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Learn important IELTS True False Not Given Tips. Once you understand the
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IELTS TFNG questions, you will find them easier to answer. This page has a great
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video lesson to explain TFNG questions – see below.
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Understanding IELTS Reading True False Not Given Answers to Rainforest Fires Listening
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Rainforest Fires Listening Practice

You will be given statements containing information. You must decide if the September 2, 2019
information in the statement is True, False or Not Given according to the Answers to Greenhouse Matching Headings
information in the reading passage. Reading
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New Matching Headings Reading Lesson

1. True: You can find this information in the passage and it agrees with the
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statement.
2. False: The passage and statement have different information. The
passage shows that the statement is wrong.
3. Not Given: This means you can’t find all the information in the passage.
TFNG Questions Practice

You need plenty of practice to understand the techniques for TFNG. You can find
some practice TFNG exercises on this page: TFNG Reading Practice
Difficulties with True False & Not Given

1. Paraphrasing. You must be prepared for the words in the statement to be
paraphrased in the passage. This means you really need to know your
vocabulary.
2. You are looking for meaning. Many students just try to match words but you
actually need to match meaning and check the content of the information
given. Some times the same words are used but the meaning is not the same –
this is one common difficulty with choosing the right answer.
3. Not Given and False (No)
1. Not Given means the entire statement is not given in the passage. Maybe
part of the statement is given but not the whole statement. Watch out for
that!! Try to find the whole meaning in the passage.
2. False means the passage contradicts the statement. Don’t forget you are
not just looking for an opposite meaning, you are also looking for
contradicting information.
IELTS Reading True False Not Given Tips

This video lesson explains how to answer IELTS TFNG questions in the reading
test. It explains the difference between the answers: True, False and Not Given. It
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also explains if answers come in order and if you can write T or True on your
answer sheet. The TFNG homework answer is below the video.
IELTS Reading Tips: True False Not Given
Homework: True, False Not Given

Decide if the following statement is true, false or not given according to the
passage?
Passage: By the second half of the 17th century, coffee had found its way to
Europe.
Statement: Coffee arrived in Europe after the 17th century.
Answer
Click below to reveal the answer to the TFNG homework question:
Answer
TFNG Reading Practice Exercises
You can find reading practice for TFNG questions:
TFNG Reading Practice
Summary of IELTS Reading True False Not Given Tips

Below is a list of the main Tips for IELTS True False Not Given Reading
Questions. However, you should watch the video to understand them clearly for
maximum benefit.
1. Spend time analysing the statement in the question before you try to find the
answer
2. Many words will be paraphrased so watch out for that (for example, work =
employment / changing = altering)
3. Don’t match just key words, you are aiming to match meaning. Some of the
key words might be the same in the passage but it doesn’t mean the answer is
true or yes.
4. The meaning of false or no is that the statement contradicts the claims or
information in the passage. This means the statement gives one meaning but
the passage gives another meaning – therefore the statement is FALSE.
5. Not Given means that the whole meaning of the statement is not in the
passage. Some key words might be found but not the full meaning of the
statement.
6. You can write T instead of True on your answer sheet but make sure your
handwriting is clear.
7. The answers follow the order of information in the passage for these
questions. Other types of reading questions might not have answers that come
in order.
8. Learn common challenges or problems that you have in reading. Make a list
of paraphrases you have struggled with.
TFNG Reading Practice Exercises
You can find reading practice for TFNG quetions in IELTS reading:
TFNG Reading Practice
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Comments
Dhilani says
September 13, 2019 at 10:10 am
Hope you are fine Ma’am . Your IELTS lessons are Superb !
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Charles says
September 4, 2019 at 7:45 pm
Thanks ma for the knowledge impacted to these generation.

I’ll like to ask if the question can be read before going through the passage.
Regards
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Liz says
There are no fixed rules if you read the questions or the passage first. There
are also no fixed rules about whether you do passage 1 first or passage 3 first. You have
1 hour to tackle three passages in the order you wish.
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Zaid says
August 13, 2019 at 10:45 am
thank you so much
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Filiz GUREL says

