IELTS, Reading
IELTS Reading Matching Features
You match statements to a list of features from the passage, such as researchers, dates or places. Some options may be used more than once, or not at all.
- Skill
- Reading
- Part
- Reading
How Reading Matching Features is scored
One mark per correct match.
Marked against the answer key
8%of your reading score, by our estimate
How to answer Reading Matching Features
A step-by-step method you can use on every question of this type.
- 1
Find and mark every name on the list in the passage first.
- 2
Read the sentences around each name to see what that person said or did.
- 3
Match each statement by meaning; the statements aren't in passage order.
Common mistakes
What costs the most marks, and what to do instead.
- Matching a statement to the name nearest a keyword instead of the person who said it.
- Skipping a name that appears in more than one place.
IELTS Reading Matching Features: common questions
How is IELTS Reading Matching Features scored?
One mark per correct match.
How many Reading Matching Features questions are in the IELTS test?
It varies. Each IELTS Reading test mixes several question types in groups of a few questions each, so this type may appear once, more than once or not at all.
How much does Reading Matching Features count towards your score?
By our estimate, about 8% of your reading score. The test provider doesn't publish exact weights, so treat this as a guide to where practice pays off.
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