IELTS General Training Reading – Task Type 11 – Matching
Task Description
What are candidates required to do?
Candidates are presented with a number of items, which may be theories, statements, names of people, places, things etc. The candidates need to match each of these items with one option from a list of options. The list of options will also form a coherent set of theories, statements, names of people, places, things etc.
Is it possible to choose an item more than once?
The instructions will advise the candidate when it is possible to choose an option more than once.
What skills are being tested?
This item type tests candidates’ ability to skim and scan as well as to understand main ideas in a section of the passage.
Understanding the Task
To see an example of this task type please click on the link below.
To understand better how candidates need to approach this task, it may help you to do the task yourself and analyse what you had to do to find the right answer.
Look at this sample Task Type 11. Complete the task, thinking about how you are doing it.
Sample
Task Type 11 Task (PDF)
Answers
Things to consider
Now look at these questions about how you approached the task and consider your answers.
- Did you read the items in the questions first?
- Did you underline words in the passage that might match what you are looking for?
- Did you do the easier ones before attempting the more difficult ones?
- Was it necessary to understand every word to answer this type of question correctly?
- Did the questions follow the same order as the information in the passage?