August 2, 2019 at 6:08 pm
Dear Liz; English is not my native language but, when you say “over 400
million” it means “more than 400 million”, and when you say “about 400 million” it is
near 400 million. So, it is really confusing. In some questions, even subtle differences are
considered.
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Liz says
The word about means “over or under”. You need to decide if the passage
says it is over or under. Or if the passage does not state if it is over or under 400
million.
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ariane says
July 27, 2019 at 11:25 am
Hello Liz,
This is fantastic! I have been worried about this question type because I can’t seem to
analyze entirely how answers are rationalized specifically False and Not Given answers
from the activity book I am currently studying. I truly consider your knowledge a quick
fix because every time I am unsure of my understanding about a certain topic while
reviewing IELTS I ran into your site and I find answers. Your site remains one of my top
resources. Btw, a friend referred your site to me, thanks to her and to you. Even reviewing
using your free sites/vids are very helpful. Again, many thanks Liz! Hope to get the score
I am aiming in my upcoming exam 🙂
Best regards
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Liz says
July 27, 2019 at 11:52 am
I’m really pleased my lessons are helping you 🙂 Thanks to your friend for
recommending my site.
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Indu says
July 4, 2019 at 4:42 pm
Hey Liz,
I have a doubt about one of questions I saw in the Cambridge practice test.
Question : It is inadvisable for children who are afraid of heights to use the Mobile
Climbing Wall.
Text in the passage:
As climbing is different from the usual team games practised at schools, we’ve found that
some students who don’t usually like participating in sports are willing to have a go on
the mobile climbing wall. If you’re concerned that some children may not want to take
part because they feel nervous if they climb, then please
be assured that our instructors will support them up to a level which they’re comfortable
with. They will still benefit greatly from the experience.
I answered it as NG but the actual answer is given as False.. I have a question here, are
“afraid of heights” and “feel nervous if they climb” the same? Please clarify and thanks in
advance.
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Liz says
July 4, 2019 at 5:02 pm
You are trying to match words. The general meaning is the same IN THIS CONTEXT.
You must not try to match words by taking them out of the context. If children are
nervous about climbing, it is obviously because they are afraid of heights – that’s the
reason they are nervous. It is a paraphrase which produces the same results in English.
Always keep the context in mind and do not separate the words from the context. The
passage also continues to say that the instructors will help the children only to go as
high as they are comfortable with – this again reinforces the meaning that children are
scared of heights and instructors will not push them to go higher than they can handle.
This really is a great example of learning to read for meaning.
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Indu says
July 4, 2019 at 5:35 pm
Thank you Liz for the brilliant explanation.
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Mahima says
July 4, 2019 at 8:55 am
Hi Liz
Thanks a lot for for your priceless responses to our queries, we get to learn a lot from your
replies.
I have appeared for IELTS many times and I really need a high band score in all the
modules. I have purchased all your study materials and no doubt it appears to be the
most reliable information. In fact, only after referring to your advanced lessons I could
jump from 6.5 to 7.5 in writing.
One of my query is from IDP practice test 5 ( T/F/NG)
Passage-
Pen to paper (Writers’ group)
Newly-established, this group is aimed at budding writers. Guest speakers who are
already acclaimed authors give fortnightly talks to our members. All talks are always
well-subscribed, so advance booking is essential.
Venue: The Queen’s Hotel, Eastbourne on the 3rd of the month.
Question- The Writers’ group requires a subscription fee.
I think that answer should be NG, however the answer is False.

Could you please enlighten on this.
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Liz says
July 4, 2019 at 1:39 pm
You might be looking in the wrong area of the passage. Very well done
increasing your writing score 🙂
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Ananya says
June 30, 2019 at 5:35 pm
Hi!
I gave my IELTS exam recently. In TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN questions, I have given

answers in my answer sheet as T/F/NG instead of TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN. Will the
examiner consider my answers or will they ignore. Could you please suggest.
Thanks
Ananya
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Liz says
June 30, 2019 at 7:02 pm
It is fine to use le ers.
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Ananya says
July 1, 2019 at 2:14 pm
Thank you so much Liz
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abhishesh aravelly says

July 28, 2019 at 6:58 pm
Thanks Ananya.. I got the same question too.. I just appeared Ielts
yesterday and did the same Thing with T/F/NG.
Thanks to Liz too
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MARGARET says
May 16, 2019 at 1:53 am
Hi Liz,
Thanks so much for your videos. They are very helpful.
For the reading; i noticed there is only one complete test posted on the page.. are there
any more complete tests to use to practice?
Thank you.
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Liz says
May 16, 2019 at 2:26 pm
My website contains practice lessons, not tests. If you want full tests, you
need to buy the IELTS Cambridge test books from 1-13.
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Margaret says
May 16, 2019 at 4:59 pm
Okay. Thanks Liz.
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Pavan Nanikalva says

May 2, 2019 at 3:34 am
Hello Liz,
For the 3rd example,
The passage says “Just over 400 million” which means it is definitely over 400 million.
The question says “about 400 million” which means it can be either li le over 400 million
or li le less 400 million but we cannot assume it is definitely over 400 million.
In such case, how you are saying, the answer is “True” ?
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Liz says
May 2, 2019 at 9:47 am
You are being asked to say whether the passage contains any information
that indicates it is over – yes the passage does contain that information. The word
“about” includes “over”. If the passage can confirm the statement, it is true. If the
passage says that it is definitely not over, it is false. If the passage doesn’t give that type
of information, it is NG. Don’t get confused between finding the information of the
passage in the statement and finding the information of the statement in the passage.
You are working from the wrong direction.
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Yogika says
April 28, 2019 at 7:47 pm
Hi Liz, I have an important question. For NG case, is it mandatory the text or

synonyms of the question has to be present in the paragraph? Or it can be a deduced
answer too. Meaning :
In the test Tea cultivation process was detailed : Selecting the seeds, selected the right soil,
right temperature. right water for “pure tea”
Question : Tea cultivation is an easy process.
T/F/NG
So now do I need to answer F based on the explanation statements in the text or should it
be an NG since there was no mention about the particular easy/tough ..? I’m confused..
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Liz says
April 29, 2019 at 9:22 am
Your task is to decide if the information in the statement is given in the

passage.
TRUE = the passage shows the statement is correct
FALSE = the passage shows there is a mistake in the sentence – it is wrong or opposite
NG = we do not know if it is true or false because the passage doesn’t give enough
information for us to know
Does this help?
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Yogika says
April 29, 2019 at 9:27 am
Very much. I gave an NG in my test 😁 Thank you for your explanation.

