IELTS general reading yes/no/not given

Table of contents

1. IELTS general reading yes/no/not given
2. IELTS general reading yes/no/not given - Strategies & tips to solve
3. Skills required to solve yes/no/not given
4. Common challenges faced while answering yes/no/not given
5. Yes/no/not given practice exercise 1
6. Answers for Practice Exercise
7. Conclusion

IELTS general reading yes/no/not given is the hard enough question in the IELTS general reading test. Utilize the tips and strategies given here to solve this question type effectively. Yes/no/not given question appears with a general reading passage and set of questions taken from the passage. Your responsibility is to compare the question with the reading passage to identify whether it suits the writer’s opinion or not.   

Yes/no/not given is the general question that appears in the IELTS reading exams to assess your grasping and focusing skills. You will have a passage with the set of questions given to match the author’s opinion. You need to read the passage and the questions thoroughly before giving your answers as Yes, No, or Not given.

If the information matches the writer’s opinion - YES
If the information doesn’t match the writer’s opinion - NO
If the information is not found in the given passage - NOT GIVEN

IELTS general reading yes/no/not given is one of the inevitable questions in the IELTS general reading question types. So, we’ve covered everything about IELTS general reading yes/no/not given question type in this blog. Read the entire blog thoroughly to increase your IELTS general reading score.

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IELTS general reading yes/no/not given - Strategies & tips to solve

These are some master IELTS general reading yes/no/not given tips and strategies to solve the particular question type with no difficulties. Go through each and every tip which will really help you in your final IELTS exams.

1. Skim the reading passage given to understand the primary concept of the author. 
2. Do not read the given passage in a hurry. At the same time, do not spend too much time reading the whole passage.
3. Read the given passage only to understand the writer’s point of view.
4. Read the instructions carefully before answering the questions. 
5. Understand the question and identify the proper keyword(s) which helps you to locate the correct spot in the passage. 
6. Now, using the keyword(s), find the relevant text in the passage to find the writer’s opinion.
7. Remember that you may not find the exact word. So, look for synonyms, paraphrasing, etc.
8. Once you find the correct portion, read the text carefully to get the idea. If the text matches the question statement, the answer is “Yes”. If it contradicts, the answer is “No”. If the information is not present in the passage, then it is “Not Given”. 
9. Be focused on the author’s point of view about the particular information. Note that you will get at least one answer in all the answer types “ YES, NO, and NOT GIVEN”. If you miss any one of them, then you may have gone wrong somewhere. 
10. To make the task more difficult, the questions may be paraphrased with the same meaning.
11. The questions will be provided in the correct sequence presented in the passage. So, you need not be worried. 
12. Predictions will not work here. Because your answers must be written based on the author’s opinion.

Hopefully, all the IELTS general reading yes/no/not given tips and strategies given above will be useful for you to prepare for your IELTS exams.

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Skills required to solve yes/no/not given

• Skimming and scanning skills
• Quick understanding of the author’s point of view
• Focus and proper recognizing skills
• Identification of keywords, paraphrasing

Common challenges faced while answering yes/no/not given

• Skipping the instructions
• Spending too much time reading the passage
• Reading the whole passage - just skim for the writer’s main idea
• Not having much concentration
• Not able to identify the correct synonyms, paraphrasing

Yes/no/not given Practice Exercise 1

Answer questions 1-5 which are based on the reading passage below.

Snake Oil Reading Passage

In the days of the Wild West of America, when cowboys wandered the boundaries and people were seized up in gunfights, a new phrase - 'snake oil' - entered the language. It is the word for rejecting the patented drugs sold by travel dealers that always claim miracle treatments for everything from baldness to snakebite.

Selling 'snake oil' was as dangerous a business as stealing livestock, If your certain drug, as you have realized, fails to comply with its claims, you may leave the city. As a consequence, brilliant 'snake oil' sellers leave the city before their clients have more opportunity to estimate the 'quality' they have purchased.

What is remarkable about the many drugs that were then dismissed as 'snake oil' is that they failed to comply with the excessive claims made for them - harmless colored water was positively harmful. Significantly, some or all of these remedies have been found to contain at least some of their reality, most of which are plant-based.

For one, Echinacea finally became more powerful than its original advertiser claimed. Echinacea preferably seemed in 'The Mayor's Purification of the Blood', which was written by a Dr. HCF. Mayor - An ordinary doctor with no medical qualifications. 'Myers Blood Purifier' not only heals snakebite but also cures many diseases.

Native to North America, the origins of echinacea or purple conifer were utilized for all types of diseases by the plains Indians long before the mayor came. Its poultice was used for wounds and stings, utilized to treat teeth and gums, and made into a tea to treat everything from colds to measles to arthritis. They even used it for snake bites.

Questions 1- 5

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage?
Write

YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
NO, if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this

1. Selling 'snake oil' was as dangerous a business as stealing livestock

2. Brilliant 'snake oil' sellers never leave the city before their clients estimate the 'quality' they bought.

3. some or all of these remedies have been found to contain at least some of their reality

4. Echinacea finally became more powerful than its original advertiser claimed.

5. Most European studies have used liquid concentrates extracted from the tops of plants.

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Answers for Practice Exercise

Find the answers with explanations given below for the above practice exercise and check your answers. 

Snake Oil Reading Answers

(Note: The text in italics is from the reading passage and shows the location from where the answer is taken or inferred. The text in the regular font explains the answer in detail.)

1. Yes

Explanation: Paragraph 2 - Selling 'snake oil' was as dangerous a business as stealing livestock, If your certain drug, as you have realized, fails to comply with its claims, you may leave the city. 

2. No

Explanation: Paragraph 2-  As a consequence, brilliant 'snake oil' sellers leave the city 
before their clients have more opportunity to estimate the 'quality' they have purchased.

3. Yes

Explanation: Paragraph 3 - Significantly, some or all of these remedies have been found to contain at least some of their reality, most of which are plant-based.

4. Yes

Explanation: Paragraph 4 - Echinacea finally became more powerful than its original advertiser claimed. 

5. Not given

Explanation: The particular information is not found in the passage.

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Conclusion

The tips, strategies, and skill building exercises provided in this blog will increase your knowledge and confidence level to attempt the IELTS general reading yes/no/not given question. Practice the given mock tests several times to score 8+ band score in IELTS exam.