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This reading practice simulates one part of the IELTS General Reading test. You should spend about twenty minutes on it. Read the passage and answer questions 27-40.

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Why companies should welcome disorderSection ABeing organised has become a major commercial concern. It applies both to personal routines, such as inboxes and calendars, and to the structures used inside companies; an industry worth billions has grown up to satisfy this demand. Never before have peo...
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Questions 27-34
The reading passage has eight sections, A-H.

Choose the correct heading for sections A-H from the list of headings below.

Write the correct number i-ix in boxes 27-34 on your answer sheet.

List of Headings
  1. Complaints about the impact of a certain approach
  2. Fundamental beliefs that are in fact incorrect
  3. Early recommendations concerning business activities
  4. Organisations that put a new approach into practice
  5. Companies that have suffered from changing their approach
  6. What people are increasingly expected to do
  7. How to achieve outcomes that are currently impossible
  8. Neither approach guarantees continuous improvement
  9. Evidence that a certain approach can have more disadvantages than advantages

27. Section A

28. Section B

29. Section C

30. Section D

31. Section E

32. Section F

33. Section G

34. Section H

Choose heading vi because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "We are repeatedly told to arrange our company, domestic life, week, day and even sleep so that we become more productive.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
We are repeatedly told to arrange our company, domestic life, week, day and even sleep so that we become more productive.

Choose heading i because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "Across many groups of workers, a large share report feeling dissatisfied with how their jobs are organised and how managers direct them.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
Across many groups of workers, a large share report feeling dissatisfied with how their jobs are organised and how managers direct them.

Choose heading iii because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "He proposed several principles intended to make work processes more efficient, and these principles later became common in modern businesses.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
He proposed several principles intended to make work processes more efficient, and these principles later became common in modern businesses.

Choose heading ii because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "The approach, therefore, has had a long history.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
The approach, therefore, has had a long history.

Choose heading ix because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "Organisation can improve productivity up to a point, but eventually the usefulness of organising, and the benefit it produces, begin to fall until additional order actually reduces productivity.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
Organisation can improve productivity up to a point, but eventually the usefulness of organising, and the benefit it produces, begin to fall until additional order actually reduces productivity.

Choose heading vii because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "Such settings can produce new solutions that would never be reached in conventionally structured environments, where information flow, power relationships, rules and routines create bottlenecks.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
Such settings can produce new solutions that would never be reached in conventionally structured environments, where information flow, power relationships, rules and routines create bottlenecks.

Choose heading iv because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "Such settings can produce new solutions that would never be reached in conventionally structured environments, where information flow, power relationships, rules and routines create bottlenecks.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
Such settings can produce new solutions that would never be reached in conventionally structured environments, where information flow, power relationships, rules and routines create bottlenecks.

Choose heading viii because it gives the main idea of the paragraph. The supporting evidence is: "Google and several other technology companies have adopted, at least partly, these flexible structures, supported by technology and by strong company values that hold people together.". This sentence shows what the paragraph is mainly about, rather than just mentioning a small detail.

Associated Text:
Google and several other technology companies have adopted, at least partly, these flexible structures, supported by technology and by strong company values that hold people together.

Questions 35-37
Complete the sentences below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in 35-37 on your answer sheet.

Numerous training sessions target people who feel they could become more (35).

Being organised appeals to people who regard themselves as(36)

Many people are (37) with aspects of their work.

Use "productive" because the passage says organisation is promoted as a way to become more productive.

Associated Text:
We are repeatedly told to arrange our company, domestic life, week, day and even sleep so that we become more productive.

Use "perfectionists" because the passage says the message pleases self-proclaimed perfectionists.

Associated Text:
The same message has entered the thinking of business leaders and entrepreneurs, pleasing self-proclaimed perfectionists who want everything done correctly.

Use "dissatisfied" because the passage says many workers feel dissatisfied with how work is organised and managed.

Associated Text:
Across many groups of workers, a large share report feeling dissatisfied with how their jobs are organised and how managers direct them.

Questions 38-40
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? In boxes 38-40 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE   if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE   if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN   if there is no information on this.

38. Both companies and people aim at order without really considering its value.

39. Innovation is most successful if the people involved have separate roles.

40. Google was encouraged to adopt flexibility by the success of General Electric.

The answer is TRUE because the statement agrees with the passage. The key evidence is: "As a result, companies and individuals spend time and money organising for its own sake instead of examining the final goal and the practical value of the effort.". This evidence says the same thing as the question statement, so the statement is supported.

Associated Text:
As a result, companies and individuals spend time and money organising for its own sake instead of examining the final goal and the practical value of the effort.

The answer is FALSE because the statement contradicts the passage. The key evidence is: "The resources used for it could instead be better used elsewhere.". This evidence gives a different meaning from the question statement, so the statement is not correct.

Associated Text:
The resources used for it could instead be better used elsewhere.

The answer is NOT GIVEN because the passage does not give enough information to confirm the statement. The closest relevant evidence is: "Similarly, the former chairman of General Electric promoted disorganisation through the idea of the 'boundaryless' organisation.". This may discuss a related idea, but it does not prove the statement in the question.