You’re the best 🤗
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Bekzhan says
April 14, 2019 at 11:40 am
Thank you very much for this useful video. You are great teacher!!!
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Jagjeet Singh says

April 13, 2019 at 12:53 pm
Hii Mam
I am big fan of yours. Today was my exam and ur lectures helped me a lot. But I wrote T
F NG instead of true false and not given. Li le worried.. Please clear it
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Liz says
April 13, 2019 at 1:57 pm
It’s fine to do that as long as the le ers are very easy to read.
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Nikhil says
March 26, 2019 at 5:58 pm
Hi Liz,
Thank you so much for this wonderful lesson on TFNG.
Can you please explain the following que
Passage: Traditionally, people in India live in large, extended families and elderly people
have been well looked after. But the trend now is to have smaller, nuclear families and
many of the country’s elderly are finding themselves cast out, says the BBC’s Sanjoy
Majumder in Delhi.
Que: Elderly people in India are not always being looked after as well as they were in the
past. Ans is True
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Liz says
March 26, 2019 at 6:00 pm
Sorry, I don’t understand the problem. The answer is given in the passage.
The passages shows people were looked after be er in the past.
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Samar Sobaie says

March 26, 2019 at 8:35 am
Dear Liz,
Could you please help me with this debate?
An article states only the facts, evidences and theories about the Tunguski evidence in
Syberia 1908. The last sentence in the article states the writer’s question: could this event
be a result of a meteor?
In the TFNG question, the sentence is: the writer agrees that this event was caused by a
meteor.
I answered: NG but my friends insist on False.
This is from the IELTS GT exm held on March 23rd 2019.
Thanks a lot in advance
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Liz says
March 26, 2019 at 8:44 am
You should never try to answer something from memory. Either you
remember the whole paragraph word for word as well as the statement word for word,
or you must let it go.
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Neelam says
March 21, 2019 at 6:55 pm
Hi Liz,
Can you please explain the below statement and answer.
The answer given is no; I’m confused about it.
Passage:
Preparation of a business plan is the first and most important task for the business starter.
Statement: Creation of a business plan is only necessary for a new business.

Answer: No
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Liz says
March 21, 2019 at 7:07 pm
Where does the passage show that a business plan is necessary for new
businesses and not for any other type of business? Is the statement telling the truth?
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Hanan says
March 27, 2019 at 8:07 pm
Shouldn’t it be not given?
I just watched your video lesson about TFNG and you said that no or false only
when then information contradicts the passage. Here it doesn’t contradict rather
says another thing. Am I right?
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Liz says
March 27, 2019 at 9:12 pm
If it shows something different, it is contradictory. The words

“opposite” and “contradictory” do not have exactly the same meaning. Opposite –
I’m sure you know. Contradictory – when something shows it is wrong, it is false,
it is not correct. A FALSE answer means the passage shows the statement is
opposite or contradictory.
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PS says
March 21, 2019 at 11:56 am
Hi Liz,
Request you to please answer the TFNG question.. Please I have gone mad behind this:(
(anyone else is also welcome to answer this question with a reason for your choice)
Statement – Just park your car and buy your bus ticket from the bus driver, with the
correct money if possible.
Question- Bus drivers do not give change so you must have the correct money for a ticket.
Eagerly awaiting for your reply….

Thank you.
Regards,
PS
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Liz says
March 21, 2019 at 6:03 pm
If the drive does not give change, you must give him the exact amount of
money. The passage says “…with the correct money if possible.”. This means it is not
actually required to give the right amount.
It is important that you understand the meaning instead of matching words.
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PS says
March 21, 2019 at 6:18 pm
Hi Liz,
Sorry could not understand your answer. so the answer is False or NG ?
Coz as per your video on TFNG – if the information is half given or missing that
means it is NG.
So there is no mention of bus driver refusing change or giving change. The passage
just informs the reader to have change if possible.
Would really appreciate if you could elaborate a bit on this, as i am facing tough
time in TFNG and Matching Headlines to paragraph in reading and have my exam
on this Saturday – 23rd March 2019
Please help…
Thank you.
Regards,
PS
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Liz says
March 21, 2019 at 7:10 pm
If you ask me – Do I need to give 50 cents for the bus? Will the driver
give me change? Can I give him $1 or do I need to give him exactly 50 cents.
If I reply, you can give exact money if possible – this means it is also possible not
to give exact money. This means you can give him $1 instead.
So do you think that in this case the driver will keep the change? Or do you think
the drive will give you change if you pay $1 for a 50 cents ride?
If the passage said “you must give exact money” – then it is not possible to give
$1. The passage shows there is a possibility not to give exact money – which
means you will get change.
This is about understanding the meaning of English. In English, we say this to
mean – the driver can give you change.
It is about meaning – do not match words.
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PS says
March 21, 2019 at 7:45 pm
Hi Liz,
Understood completely with the explanation, Thank you soo very much for
your prompt reply. Again appreciate your time and efforts for replying.
Thank you 🙂
Regards,
PS
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Payal says
May 2, 2019 at 9:55 am
so I came to conclusion that the correct answer is False and not

