Technique for the Reading paper: how to attack each question type, where the traps are, and how to stop running out of time.
Skimming and scanning are different skills with different uses, and using the wrong one is why candidates run out of time. What each is for, which question types need which, and a drill for both.
Aehtesham Mallick Reshad
September 17, 2026
You are not expected to know every word in an IELTS passage — the test is built on the assumption that you will not. How to tell a blocking word from a skippable one, the five context clues that work, and why the answer is usually a paraphrase.
Aehtesham Mallick Reshad
September 17, 2026
A step-by-step plan to raise your IELTS Reading score: diagnose your weak question types, fix the five traps, manage the 60-minute clock, and track your band per question type until it moves.
Aehtesham Mallick Reshad
July 23, 2026
IELTS sentence completion and matching sentence endings: the strict word limit rules, how to predict gap grammar, locating via paraphrase, and a worked example.
Aehtesham Mallick Reshad
July 14, 2026
IELTS Yes/No/Not Given: how it differs from True/False/Not Given, what Not Given means, the outside-knowledge trap, a decision method, and a worked example.
Aehtesham Mallick Reshad
July 14, 2026
IELTS Reading matching information and features: a 6-step method, why answers are not in order, the paraphrase trap, and a worked example to practise.
Aehtesham Mallick Reshad
July 13, 2026
IELTS Reading flow-chart, diagram and table completion: the word limit, the word-list variant, whether answers are in order, and a worked example.
Aehtesham Mallick Reshad
July 13, 2026
IELTS Reading multiple choice strategy: single- and multiple-answer variants, why every option looks right, how to eliminate, and a worked example to practise.
Aehtesham Mallick Reshad
July 12, 2026
IELTS Reading short-answer questions: how the word limit works, why answers follow the passage order, scanning for the question word, and a worked example.
Aehtesham Mallick Reshad
July 12, 2026
IELTS summary completion tips: the two task variants, word-limit rules, grammar prediction, paraphrase recognition, and the traps that cost easy marks.
Aehtesham Mallick Reshad
June 26, 2026
IELTS matching headings strategy: what the task really tests, the traps test writers set, a step-by-step method, and a worked example you can practise.
Aehtesham Mallick Reshad
June 24, 2026
Running out of time in IELTS Reading? Learn the 20-minute-per-passage plan, the skim-and-scan method, and the 90-second rule that lets you answer all 40 questions.
Aehtesham Mallick Reshad
June 13, 2026
IELTS Reading questions are designed to mislead you. Learn how to recognize and bypass the most common test traps, from partial truths to extreme language.
Aehtesham Mallick Reshad
June 12, 2026