IELTS Study Guide 2026
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📋 IELTS Exam Format at a Glance
📚 IELTS Topics to Study (142)
✍️ Sample IELTS Questions & Answers
1. Select the correctly punctuated sentence with two subordinate clauses.
A comma follows the leading time clause, and the noun clause flows after 'realized'.
2. What is wrong with using 'Firstly, secondly, thirdly, fourthly...' as the only cohesive device in a Task 2 essay?
Overusing numeral linkers signals a limited vocabulary for cohesion; high-scoring essays use a variety of cohesive devices (pronouns, synonyms, discourse markers).
3. Which tense is most appropriate for describing data from the year 2010 in a completed graph?
Past simple is used for data from a completed past period.
4. Which is a strong topic sentence for a body paragraph?
A good topic sentence states the paragraph's main idea clearly.
5. Which of the following is a sign that a candidate has memorised their answer in Part 1?
Examiners are trained to detect scripted delivery; unnaturally perfect responses on every topic suggest memorisation, which can lower scores.
6. Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage? Ants' teaching behavior is the same as that of human.\t
While the passage might describe sophisticated teaching behaviors in ants, it is unlikely to claim that these behaviors are 'the same' as human teaching. Researchers like Bennett Galef Jr. often caution against such direct comparisons due to the complexities and nuances of human cognition. The passage might highlight similarities or parallels but would not assert identicalness, making this information 'NOT GIVEN'.
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