Not Given. Right?
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JC says
May 14, 2019 at 6:33 am
For me, it’s NG. I hope I am correct.
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Hannah says
July 22, 2019 at 4:27 pm
for me, it’s a False
Tanjid Ahmed says

July 23, 2019 at 7:09 pm
The answer is False.
Balkan says
March 16, 2019 at 3:13 pm
Hi Liz,
Thanks for the videos. Have one question. In the text, the answer to the given question is:
“All Clear signal”. When I copy these 3 words to my answer sheet, do I write A and C in
capital le ers or I can simply write them in lower case? Hope it was clear.
Thank you Liz.
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Liz says
March 16, 2019 at 3:24 pm
I usually recommend people to use ALL CAPITAL LETTERS FOR

READING AND LISTENING ANSWERS, (unless the recording specifically asks for
lower case).
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Monica says
March 10, 2019 at 1:20 am
Hi Liz,
thank you for all these wonderful tips, my exam is coming soon and I’m still having
difficulties with the reading part, I read a lot but the IELTS is all about reading very fast. I
really liked your tip about all answers being in order, that should help me. Other than
that, what else could I do to improve my time? Thanks a lot! Monica
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Liz says
March 10, 2019 at 12:54 pm
I’m glad the video was useful. However, please remember that my tip about
answers coming in order is for TFNG and not for all question types in reading. Always
review all question types. Also make sure you do full IELTS test at home before the real
one.
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Vaishnavi says
February 12, 2019 at 1:44 pm
Dear Liz,
Thank you for all the wonderful tips on IELTS !! I have a question regarding one of the
T/F/NG scenarios. The passage and question are mentioned below.
I think the answer is ‘Not Given’ as there is no information about the students’
compulsory film making. Can you please clarify my doubt ?
P: Term Three: Technical classes continue with additional focus on audition technique,
workshops and masterclasses. This term includes a public performance of a play outdoors
in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, and the chance to act a short film recorded on location
by a professional crew.
Q: Students are required to make a film on their own in the last term of their course.
Thanks,
Vaishnavi
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Liz says
They do not make it on their own. They have a professional crew who
record it for them.
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Harpreet says
March 6, 2019 at 8:57 am
Thnks mam
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Daniel says
March 15, 2019 at 2:41 pm
Hello liz,i find the answer to the question a li le confusing. The

paragraph said ” term three” while the question stated ” last term” would it be
wrong to say the answer is NOT GIVEN?
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Liz says
March 15, 2019 at 4:33 pm
How many terms were there? Was three the last one given?
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Rockstar says
March 3, 2019 at 8:26 am
Hello Vaishnavi, I wrote this sample test and did the same mistake as you.
But the answer to this question as per the Cambridge book is FALSE. The passage
includes the word “includes” means they have listed everything that is term three. So
anything that is not mentioned there is not included. Hope that makes sense.
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Amar says
January 20, 2019 at 3:15 pm
Hi Liz,
If we are able to find half of the information in the passage not fully as menationed in
question .So will it be NG or false
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Liz says
It depends whether the information given shows that the statement is

incorrect or if there isn’t enough information to say if it is right or wrong.
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Budhdhimali says
Hi Liz
Thank you for your wonderful guidance. Can I have a clarification please. It is regarding
your homework question.
Passage: By the second half of the 17th century, coffee had found its way to Europe.
Question: Coffee arrived in Europe after the 17th century.
Opposite of the after the 17th century means, before the 17th century.But, according to the
passage, coffee was on its way to Europe in the second half of the 17th century. Which
means it may had arrived in the Europe after the 17th century or not. Therefore I feel that
the answer can be “Not given”.
Could you please explain this.
Many thanks
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Liz says
The question is “Coffee arrived in Europe after the 17th century”. You need
to see if the coffee arrived after the 17th century or not. Did it arrive after? Did it arrive
during? Did it arrive before? If it arrive during or before, the answer is FALSE. FALSE
means the answer is opposite or wrong. In this case, it shows the statement is
incorrect/wrong/false.
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Budhdhimali says
January 18, 2019 at 11:40 pm
Dear Liz,
Many thanks for your kind explanation.
Warm regards
Budhdhimali
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Bryan says
December 4, 2018 at 10:08 am
Hello Liz,
Could you please advise the following questions? These questions are from Cambridge
GT 13.
Passage:
Term One: Technical classes in acting, voice, movement, applied movement and
characterisation, music, singing, film, radio and professional development. The term
finishes with an internal production given for tutors and students.
Term Two: All technical classes in continue from term one. There is an internal
performance of a one-act play, the recording of an audio showreel at professional studio
and the Showcase Drama in front of an invited audience including casting directors and
agents.
Term Three: Technical classes continue with additional focus on audition technique,
workshops and masterclasses. This term includes a public performance of a play outdoors
in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, and the chance to act a short film recorded on location
by a professional crew.
Question1:
Students will act in a performance in front of their classmates at the end of the first term.
(the answer is TRUE, however, from my understanding, the answer is FALSE because it
happen in term two )
Question2:
Student are required to make a film on their own in the last term of the course.
(The answer is FALSE, but my answer is NG because from the passage it does not say
anything about ‘required’)
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Liz says
December 5, 2018 at 1:45 pm
Question 1: the keywords are: internal production. This means that the
people participating in the course will perform in front of tutors and students. So, the
answer is “true” students will perform in front of other students.
Question 2: The answer is “false” the passage shows that this information is not correct:
students are not required to make a film instead they are given a chance to act in a film.
False = the information is incorrect – there is a mistake in it.
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Mark says
Hi Liz, are we allowed to make deductive reasonings?