Associated Text:
Similarly, the former chairman of General Electric promoted disorganisation through the idea of the 'boundaryless' organisation.

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Matching Sentence Endings
Note Completion
Table Completion
Flow Chart Completion
Summary Completion
Multiple Selection
Short Answer
Matching Headings
Matching Features
Matching Information
Identifying Information
Identifying Viewer Claims
Sentence Completion
Diagram Labelling
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To get a high score on the IELTS reading section, you need to have a fast reading speed. To have a fast reading speed, you need to improve your vocabulary and practice dissecting sentences. One strategy to dissect a sentence is to look for the subject and verb of the sentence. Finding the subject and verb will help you better understand the main idea of said sentence. Keep in mind, a common feature of a IELTS reading passage is to join strings of ideas to form long compound sentences. This produces large chunks that students have a hard time absorbing. Do not get overwhelmed by its length, just look for the subject and verb, the rest of the ideas will flow.

Keep in mind, having a slow reading speed makes skimming or scanning a reading passage more difficult. The process of quickly skimming through a reading passage for specific keywords or main ideas is a requirement for you to employ successful reading strategies to improve your IELTS reading score. In other words, skimming and scanning are critical skills to ensure you complete all questions in the allotted time frame.
IELTS Reading Strategies
Once you can read and comprehend a passage with a rate of, at least, 220 words per minute, you'll be ready to start implementing our strategies. All too often, students spend too much time reading the passages and not enough time answering the questions. Here is a step by step guide for tackling the reading section.

  1. Step 1: Read questions first

    One of the most common mistakes that candidates make when approaching the reading exam is reading every single word of the passages. Although you can practice for the exam by reading for pleasure, "reading blindly" (reading without any sense of what the questions will ask) will not do you any favors in the exam. Instead, it will hurt your chances for effectively managing your time and getting the best score.

    The main reason to read the questions first is because the type of question may determine what you read in the passage or how you read it. For example, some question types will call for the "skimming" technique, while others may call for the "scanning" technique.

    It is important to answer a set of questions that are of the same question type. You'll need to determine which question type you want to tackle first. A good strategy would be to start with the easier question type and move on to more difficult question types later. The Easiest question types are the ones where you spend less time reading. For example, the Matching Heading question type is an easier one because you only need to find the heading that best describes the main idea of a paragraph. An example of a difficult question type would be Identifying Information. For this question type, you'll need to read each paragraph to find out if each statement is TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN according to the passage.

    Here is a table that lists the difficulty levels for each question type. Use this table as a reference when choosing which question type you want to tackle first.

    Difficulty level Question Type
    Easy Sentence Completion
    Short answer
    Medium Matching Features
    Multiple choice
    Matching Headings
    Summary, Table, Flow-Chart Completion
    Difficult Matching Sentence Endings
    Matching Information
    Identifying Information (TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN)
    Identifying Viewer's claims (YES/NO/NOT GIVEN)

  2. Step 2: Read for an objective

    After you've read the questions for the passage, you will be able to read for an objective. What does this mean? For example, if you come across a question that includes the year "1896", you can make a note of when this year comes up in the text, using it to answer the question later on. There are two reading techniques that will help you stay on track with reading for an objective. The first one, skimming, is best defined as reading fast in order to get the "gist", or general idea, or a passage. With this technique, you are not stopping for any unfamiliar words or looking for specific details. The second technique, scanning, is best defined as reading for specific information. With this technique, you are not reading for the overall gist, but rather, specific information. Notice how each of these techniques has a specific objective in mind. This will help you find information more quickly.

  3. Step 3: Take notes

    As you're reading for an objective, you should also be making notes on the margins of the passage, placing stars next to key information, or underlining things that you believe will help you answer the various questions. This will make it easier for you to check back when you are asked certain things in the questions. Choose whichever note-taking system is right for you - just make sure you do it!

  4. Step 4: Answer wisely

    After you've read the questions, read the passage, and have taken any appropriate notes, you you should have located the part of the text where you where you need to read carefully. Then just read carefully and think critically to determine the correct answer.

IELTS Reading Question Types

The IELTS reading test contains many different question types:

Matching HeadingsIELTS Reading Lesson: Matching Headings
Matching InformationIELTS Reading Lesson: Matching Information
Matching FeaturesIELTS Reading Lesson: Matching Features
Summary CompletionIELTS Reading Lesson: Summary Completion
Identifying InformationIELTS Reading Lesson: Identifying Information
Identifying Writer's claimsIELTS Reading Lesson: Identifying Writer's claims
Multiple ChoiceIELTS Reading Lesson: Multiple Choice
Short AnswerIELTS Reading Lesson: Short Answer
Match Sentence EndingIELTS Reading Lesson: Match Sentence Ending
Sentence CompletionIELTS Reading Lesson: Sentence Completion
Table CompletionIELTS Reading Lesson: Table Completion
 
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