1 00:00:02,230 --> 00:00:09,340 ‫We're now going to spend some time looking over all the different question types that you might need 2 00:00:09,340 --> 00:00:16,510 ‫to answer in the Alps reading test, by the end of the lesson, you'll have a much better understanding 3 00:00:16,510 --> 00:00:22,000 ‫about the kinds of questions that you might get and also what they look like. 4 00:00:22,540 --> 00:00:26,930 ‫So let's move on to Alt's reading question type overview. 5 00:00:28,150 --> 00:00:32,050 ‫There are 10 questions that you could get in the test. 6 00:00:32,350 --> 00:00:40,020 ‫That doesn't necessarily mean that you will see all 10 question types in your Eilts reading test. 7 00:00:40,660 --> 00:00:47,410 ‫Some questions are more popular than others, so it's more likely that you will see other questions 8 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:49,420 ‫and some you might not see. 9 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:54,130 ‫Let's go through the 10 question types first. 10 00:00:54,220 --> 00:00:56,560 ‫We have short answer questions. 11 00:00:57,490 --> 00:01:03,430 ‫Multiple choice, true, false, not given which is very popular. 12 00:01:04,270 --> 00:01:15,880 ‫Sentence completion, label a diagram, summary completion matching sentence endings matching heading, 13 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:23,770 ‫which is also very popular, matching names and lastly, matching information to paragraphs. 14 00:01:25,010 --> 00:01:32,780 ‫It's very important that you become familiar with these 10 question types as there are strategies that 15 00:01:32,780 --> 00:01:36,940 ‫you can use to make sure that you are answering them well. 16 00:01:38,910 --> 00:01:44,310 ‫Let's take a look at some key information for Alt's reading question type's. 17 00:01:46,210 --> 00:01:53,920 ‫Like the audience listening test, the ALT'S reading test usually gets harder from Section one to Section 18 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:59,590 ‫three, that means that some questions are also harder than others. 19 00:02:01,140 --> 00:02:09,180 ‫You're more likely to see a summary question type in Section three of the Eilts reading test, and that's 20 00:02:09,180 --> 00:02:13,180 ‫because summary questions are more difficult to answer. 21 00:02:14,450 --> 00:02:22,160 ‫Some of the answers to certain questions are also in order in the tax now let me explain that a little 22 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:22,910 ‫bit further. 23 00:02:23,940 --> 00:02:31,820 ‫In the example of a short answer question, you will find that the answers are ordered in the text. 24 00:02:32,190 --> 00:02:39,120 ‫So that means that the answer to question one will be at the very beginning of the text and the answer 25 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:43,470 ‫to question two must come after that in the text, possibly in the middle. 26 00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:48,890 ‫And the answer to question three, for example, therefore must come at the end. 27 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:55,380 ‫That means that when answering some questions, it will give you a little bit more help in terms of 28 00:02:55,380 --> 00:02:57,570 ‫where to look for the answers. 29 00:02:58,260 --> 00:03:05,510 ‫This doesn't happen for all questions and is something that I don't want you to concentrate on too much. 30 00:03:05,940 --> 00:03:12,840 ‫I think it's better that you understand strategies and skills for answering alts, reading questions 31 00:03:13,050 --> 00:03:16,460 ‫rather than focusing basic, she said. 32 00:03:16,470 --> 00:03:20,850 ‫Information that will help you like where the answers are ordered. 33 00:03:21,780 --> 00:03:29,970 ‫But as you practice some tests and do more alts reading practice exercises, you'll come to understand 34 00:03:30,150 --> 00:03:35,450 ‫that sometimes the answers are in a logical order in the text. 35 00:03:36,060 --> 00:03:40,260 ‫That's all for some key information for these 10 question types. 