General Training Module
IELTS Reading Test pdf
The General Training Module is commonly used for vocational training programmes (not at degree level) or for immigration purposes. Candidates for the General Training Module take the same Listening and Speaking test as the Academic Module. Only the Reading and Writing papers are different.
IELTS General Training Reading Test
Time: one hour
N.B. This includes the time needed to transfer your answers to a separate answer sheet. There is no extra time given for this.
This test consists of three different sections and a total of 40 questions.
The texts are about more general topics or related to work. The General Training Reading paper has three sections, each of increasing difficulty. The sections are organised as follows.
| Section | Reading Texts |
|---|---|
| 1 | Two or three short texts or several shorter ones (e.g., advertisements). |
| 2 | Two texts related to the workplace (e.g., information for staff). |
| 3 | One long discursive text. |
The General Training Reading paper has a total of 40 questions.
Section 1 has 14 items. Sections 2 and 3 each have 13.
| Task Type | What do I have to do? |
|---|---|
| 1 Multiple Choice | – Choose one answer from alternatives A-D. |
| – Choose two answers from alternatives A-E. | |
| – Choose three answers from alternatives A-G. | |
| 2 Identifying Information | Say whether a statement is True/False or Not Given in the text. |
| 3 Identifying Writer’s Views/Claims | Say whether a statement agrees with claims or views in a text (Yes), disagrees with the views/claims in the text (No), or whether there is no information on this in the text (Not Given). |
| 4 Matching Information | Match the information in the question to the correct paragraph in the text. |
| 5 Matching Headings | Match a heading from a list of possible answers to the correct paragraph or section of the text. |
| 6 Matching Features | Match a list of statements to a list of possible answers in a box (e.g., specific people, theories, or dates). |
| 7 Matching Sentence Endings | Complete a sentence by choosing a suitable ending from a box of possible answers. |
| 8 Sentence Completion | Complete a sentence with a suitable word or words from the text within the word limit given. |
| 9 Notes/Summary/Table/Flow-Chart Completion | Complete notes/a summary/table/flow-chart with a suitable word (or words) from the text within the word limit given. |
| 10 Labelling a Diagram | Label a diagram with a suitable word (or words) from the text or by choosing from a box of possible answers. |
| 11 Short-Answer Questions | Answer questions using words from the text in the word limit given. |
| 12 Multiple Matching | Match the information in the question to the correct short text or advertisement. |
Assessment: each question is worth one mark.
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