Yes the passage says “internal production for students and tutors” but a lot of
groups make up the internal production of a school, can we not reason that it is the
tutors that performed for their fellow tutors and the students? Or perhaps the non-
academic staff on behalf of the school. Since it was not specified in the passage as
students I would have concluded it is NG instead of assuming or making deductive
reasoning.
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Liz says
“internal production” relates to the students on the course or in the

university. If it did not involve students, it would say “internal production by
staff” to differentiate.
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Agboola says
Hello, the question emphasis was focus “at the end of first time”,
and in the passage that statement appeared in the “term Two”.
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Liz says
The passage stated that in TERM ONE “the term finishes with an
internal production …”. Term two also had an internal production. Both
terms did.
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Olawale Olaleye says

November 22, 2018 at 5:51 pm
Hello Liz,
Please can you help me in answering this question?
Although the taipan is the deadliest Australian snake, few snakes can match the sinister
reputation of the eastern tiger snake (notechis scutatis). However, recent observations
indicate that their ferocity and aggressiveness are not as bad as once thought and that
actually they are fairly timid.
Question: Tiger snakes got their name from their supposed aggressiveness.
T/F/NG ?
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Liz says
Where did you get this question and passage?
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Mark says
Hey Liz
I believe olalaye’s post should be “Not given”
The passage does not make reference or mention how the tiger snake got its name.
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Liz says
Well done! There are actually two snakes mentioned in this passage
and you need to differentiate what information refers to which snake.
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Aramide says
Yes ma’m. I believe it’s not given too
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Israel says
October 14, 2018 at 11:19 am
Hey Liz,
I have seen one of your videos on theses writing on Task 2. My question is do I still need
to write a conclusion after writing Theses immediately after my introduction.
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Liz says
October 14, 2018 at 12:57 pm
A conclusion in an essay comes at the end. The thesis is part of the

introduction, not separate.
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Deep says
October 8, 2018 at 9:19 am
Hi liz,
Can we write down the T instead of True in final Exam??
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Liz says
Yes, but make sure the le er is very easy to read.
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Morteza says
August 23, 2018 at 4:11 pm
It is really helping me out. AWSOME lessons.
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Zehen says
August 11, 2018 at 12:38 pm
Hello Liz,
First of all, I would like to thank you for all the helpful tips and advice you have been
providing on this website. It is of great use. I appeared for the academic test in 2012 and
had a band score of 6.5. This was without any guidance. I’m hopeful for a be er score this
time with your help. So thanks so much
Now I am preparing for the general test and feel really lucky to find you here:).
I request you for your time reading this and help clear my doubt, please. I am a bit
confused on a reading section question that is in the practice material booklet provided by
the British Council. I am sharing few lines here that formed the base for the question:
Volunteers:
Thank you for volunteering to work one on one with some of the students at our school
who need extra help.
True, False, Not Given question :

As a volunteer, you will be helping students individually.
I answered False as the passage suggests “with some students who need extra help”
while the question doesn’t say “all”, could the answer be true instead? the answer key in
the book shows true.
I will be really grateful to you for helping me with this.
Thank you once again!
Best Regards
Zehen.
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Liz says
August 11, 2018 at 12:46 pm
You are trying to match words instead of meaning. You also haven’t fully
prepared the answers for T, F and NG. See below:
True – when you work as a volunteer you will help students one on one.
False – when you work as a volunteer you will NOT be helping students one on one.
NG – it is not stated if you will help students one on one or not
This means the answer is TRUE. It is true that you will be helping students one on one.
The statement in the question does not quantify how many, so it is true. If the
statement in the question had stated: you will help ALL students one on one – it would
be false. But the statement does not say this at all.
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Zehen says
August 11, 2018 at 4:59 pm
aaaa yeah … Thank you so much. I got much clarity now :))))
Take care
Thanks & Regards
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4tona says
July 24, 2018 at 5:03 pm
Dear Liza,
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I’ve followed you’r advice, but it takes time to read and find the statement in the passage
then analyse and paraphrase them.
How can I increase my speed as the time of IELTS exam is limited.
Thank you a lot
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Liz says
July 24, 2018 at 5:08 pm
Each question will have a keyword or keywords. They will either be exactly
the same or they will be paraphrased – this is really testing your ability to locate
paraphrases. You should be building a list of paraphrases used for each and every
question that you practise. Build your awareness of techniques and knowledge of
language.
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manoj says
July 21, 2018 at 9:15 pm
Hi Liz,
In your video, the example of charity raising money for schooling…
What if the passage reads as: “The charity spends most money on schooling and daily
needs of poor people” and the
Question is : The charity spends more of the money on schooling than daily needs of poor
people”.
What should be the answer?
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Liz says
July 21, 2018 at 11:42 pm
If no comparison is given in the passage, it is NG.
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Madan sharma says

