synonyms in the text.
- Sometimes the answer is not directly stated in the text, but there are clues leading you to the correct answer or leading you to eliminate some of the answers as the wrong ones.
PiN Reading Comprehension - IZZI Test 3