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Many candidates with strong English skills fail to achieve a Band 7 or higher in the IELTS Reading test. They study vocabulary, memorize grammar rules, and complete dozens of practice tests, yet they still run out of time or miss critical answers. The root cause of this frustration is often not a lack of language proficiency, but a cognitive habit known as .

The Academic and General Training IELTS Reading modules present you with three long texts and a total of 40 questions to answer in just 60 minutes. This leaves you with an average of 1.5 minutes per question, including the time needed to locate the answers within roughly 2,100 to 2,750 words of text.

: Identify a unique keyword (name, date, or technical term). Scan for the Keyword

For millions of candidates worldwide, the IELTS Reading section feels like a race against chaos. You have three long passages, 40 questions, and only 60 minutes. The texts are dense, academic, and filled with unfamiliar vocabulary. In panic, many test-takers skip around, read randomly, and end up losing precious minutes.