36 00:03:40,410 --> 00:03:46,830 ‫And I'll say again, I think it's great if you can become familiar with all these question types and 37 00:03:46,830 --> 00:03:52,160 ‫in the next lessons after this will be looking at strategies for each question. 38 00:03:52,650 --> 00:03:59,280 ‫But for now, let's take a look at some examples to help you understand what the question types look 39 00:03:59,280 --> 00:03:59,670 ‫like. 40 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:05,450 ‫So moving on to question, focus short answer questions. 41 00:04:05,850 --> 00:04:08,640 ‫I'll read the question and answer three to you. 42 00:04:09,510 --> 00:04:17,540 ‫On the 17th of June 1964, the English football team played Scotland and won three nil. 43 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:18,810 ‫And here's the question. 44 00:04:19,410 --> 00:04:23,400 ‫Who won in the football match between England and Scotland? 45 00:04:24,300 --> 00:04:30,590 ‫Say for a short answer question, you will usually be asked to answer between one to three words. 46 00:04:31,020 --> 00:04:38,580 ‫It's very important that you are spelling your answer correctly and it can often be taken and almost 47 00:04:38,580 --> 00:04:40,950 ‫always be taken from the text. 48 00:04:41,340 --> 00:04:44,250 ‫So the answer here is England. 49 00:04:44,250 --> 00:04:48,540 ‫As they beat Scotland three nil, you would simply write England. 50 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:51,660 ‫Moving on to Multiple-choice. 51 00:04:52,740 --> 00:04:57,330 ‫The local town hall had been knocked down to build a new housing estate. 52 00:04:57,570 --> 00:04:59,190 ‫And here's what the question looks like. 53 00:04:59,970 --> 00:05:02,700 ‫For what reason was the town hall demolished? 54 00:05:03,210 --> 00:05:10,350 ‫And we have four options that we can answer for, for multiple choice questions as well as many other 55 00:05:10,350 --> 00:05:11,350 ‫question times. 56 00:05:11,460 --> 00:05:19,770 ‫And understanding of synonyms and an advanced level of vocabulary will very much help you in the text. 57 00:05:19,770 --> 00:05:27,870 ‫We are told that the town hall was knocked down for a new housing estate in the multiple choice options. 58 00:05:28,110 --> 00:05:32,550 ‫B says knock down for a residential area. 59 00:05:33,090 --> 00:05:36,810 ‫Housing, estate and residential area are both synonyms. 60 00:05:37,260 --> 00:05:43,380 ‫You can therefore see how synonyms will help you massively in the Alps reading test. 61 00:05:44,310 --> 00:05:46,320 ‫Moving on to our next question time. 62 00:05:46,410 --> 00:05:48,600 ‫True, false, not a given. 63 00:05:48,810 --> 00:05:54,150 ‫And again, this is a very popular question time in the Alps reading test. 64 00:05:54,750 --> 00:05:55,650 ‫Here's the text. 65 00:05:56,190 --> 00:06:04,770 ‫Saltwater crocodiles are able to survive without food for over three weeks, although need water daily. 66 00:06:05,250 --> 00:06:09,090 ‫And here's what a true false not given question time looks like. 67 00:06:09,810 --> 00:06:14,340 ‫True if the statement agrees with the text false. 68 00:06:14,340 --> 00:06:21,780 ‫If this statement does not agree with the text and not given if there is no information about this in 69 00:06:21,780 --> 00:06:22,530 ‫the text. 70 00:06:23,220 --> 00:06:28,500 ‫So statement one, saltwater crocodiles need water every day. 71 00:06:28,740 --> 00:06:34,940 ‫And my answer is true because the text says that they need water daily. 72 00:06:35,790 --> 00:06:40,450 ‫No to saltwater crocodiles only eat dolphins. 73 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:45,570 ‫Now this is false as we know that they lots of different things. 74 00:06:45,750 --> 00:06:50,150 ‫But the text does not tell us anything about dolphins. 75 00:06:50,580 --> 00:06:58,860 ‫We can only answer with our knowledge from the text as there is no mention of dolphins and especially 76 00:06:58,860 --> 00:07:00,730 ‫what saltwater crocodiles eat. 77 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,210 ‫My answer is not given. 