When it comes to numbers in IELTS Reading, remember to carefully transfer your answers to the answer sheet, especially when there are multiple zeros. If the number contains currency symbols or commas, make sure you copy it in the same way.
The Academic Reading test assesses a wide range of reading skills including your ability to follow an argument, recognise a writer’s opinion, attitude or purpose. It looks at how well you can read to understand main ideas, details, opinions and implied meanings. Your reading comprehension skills are tested, covering skimming, scanning and reading for detail.
You might need to use numbers when presenting data in Academic Writing Task 1. You can either write the number in word form or as presented in the visual diagram. For example:
10,000 OR ten thousand
25% OR twenty-five percent
75% OR ¾
Along with writing exact numbers, it is also beneficial to write approximations when the exact numbers are not presented. For example:
Just above 65%
Under 70%
Over half
Almost 25%
Numbers can be presented in tens, hundreds, thousands, millions and billions. It is important to note which number is being referred to in the Y-axis of the diagram.
When referring to a general number, you can write ‘millions’, however, when it’s a specific number, you have to write ‘million’. For example:
Millions of dollars were spent on transportation.
Australia spent 20 million dollars.
The Academic Reading test is made up of 3 long texts which are taken from current books, journals, magazines and newspapers. The texts are related to topics you might face if you were to study at an undergraduate or postgraduate level or apply for professional registration in an English-speaking environment.
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