I've completed all the IELTS reading multiple choice questions I found in
these books and these books I just like the actual exam papers and I can tell you
that multiple choice questions have become more common than in the past
each test now has some let me show you what I've learned about these questions how they're
constructed and what I believe is the best way to answer them it's Asiya let's get started [Music]
okay you can find multiple choice questions in sections two and three of the IELTS reading test
there are two types of them questions with four options and one answer and questions with five
options and two answers in questions with one correct answer you must choose between four
options A B C or D in the other type you must choose two letters from five options
one type of these questions is much more complex than the other but let's examine the strategies
for both of them beginning with questions with one answer these usually common sets of three to five
questions and maybe in section two or three one of the most helpful tips is knowing this
multiple choice questions with one answer come in the same order as the information is presented
in the passage this means that you can read the first question find the answer then read the next
question find the answer and so on if you do that you always know what exactly you're looking for
and if you'd like to learn which IELTS reading questions common order and which don't watch this
video linked below getting back to our questions I've tried different ways of answering them and
this one seems to work best for me so let's see if it works for you first of all carefully read
the question and highlight the keywords that can help you locate the answer actually quite a few
of these questions tell you exactly where it is in the first paragraph or in the second paragraph
some don't have a look at question 29 we have a surname pachidi
surnames are always keywords highlight them in text about research there may be several different
pieces of research by one scientist we're interested in the one about Telecommunications
in question 30 the key word is Erwin McCoy in the paper-based exam just underline your keywords in a
computer-based test select the word right click highlight before you start reading the passage
briefly look through the options don't spend too much time just skim through to get a feel of what
you're going to read about then go to the passage find the first paragraph you need and read it
when you get back to the question and read the options again you may still be unable to answer
it and that's expected that's why you should assess each option all of most of the options
are usually discussed in the passage you should take each option one by one and compare it to
the information in the passage illuminate or cross out incorrect options this will
help you narrow down your choices and increase your chances of selecting the correct answer
look for synonyms as words in the text are usually paraphrased not repeated
and lastly make sure you read all the options before making your final Choice as sometimes
the correct answer may not be the first one that comes to mind let's do two practice tasks together
to see how the strategy Works in practice and then we'll talk about the most complex type of multiple
choice questions but first a question from section two you've seen it before go ahead pause the video
and find the answer ready to continue let's assess each option A they adapt quickly to
the environment actually I can't find anything about it let's leave it for now what about B
the risk they pose has been exaggerated or made larger than it really is here I found this we mess
with them at our Peril to mess with something means to get involved or deal with something
harmful and pero is danger so this is the opposite of option b cross it out C they're more plentiful
in animal life than plant life or there are more microbes in animals than plants is it true
our passage says that they're everywhere in animals and plants so we don't know if animals
have more microbes or not this means this option is incorrect finally D they will continue to exist
for longer than the human race indeed in the passage I found this they will outlive us they
will live longer than us the human race option D is our answer if we think about our options some
statements are clearly wrong but sometimes there is no information to confirm if the statement
is right or wrong the information is not given in the passage this means this is an incorrect
option because we are looking for a statement that has the same meaning as the passage now let
me show you a slightly different type of question from section 3 where questions tend to be harder
pause the video and find the answer ready what did pachidi observe here options are quite similar so
it may be helpful to find the differences Steph disagreed with AI artificial intelligence vote
resentful or beaten angry or they made sure AI produced the results they wanted or their loud
AI to carry out the tasks instead of themselves in this example each option is not discussed in the
passage rather we need to read it all to get the general idea I haven't found anything really about
options a b or d but we've got this people develop strategies to make the algorithm work to their own
advantage and the same idea is confirmed again they feed the algo with false data to reach their
targets this means they make sure AI produces the results that they want before we look at the
second type of these questions I'd like to remind you that if you're looking for a step-by-step
IELTS start applying with links to all the resources you can download mine in the description
it's free okay questions with five options and two answers each of the answers gives you one point
these questions are usually at the end of section two and you may get either one set of questions
worth two points or two sets of questions worth Four Points despite being in section 2 rather
than three I find that these questions may be even harder than those in the last section here's why
in IELTS reading answers to multiple choice questions with two answers maybe anywhere in the
passage these questions are usually in section two so first you may find a set of matching headings
where all matching sections questions which require reading the whole passage to answer them
then you get another type of questions for example filling the blanks and finally at
the very end of the section our questions come so you're expected to have read everything and
the answers maybe anywhere let me show you have a look at this question just the question itself
which of the two following statements does the writer make about the discoveries of the
Barnard's team the surname will help us Locate the answer right not quite
by the time you get to this question you've already solved a set of matching sections
questions so you've read the passage and if you are following my advice you've highlighted the
keywords in the text names dates names of theories and so on so here is the passage and our keyword
the whole text is about Bonnet and his team apart from perhaps the first two sections A and B
because there is too much to read I'm just gonna show you where I found the answers directly
each option was discussed mainly in sections d e and f but we had no way of knowing there
would be nothing in C and the last option about Oakland which turned out to be incorrect was
mentioned all over the passage so you can see the word opulent highlighted in red
I've color-coded the options and where you can find the description in the passage
so if you'd like to look into this question on your own go ahead pause the video now but
together let's solve the next one or to be precise the next two in the question the
keywords are the Viking age and I found the section about the Viking age for you it's G
in the next section H the writer is discussing pre-history and the dates highlighted in green are
different to those during the Viking age so that's why we know that our answers are in section g
now go ahead pause the video and find the answers ready to continue let's look at
each option one by one option A Hunters at this time benefited from an increased demand for goods
indeed we can read about a booming demand for highs and antlers the business must have been
good for hunters yes the meaning is the same option A is correct option b is about the
greatest growth in the wealth of Vikings but I couldn't find anything about it let's move on
option C Vikings didn't rely on ships alone to transport Goods indeed in the paragraph We can
read that we usually think about ships but plenty of goods traveled on Overland roads this option
is correct actually we've already found the two answers if I were short of time I'd perhaps move
on to the next question at this point but if we decide to check each option well option D
Norwegian towns attracted Traders from around the world and we know they were
trading with Europe and Middle East but around the world no information
option e Vikings were primarily interested in their trading links with the Middle East again
according to the text although they traded with the Middle East we don't know which area the
Vikings were mainly interested in as you can see some of the questions with two options require
searching all over the passage While others can be answered by carefully examining just one paragraph
I find that these section 2 questions are pretty tricky and may require a lot of time if you can't
find your answers quickly answer questions from part three and then return to these questions
multiple choice questions with two answers are more common in the academic reading while those
with one answer are used in both types of tests so how many questions could you answer today
tell me in the comments as you've perhaps noticed one of the key challenges in IELTS
reading is finding enough time to answer your questions and knowing which question
types common order and which don't helps a lot I'd say it's one of the most important
strategies in IELTS reading and you can learn how to use it in this video here
and don't forget to download the ielt study plan in the description if you don't have it
yet thank you so much for watching me today good luck with the upper operation and your exam bye