78 00:07:04,110 --> 00:07:09,000 ‫Number three, saltwater crocodiles need food every three days. 79 00:07:09,570 --> 00:07:15,270 ‫Obviously this is false because the answer is every three weeks at least. 80 00:07:16,050 --> 00:07:19,710 ‫So moving on to the next question, sentence completion. 81 00:07:20,660 --> 00:07:28,580 ‫London Bridge is one of the most famous landmarks in England, and here's what the question looks like. 82 00:07:29,090 --> 00:07:37,610 ‫Many people in the United Kingdom believe London Bridge is one of the most landmarks and the answer 83 00:07:37,610 --> 00:07:39,170 ‫would be famous. 84 00:07:39,770 --> 00:07:45,860 ‫It's very, very important that you copy the language from the text. 85 00:07:46,670 --> 00:07:51,750 ‫OK, moving on, we have a diagram and here is a picture of a guitar. 86 00:07:52,370 --> 00:07:58,520 ‫Quite simply, we label like this A would be string, B would be tuner. 87 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:02,600 ‫Now, again, the answers come from the text. 88 00:08:03,470 --> 00:08:05,750 ‫Next up, we have summary completion. 89 00:08:06,620 --> 00:08:14,200 ‫A European court has ruled that Lynelle, the world's top earning, can trademark his own name. 90 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:22,790 ‫The Barcelona and Argentina striker fought a seven year to be able to use his on sports goods. 91 00:08:23,980 --> 00:08:32,860 ‫Here I've been given the option of four answers, which you may sometimes get, sometimes you will have 92 00:08:32,860 --> 00:08:39,520 ‫to get these answers from the text and you won't be given the options here that I've shown you. 93 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:47,550 ‫And again, if it's from the text, you need to copy very carefully and be careful of your spelling. 94 00:08:48,670 --> 00:08:50,320 ‫So onto the next question. 95 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:55,910 ‫Matching sentence endings complete each sentence with the correct ending. 96 00:08:56,470 --> 00:09:03,460 ‫The U.N. United Nations intervention a played more rock concerts worldwide. 97 00:09:03,610 --> 00:09:07,640 ‫B helped stop the breakout of war, or C hosted a fashion show. 98 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:13,600 ‫So this is just an example of what a matching sentence ending might look like. 99 00:09:14,890 --> 00:09:20,890 ‫And onto matching headings, choose the correct headings for Section eight F. 100 00:09:21,900 --> 00:09:28,260 ‫This is a very popular question, and, of course, we'll be looking at strategies to answer it later 101 00:09:28,260 --> 00:09:36,000 ‫in the course, you will need to use headings shown in the list of headings below and put them for different 102 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:37,800 ‫sections of the text. 103 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:44,290 ‫You'll need to read carefully each part of the text and obviously skim to find key information. 104 00:09:45,060 --> 00:09:53,550 ‫So that brings us onto matching names, match each statement with the correct researcher or researchers. 105 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:58,290 ‫And here you can see some statements with a list of researchers below. 106 00:09:58,650 --> 00:10:01,880 ‫You'll need to match the researchers to the statement. 107 00:10:02,700 --> 00:10:06,880 ‫And lastly, we have matching information to paragraphs. 108 00:10:07,530 --> 00:10:12,030 ‫The question right, the correct A letter A to B in the boxes. 109 00:10:12,630 --> 00:10:14,460 ‫A, the family were speechless. 110 00:10:14,460 --> 00:10:17,700 ‫And B, what happened during their holiday? 111 00:10:18,420 --> 00:10:25,020 ‫The statements give an overview of each of the paragraphs and you'll need to match them correctly. 112 00:10:25,620 --> 00:10:28,700 ‫You can pause the video and try and do this now, if you like. 113 00:10:29,340 --> 00:10:35,220 ‫So that brings us to the end of our question type overview for ELT's reading. 114 00:10:35,670 --> 00:10:41,240 ‫Next up will be looking at strategies to answer each of these questions.