July 22, 2018 at 3:56 am
This tips is really helpful for me…thank you soo much..
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Aklilu Abrham says

October 3, 2018 at 3:21 pm
Ohh I answered False
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Ashmita says
June 22, 2018 at 8:07 am
How much of true false and not given answers contains true answers
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Liz says
June 22, 2018 at 10:31 am
There are no rules for this at all.
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Jani says
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SUJITH says
June 17, 2018 at 12:37 pm
Dear Liz,
Am new to IELTS and if you don’t mind would you please send me some links
about reading test, which will help me a lot to practice.
Rgds
Sujith
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Liz says
June 17, 2018 at 1:21 pm
I do not offer full reading tests. However, you can find tips and lessons on
this page: h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-lessons-information-and-tips/
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Anastasia says
June 16, 2018 at 10:28 am
I have been speaking English for 18 years from age 13 as my first language, my
mother tongue is very basic and only spoken to my children. I have finished high school
and gained Bachelor of teaching. However, I found this test super hard((( why? I failed
miserably academic level. timed test are the worst(
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Liz says
June 16, 2018 at 12:07 pm
Having good English does not mean you have exam skills. This is an specific
test, with specific requirements which are tested by an examiner. Unless you take time
to understand the test FULLY, you won’t get the score that you need. You need to focus
on learning about IELTS and developing the right skills.
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Aditya Bisht says

June 14, 2018 at 6:39 pm
Hi Liz,
One quick question, Can we write our Reading Answers in CAPITALS, just like you have
suggested for the listening part?
TIA
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Liz says
June 14, 2018 at 6:45 pm
Yes.
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Helen says
June 11, 2018 at 12:46 pm
Hi Liz,
I did a reading test from the British Council and had a question.
passage three:
the text: the Helium can be used as a coolant for superconducting magnets in hospital
MRI scanners.
the question (33): Helium is a very cold substance.
The answer is NG. BUT I think it can be True.

Could you explain it to me? Many thanks.
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Liz says
June 11, 2018 at 1:41 pm
It does not say if it is a cold or hot substance. The words “used as a coolant”
indicate how it is used – they do not indicate the temperature of the substance. So, in
this case, it is a problem with your understanding of the English language used.
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Che says
Thank you for explaining ghis
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SICILIA says
May 12, 2018 at 3:51 pm
Hi Liz,
I am new to the particularities of IELTS. I would be quite grateful if you could clear my
doubts regarding a TFNG question I recently encountered in class.The question is…..
-to be eligible to take part in the special Olympics,the athlete has to be not only less than
intellectually capable,but must also be lacking in a number of other functions.
The paragraph corresponding to the question goes on like this…

Special olympics was created and developed to give individuals with an intellectual
disability the opportunity to train and compete in sport activities. No person shall,on the
grounds of gender,race,religion,colour,national origin or financial constraint be excluded
from participation in,or be denied the benefits of,or otherwise be subjected to
discrimination under any programme or activity of special Olympics. Flexibility is left to
the Local,Region/Zone,Chapter and National special Olympics organisations for
determining the eligibility of the participants because of the variety of situations and
needs that exist in the many localities where Special Olympics programmes have been
and will be instituted.Inclusion is preferred to exclusion when eligibility is in question.
Individuals who have both an intellectual disability and multiple disabilities may
participate in Special Olympics programmes and competitions.
I marked it as a false statement but the answer was the true. Iwould have agreed if not for
the first sentence which says that Special Olympics was created for individuals with
intellectual disability.Although the last sentence does confirm the statement in
question,would it be ok to think that the Special Olympics which as per the passage was
specially made to encourage individuals with intellectual disability in sport activities,will
not let them participate as they have no other disability? Thank you in advance for your
reply.
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Liz says
May 12, 2018 at 4:09 pm
The passage shows that the Special Olympics was created for people with
intellectual disability, but the criteria for participation MUST include another disability
as well – being only intellectually disabled is NOT enough to take part. The first
sentence shows who it was aimed at, the last paragraph shows the criteria for taking
part. Your question is about taking part.
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SICILIA says
May 12, 2018 at 4:46 pm
THOSE were enlightening words. Thank you Liz
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Ami says
May 11, 2018 at 11:14 am
Hi, Liz. Thank you so much for your such a wonderful help. I have some
confusion. May I write Roman numbers I, II, III, IV,V, X just like this only in capital. Or do
I need to line on and under the numbers? In Outweigh essay, in my class taught me to just
conclude, but as per your advice i must be write opinion. I am worried about the IELTS
examination center and assessment from where I want to take my IELTS, can they assess
wrong as examiners are local and their understanding for outweigh essay is just to give
conclusion?
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Liz says
May 11, 2018 at 11:36 am
You don’t need to write a line under them. The instructions are asking for
your opinion – are the advs more than the disadv OR vice versa – you need to decide –
you need to present your answer. All my advice is based on my IELTS examiner
training – all examiners are trained in the exactly the same way with the same marking
criteria.
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Prasanna says
April 24, 2018 at 10:38 pm
Thank you for your great service in sharing IELTS tips.

