IELTS Reading Strategies

Welcome! With this graded quiz, we will see if you can predict the answers based on their part of speech. You will answer 15 questions (5 single-choice, 5 multiple choice and 5 fill-in-the-blanks). Let me show you how it works.

Choose one answer.

Are you ready?

• YES

• NO

Answer explanation

Great!

Sometimes you will answer fill-in-the-blank questions like this one.

Fill in the blanks with ONE word. Answers are not case-sensitive.

I am preparing for ...................

Answer explanation

And you will rock it!

And finally, sometimes there will be more than one correct answer. Choose all correct answers.

Do you understand?

• Yes!

• Yeah, I got it!

• Huh?

Answer explanation

Now, let's get to the real deal!

Read the following question. What kind of word is missing?

Serena Williams was also a very talented player from a young age. Homeschooling made sure that she could _______ on tennis and the results were positive.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

• Verb

Answer explanation

Modals are followed by verbs.

Could is a modal.

Which ones fit in the blank? Choose all the correct options.

Serena Williams was also a very talented player from a young age. Home schooling made sure that she could _______ on tennis and the results were positive.

• observe

• concentrate

• focus

• none of these options

Answer explanation

focus on

concentrate on

These fit both in terms of meaning and grammar.

Read the extract and fill in the blank.

Serena Williams was also a very talented player from a young age. Home schooling made sure that she could __________ on tennis and the results were positive.

Answer explanation

The extract says:

"He home-schooled her to ensure that she had enough time to focus on tennis."

Read the following question. What kind of word is missing?

In the 1980s, Eastern European countries were communist, and this was a barrier to the international trading of players. However, after communism’s____________, there was much more freedom of movement.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

• Verb

Answer explanation

"communism's " here the possessive 's suggests that the next word belongs to communism. Therefore, it is a noun.

Which ones fit in the blank? Choose all the correct options.

In the 1980s, Eastern European countries were communist, and this was a barrier to the international trading of players. However, after communism’s__________, there was much more freedom of movement.

• demise

• prevalance

• fall

• collapse

Answer explanation

demise

fall

collapse all fit in terms of both grammar and meaning

pevalance fits in terms of grammar but not in terms of meaning

Read the extract and fill in the blank.

In the 1980s, Eastern European countries were communist, and this was a barrier to the international trading of players. However, after communism’s__________, there was much more freedom of movement.

Answer explanation

The extract says "....after the demise of communism"

Read the question. What kind of word is missing?

New governments ____________ policies that had previously restricted people’s ability to move abroad.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

• Verb

Answer explanation

There isn't a verb in this sentence. The subject is usually followed by a verb in English.