| You will be amazed to know that almost all the | | | | reads the consumption patterns of the people in the |
| Yes-No-Not Given questions in IELTS (International | | | | industrialized countries are responsible for global |
| English Language Testing System) reading module | | | | warming. In this question, the cause is the |
| follow some predefined patterns. This type questions | | | | consumption pattern of the citizens of industrialized |
| are more frequent in recent IELTS reading tests. | | | | countries. The effect of this is global warming. What |
| Although Yes-No-Not Givens are considered to be | | | | you have to do is to make sure whether such |
| the most difficult question type in IELTS, you will | | | | relationship really exists or not. If there is no such |
| surely increase your accuracy if you become familiar | | | | relationship, your answer must be 'Not Given'. If you |
| with the three structures underlying all the questions | | | | find some data in the reading passage supporting the |
| of this type. | | | | relationship, your answer should be 'Yes'. Conversely, |
| Firstly, you are sometimes asked to justify some | | | | you have to answer 'No' when you find there is a |
| comparisons. For example, the question may ask you | | | | causal relationship but it does not match with the |
| to justify whether India had a higher GDP growth | | | | question. |
| rate than China in 2003 or not. In this case, you may | | | | Finally, you have to draw conclusion based on a direct |
| read in the respective reading passage that before | | | | and given fact. Two pieces of instructions are |
| 2005, for a decade, China maintained a GDP growth | | | | provided, one in the question and the other in the |
| rate which was as high as that of India. I guess what | | | | respective reading passage. You just have to make |
| you are thinking is right. The answer is surely 'NO' | | | | sure the information matches with each other and |
| because the question claims India having a higher GDP | | | | thus confidently answer 'Yes'. However, you should |
| than China whereas the reading passage clearly | | | | go for 'No' if the information contradicts. 'Not Given' is |
| states their GDP to be equal. Moreover, the question | | | | the option you will choose if you fail to find enough |
| mentions the data for 2003. If you are careful | | | | information to decide either 'Yes' or 'No'. |
| enough, you surely noticed that 2003 lies within the | | | | In general, it is really important to always be careful |
| range defined as for a decade before 2005. So, you | | | | about phrases those indicate some kind or range. |
| can confidently omit the choice 'Not Given'. | | | | Phrases like only, almost as much as, approximately |
| Secondly, there are sometimes questions in IELTS | | | | are always there in the IELTS reading passages to |
| reading asking you to validate some causal or cause | | | | confuse and misguide you. Hope you have a good |
| and effect relationships. For instance, a question | | | | time with IELTS. |