Essential strategies for the reading component of your Celpip test
Building your English skills is crucial for achieving your scoring goals on your English skill test.
With a solid foundation in your reading options, you will find that your confidence in all aspects of English will increase.
We have compiled this useful list of reading strategies for the Celpip test to increase your reading comprehension, your self -confidence and your reading skills!
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Practice reading in English.
Make it a habit to read in English as much as possible. Whether it concerns magazines, online articles or full novels, every English lecture will help you become more comfortable and faster in reading.
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Unpack important information items during the test.
Try not to remember information! The Celpip test is not a memory exam. You do not have to remember information from one section in another. Instead of remembering, read carefully and concentrate on extracting important ideas and important details. Also practice drawing conclusions from context.
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Change your reading strategies.
You do not have to read every word in the article to successfully answer the questions; Instead, use reading strategies such as skimming and scanning while you go through every section of the reading test. First skim the text to understand the main idea. Then read the questions and find keywords for which you can scan the text. These reading strategies can help you with some of the simpler questions, making more time left for the more difficult ones.
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Do not emphasize about unknown words.
It’s okay if you don’t understand every word in a text, because you don’t have to understand everything to get the most important ideas and answer the questions. If you come across a word that you don’t know, try to find out its meaning of the context within the sentence or the entire passage. If that doesn’t work, skip the difficult word and keep reading.
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Try to guess what the correct answer is before reading the options.
After reading a question, it can be useful to think of the correct answer before all options are viewed. If you think you already know the answer, try to find a multiple-choice option that matches your first instinct.
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Vote your answers to the passages.
Although you may not be familiar with the subject of a passage, you can always find all the answers in the Passage on the Celpip test. That is why you do not need in -depth knowledge about the subject. If you are familiar with a subject used in the test, be careful! Remember that what you know can be different from the information in the text, so make sure you still answer the questions based on the passage you read.
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If you are not sure, estimate!
Answer all reading test questions. There is no fine for incorrect reactions to the Celpip test test. If you don’t know an answer, try to eliminate the options that you know are wrong and your chances of guessing the correct answer.
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Keep an eye on your time.
Keep the time and make sure you have enough time to complete all questions in each section. Remember that each part of the reading test includes a passage to read and different questions based on that. Do not spend all your time reading the passage, because you also need time to understand the questions and answer choices. Make sure you assign enough time to answer each question.
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Check and check your answers again.
Make sure you have selected your answer before continuing with the next question on the reading test. This is important because in many parts of the reading test there is no opportunity to go back and change your answer.
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