Quick question please? In the homework below:
Passage: By the second half of 17th century, coffee had found its way to Europe”
Statement: Coffee arrived in Europe after the 17th century.
Passage suggest its ‘way to Europe’ but not talking anything about ‘arrived’ in Europe.
Should the answer be ‘not given’ ?? Please explain the difference of ‘way to Europe’ and
‘arrived in Europe’. Thanks again.
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Liz says
May 12, 2018 at 5:00 pm
It does not say “way to Europe”. It says “it FOUND it’s way to Europe” and
this means it arrived.
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Mehdi says
April 2, 2018 at 9:05 am
Thank you.
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Adel says
March 7, 2018 at 2:52 pm
Thanks a lot.
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Nadia says
March 6, 2018 at 1:09 pm
Hi Liz,
Thank you so much for your support. TFNG questions were one of the main obstacles in
my reading part. Now, I feel very confident to take the exam and get good score.
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Yasir Imam says

You are a real teacher… keep it up (y)

thanks a lot
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Sindhu BM says
February 27, 2018 at 11:39 am
I am very happy – going through the tips for True/False/Not Given, you have
explained very nicely . If we apply same logic ,It’s very easy to crack the answer. I have
solved your 3 examples almost 95% correctly answered. I have to spend more time on
vocabulary.
Thank you
Liz
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Sameera says
Hi Liz,
I got a question from one of the general reading tests.
Text in the passage: “Just park you car and buy your ticket from the bus driver, with the
correct money if possible.”
Question: Bus drivers do not give change so you must have the correct money for a ticket.
My answer was NOT GIVEN as the statement does not say that “Bus drivers do to give
change”. However, the correct answer was FALSE. Could you explain me this?
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Liz says
The passage shows that you need to use the correct money if possible. The
meaning is that you should use the correct money, but if you don’t have it, you can use
the incorrect money (and this means you will get change). Look at the meaning – not
the words.
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Sameera says
Thank you Liz.
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Xue Yuan says

Hi Liz,
I am an Chinese IELTS candidate, planning to take IELTS ACADEMIC on 3 March in

Hunan Province, China. I was wondering for Reading Part, if they say write TRUE/
FALSE/ NOT GIVEN or write YES/ NO/ NOT GIVEN, and I wrote my answers as
abbreviations in the form of T/F/NG in my answer sheet for both of these aforementioned
question types, will they still score fully without penalty?
Sincerely,
Xue Yuan
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Liz says
Yes, it’s possible to write the le er – but make sure it’s easy to read and
wri en clearly.
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Xue Yuan says

January 30, 2018 at 9:27 am
Thank you very much for your reply.
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Imran says
Hi Liz,
Thanks for wonderful lectures, i ranked them # 1 among all available on internet. No
doubt in it at all.
i had a question in reading mentioning “the restaurant opens daily 9am and closes at
5pm, however it also opens on saturday for cleaning” then the question was
Restaurant is opened during weekdays?
is it true or false?
i think statement is correct but i can see they are opening on weekend as well. what
would you say here?
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Liz says
I need to see the whole passage and the source of the material. Also
“weekdays” means Monday to Friday.
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Ghada Abdullah says

I just want to extend my sincere gratitude to you because I scored overall 7.5 in
academic ielts by watching your videos and reading your blogs.
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Liz says
Very well done 🙂
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Rhoda says
You are a great woman!
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Francisca Castro says

Hi Liz, thanks for your tips.
When should I check my answers??? After finishing each question, after each passage or
after completing all passages?
Thank you!!!
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Liz says
You have one hour to read, decide answers and write them on your answer
sheet. You decide the techniques and timing that works best for you. Do at least 6 full
reading tests at home with the answer sheets and under the correct timing. You will
soon realise what works and doesn’t work.
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Engr. Meshaic Ekphemi Okhumeode says

Hi Liz, Thanks for all the useful tips.
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Himanshu says
Hi Liz,
I am really engrossed in the content provided by you. I started to see your website just a
week before my IELTS test. I wish I could have given more time to this.
Here, my question is, if in a question (or a sentence) we have 5 aspects like time frame, no.
of people, objects, etc. and if, out of 5, we have a match for 4 but the info about the 5th one
is not present in the paragraph, then shall we consider it as T/F or NG?
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Liz says
True = all the information is confirmed in the passage

