101 Helpful Hints for IELTS
READING GAPFILLS - METHOD
If the first task in a reading passage is to complete the reading passage itself by asking you, for
instance, to add headings for various paragraphs or sections, then it is probably best to complete that
task first. However, if there is a gapfill task which is a summary of the whole passage, or even part
of the passage, consider completing the gapfill first. Summary gapfills help to predict information
about the passage, even with some words missing. They may also help to answer questions in other
tasks connected to that passage.
There are 2 types of gapfill tasks in the IELTS Reading Test:
Type 1 - those with
a given list of words or phrases to choose from to fill in the gaps.
Type 2 - those where you fill the gaps with
words or phrases from the reading passage.
Gapfill tasks Type 2 are, naturally, more difficult than gapfill tasks Type 1. The text of a gapfill task
Type 2 is always a summary of part or the whole of a reading passage. On the other hand, a gapfill
task Type 1 may or may not be a summary of part or the whole of a reading passage. Both task types,
however, require a good knowledge of grammar.
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