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- Because IELTS is a difficult test. While most agree that IELTS is a
reasonable test, it is generally regarded as one of the most
challenging tests of its type.
- Because
IELTS has question types peculiar to it. Among the ten or so
question types IELTS commonly uses, about half are used only by
it or in ways unique to it. In particular, the Reading Task
questions about identifying the writer’s point of view is unique
to IELTS and particularly challenging, since it requires
“reading between the lines,” a skill that usually has to be
taught.
- Because
IELTS uses familiar question types in unique ways. IELTS short
answer questions, for example, are asked in three different
ways. In all cases, at least at most testing centers, the
unwritten rule is that the answers must be no longer than three
words each. So, even if you have the write answer but have
expressed it in more than three words, your answer will be
counted as wrong.
- Because IELTS sometimes asks even familiar question types in
deliberately tricky ways. IELTS may, for example, provide a
statement expressed in positive language as a true-or-false
question when the answer in the Listening or Reading exercise
appears in negative terms that have the same meaning as the
positive words in the question. IELTS also may ask questions
that require candidates to combine information from different
places to arrive at the correct answer. In the Listening test,
IELTS sometimes asks questions at the end of a section that
require candidates to have been keeping track throughout the
exercise; so, if the candidate has not read the question first,
he or she may not be prepared to answer.
- Because IELTS has specific formats it wants followed. It’s not enough
merely to write or speak well, for the IELTS Writing and
Speaking tasks, it is critical that candidates answer in the
ways IELTS expects them to. That means following often detailed
formats that can be learned only in IELTS Preparation courses.
In particular, there are rules about the Speaking task – and
particular its middle section, during which candidates speak on
their own – that are not explained to candidates in advance.
- Because
IELTS penalizes candidates as much as whole band point for not
answering questions as asked. For example, if the Writing Task 2
question asks a candidate his or her opinion on a topic and the
candidate writes about the various opinions pro and con with
respect to that topic, there will be a penalty of an entire band
point no matter how well the candidate writes.
There is no substitute for good, solid English skills. They are what
IELTS measures. But without an in-depth introduction to the many
things that are either specific to the IELTS test or the particular
ways IELTS expects common tasks to be performed, it is unlikely that
a candidate will earn the highest possible score.
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