IELTS, Reading
IELTS Reading Matching Sentence Endings
You complete each sentence beginning by choosing the right ending from a list. There are more endings than you need.
- Skill
- Reading
- Part
- Reading
How Reading Matching Sentence Endings is scored
One mark per correct ending.
Marked against the answer key
7%of your reading score, by our estimate
How to answer Reading Matching Sentence Endings
A step-by-step method you can use on every question of this type.
- 1
Read the sentence beginnings; they follow the order of the passage.
- 2
Find the part of the passage each beginning refers to.
- 3
Choose the ending that matches the passage's meaning, then check it fits grammatically.
Common mistakes
What costs the most marks, and what to do instead.
- Picking an ending only because it fits the grammar.
- Choosing an ending that's true in general but not what the passage says.
IELTS Reading Matching Sentence Endings: common questions
How is IELTS Reading Matching Sentence Endings scored?
One mark per correct ending.
How many Reading Matching Sentence Endings 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 Sentence Endings count towards your score?
By our estimate, about 7% 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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