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Yes, No, Not Given Questions

The reading section lasts for one hour and the exam format for the Reading section is 3 reading passages and 40 questions.

Each reading passage has 3 or 4 different types of question to answer.

Therefore, in order to be best prepared for your test, you should make sure you have practised each type of questions.

I have given you an example of a Yes, No, Not Given question and summarised the question type for you below by describing the skills you need and the tips you can use to improve your score.

Here is the example

And here are the Task Requirements, Skills and Tips

The Task:

You need to decide if the information or the opinion of the writer in the statements can be found in the reading passage.

Skills Needed:

You need to be able to identify specific areas of information.

You need to be able to scan read for specific information.

You need to be able to understand the opinions of the writer.

Hints and Tips

You should paraphrase statements before locating the answer.

You should understand the answers are in order of the questions.

You should understand the meaning of

YES – the information is in the reading passage.

NO – the opposite information is in the reading passage.

NOT GIVEN – the information is not found in the reading passage.

You can use tips and information on this website to help make it easier to obtain a higher score, but remember you still need to work at learning the language to be successful.

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Good Luck

Jonathan