IELTS Reading: Top 10 Simple Mistakes Students Make Often

In IELTS Reading, students make simple mistakes all the time. These simple mistakes can drop your score from a band 8 to a band 7 and this could happen to you if you're not careful on test day. In this video Jay takes a look at the top 10 simple mistakes students often make in IELTS Reading.

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Introduction 00:00
1. Writing a word instead of a letter on the answer sheet 00:35
2. Not reading the instructions fully 01:47
3. Not understanding how many words you can/cannot write 02:37
4. Not completing the sentence grammatically 03:50
5. Using background knowledge to answer a question 04:59
6. Word spotting 05:53
7. Looking, not reading 06:46
8. Leaving questions unanswered 07:56
9. Not knowing what to do 08:23
10. Just watching video on YouTube 09:22
Recap 10:08
Conclusion 10:50

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