IELTS General Training Reading – Task Type 8 – Locating Information
Task Description
What are the candidates required to do?
A list with items of information is provided. Candidates are required to identify the section or paragraph in the passage in which that information can be found.
What kind of information might candidates be asked to find?
Candidates may be asked to find
- specific details
- an example of some kind
- the reason for event, change etc
- a description
- a comparison
- a summary
- an explanation
- other
Will candidates need to find information in every paragraph of the text?
Not necessarily.
Is it possible to identify a section or paragraph more than once?
There may be more than one piece of information that candidates need to locate in a given paragraph. When this is the case, the candidates will be told that they can use a paragraph more than once.
What skills are being assessed?
This question type tests candidates’ ability to identify specific information within sections or paragraphs.
Do the questions follow the same order as the information in the text?
No. In this question type the questions do not follow the same order as the information in the text.
Understanding the Task
To see an example of this task type please click on the link below.
Things to consider
- Would you read through the whole passage before trying to locate the information?
- Would you underline key words as you were reading?
- Would you try to match the key words you had underlined in the questions with key words you had underlined in the passage?
- Would you do the easier ones before attempting the more difficult ones?
- Is it necessary to understand every word to answer this type of question correctly?
