1) Ignore anything you already know about the

topic and don’t make assumptions. Base

your answers on the text only.
2) There will be at least one of all
three answers. If you don’t have at least
one ‘true’, ‘false’ or ‘not given’ you have
at least one answer wrong.
3) Don’t skim and scan the text to find the
final answer. You will have to read the
appropriate part of the text very carefully
in order to understand what the author
means.
4. Don’t look for words that exactly match those
in the statements. You should also look for
synonyms. Remember that you are matching
meaning, not words.
5. If you can’t find the information you are
looking for, then it is probably ‘not given’.
Don’t waste time looking for something that is
not there.
6. If you have no idea what the answer is put ‘not
given’. You probably have no idea because the
answer is not there.
7. Answers are in the same order they appear in
the text. Do not waste time going back. Keep
on reading.
Chiles come from South America -
T
People began eating Chiles in the
last few centuries - F
South Americans were the first
people to start eating Chiles - NG
QUESTION…...New Zealand was the only country where salt
mining was found.
TEXT…..New Zealand was the first country where salt mining
was found
and Australia came next.
QUESTION….Baltic Sea is the most beautiful place for
relaxing.

TEXT….Baltic Sea is very beautiful place where people can

enjoy their leisure time.

QUESTION….The amount of sports budget is the lowest in

this year.
TEXT…….Governments allocated fewer budgets on sports in
this year.
 Comparison task
1.Two items
2. Subject of
comparison

1. Two items are One item is

mentioned in the text mentioned but
2.There is no another one is
comparison missing

NOT NOT
GIVEN GIVEN
 QUESTION….Fewer employees are working in
private companies than public companies.
 TEXT….There are many workers who work for
private industries and public companies.
 TEXT…. There are 78% workers who work for
private industries.
 TEXT…. There are 78% workers who work for
private industries compared to public
companies.
 TEXT…. There are 78% workers who work for
public industries compared to private
companies.
 Question….Many employees are
well paid.
 Text…..All employees find
something positive in their job.
 Question…..Most people often
prefer to work under supervisory
position.
 Text……Most of people prefer to
work under supervisory position.
New Zealand can be the first
country where salt mining
was found.
One of the ancient salt
mining was found in New
Zealand.
New Zealand was one of the
first countries where salt
mining was found.
One of the ancient salt
mining was found in
Australia.
Recently, the computer
system has been changed.
Authority has taken many
steps to change the
computer system.
if you find any information
in the text by which you
can make a correction
answer is FALSE
If you cannot correct the
question
Answer is Not Given
Question
Untill now, Bangladesh cricket team
has not beaten Australia.
Text…..so far Bangladesh has never
beaten Australia.

Bangladesh cricket team is high

ranked test team.
Bangladesh cricket team is low ranked
test team.
Bangladesh cricket team is good at
playing test.
 • Scan all questions
Step 1 qualifier

100%
comparison
word
• Identify the puzzle
Step 2
Match
Time
subject
• Locate answer
Step 3
True ….make sure
synonym in the text
• Read the sentences False….make sure you can
Step 4 and decide correct the statement
Not given…qualifier, time,
subject, comparison,
100% word
Yes no not given has based
on writer opinion/attitudes
in the text.
True false not given has
based on fact given in the
text.
32 lt is always difficult to determine
where an animal lived when its
fossilised remains are incomplete.

33 The habitat of ichthyosaurs can be

determined by the appearance of
their fossilised remain.

32 Exposure to different events forces

the brain to think differently.
 • Scan all • Scan all questions
Step 1
Step 1 questions
• Identify the puzzle
Step 2
• Identify the puzzle
Step 2
• Identify the attitudes
Step 3
• Locate answer
Step 3
• Locate answer
Step 3
• Read the sentences
• Read the sentences and
Step 4 and decide decide and match attitude
Step 4