Multiple choice in academic texts

Answer multiple-choice questions on academic texts by finding the evidence first and naming the trap in each wrong option, for IELTS Multiple choice and TOEFL Read an Academic Passage.

Level B2 25 min5 exercisesLesson 7 of 12 in Reading B2

Trains: IELTS Reading – Multiple choice, TOEFL iBT Reading – Read an Academic Passage

What you'll learn

Recognise the main kinds of academic multiple-choice question: detail, vocabulary, inference, connection, purpose and main idea
Find and read the evidence before looking closely at the options
Reject wrong options by naming their trap: too extreme, opposite, true but not the answer, or not in the text
Answer "Choose TWO" questions and questions about the whole passage

Lesson content

9 steps · 5 exercises · 25 min total

1. Warm-up2 questions
2. LearnThe skill and the strategy
3. ModelSee how it's done
4. Practice 1Practice 1: IELTS multiple choice
5. Practice 2Practice 2: TOEFL Read an Academic Passage
6. Practice 3Practice 3: TOEFL Read an Academic Passage
7. Exam tips3 tips
8. Key vocabulary11 words
9. SummaryReview and finish

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