False = the passage shows that the statement is incorrect – the statement is wrong
NG = we don’t know if the statement is correct or not because there isn’t enough
information about it
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Parmeet says
Hi Liz
Hope you are doing good.
I am having difficulty in one true,false,not given question.
The question says :-Most people can read sign language wri en on the calendar board.
Text is:-Sign language is wri en on calendar board.
Is it not given?
Because people are not mentioned in the paragraph.
Thank you😄
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Liz says
January 11, 2018 at 12:46 pm
You need to look beyond just one sentence. When you locate the area of the
passage, read at least 5 sentences and take into consideration the context. I can’t
comment without seeing the full paragraph.
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Aish says
Hello Liz!
I need help with a question and its a TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN. Here is the text:
‘Champion supporters’
Iannucci co-wrote “I’m Alan Partridge”, wrote the movie “In the Loop” and created and
wrote the hit “HBO” and “Sky Atlantic show Veep”. He delivered the 40th annual
MacTaggart Lecture, which has previously been given by Oscar winner Kevin Spacey,
former BBC director general Greg Dyke, Jeremy Paxman and Rupert Murdoch. Iannucci
said: “Faced with a global audience, British television needs its champion supporters.”
Now my question
29. Iannucci delivered the 30th annual MacTaggart Lecture. (True/False/Not given)
I answered “False” because lanucci delivered the 40TH annual MacTaggart Lecture not
the 30Th howerver the anwer stated that its Not Given.
Can you please explain why this is?

Thank you for the advices and exersices!
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Liz says
With this example, I agree with you.
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Arjun Thakur says

but where is it writen that he given the 30th lecture or not so the answer
must be not given as it is not mentioned anywhere ….
please revert
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Liz says
The answer FALSE means that the statement is wrong. This means the
passage can correct it. He gave the 30th, not the 40th – the statement is
wrong – false.
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Sandeep says
April 23, 2018 at 5:59 pm
Hi Liz,
I don’t have enough words to express my gratitude for the work you put in to
help us.
TFNGs are killing me. 🙁

From above,
a. The statement given is no where contradicted in the passage.
I am clearly going with your rule of making the statement negative and
checking if the passage states it or not.
b. The passage doesn’t state if it is his first lecture so he could have given any
number of lectures before 40th which can include 30th, 35th etc.
I second Arjun here that the answer should be NOT GIVEN.
Kindly explain why my deduction is wrong.
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Liz says
April 23, 2018 at 6:04 pm
False means it is opposite or untrue. This means the information

in the passage is incorrect – faulty. Try this page for practice:
h ps://ieltsliz.com/true-false-not-given-ielts-reading-practice/
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Richa says
Hi Liz,
Once again thanks for the so useful lessons. I am not able to understand one of the
questions from Cambridge 8 , Test 4 :
Text : But, if you speak another language to your children in New Zealand, there are some
people who think that you are not helping them to become a member of society
Question : Most New Zealanders believe it is good to teach children a second language.
My Answer –> TRUE

Reason –> Only some people think it is not a good idea, hence most people think it is
good.
Can you please help
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Liz says
Do not confuse some and most. They are not opposites. A contradictory
statement would be “All people ….” and “some people …” OR “All people ….” and
“most people ….”. These are contradictory because one statement says 100% and the
other is not clear about how many but it does show that it is NOT ALL. The words
some and most both meaning NOT ALL. They do not contradict. So, this answer
should be FALSE. Both words “some / many” do not have clear percentages and for
this reason are not contradictory. Only ALL and NO have clear percentages = 100% /
0%.
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Richa says
Thankyou Liz !!
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Shindo says
Hi Liz,
I cannot subscribe to your blog, can you share the link to subscribe.
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Liz says
See this page: h ps://ieltsliz.com/subscribe-ielts-lessons/
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Ferhat says
Hello Lİz,
Can you led me about this question?

Text content is: One of the key features of the Advice Service is that the Adviser can be
seen during the evenings until about 8 pm, Monday to Thursday.
Question is: You must make an appointment to see Students Adviser.
İs this FALSE or NOT GİVEN ?
Thank you very much.
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Liz says
If this is the only information (don’t forget that I haven’t seen any other
sentences in this paragraph), the answer would be NG.
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Yahya says
Liz, you are absolutely amazing! You really know how to teach and I learned
so much!
Thank you so sooooo much!
May you always stay happy and keep smiling 🙂
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Liz says
I’m so glad my lessons are helping you 🙂
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Allwyn Joseph says

November 24, 2017 at 8:34 am
Hi Liz,
Regarding TFNG practice test Passage 3 Question 6.
Passage:
In 1804, only weeks after Napolean proclaimed himself Emperor, Beethoven debuted his
Symphony no. 3 in Napolean’s honor. It was his most grandest and most original work to
date – so unlike anything heard before that through weeks of rehearsal, the musicians
could not figure out how to play it.
Question: Contemporary musicians struggled to perform Symphony No. 3 on the opening
night.
My Answer: TRUE
Given Answer: FALSE
My Explanation:
Key indicators in the question:
Contemporary Musicians –> Musicians of the same era or of the same time.
Opening Night –> Debuted.
Struggled –> could not figure out.
by matching all information with the passage I answered TRUE.
Please let me know what information I misinterpreted.
Is it because the passage says Beethoven Debuted and no one else; there were no
musicians.
And does it mean In general musicians finds Symphony 3 difficult.
what does the hyphen “-” between the sentence in above passage mean.
Thanks and regards.
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Liz says
You have missed the most important part: is it on the opening night? No, it
was not. It was through weeks of rehearsals (that means before opening night).
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Maninder says
Can it be NG as there is no information about the opening night in the

passage. It’s confusing to choose between NG and False.
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Sujeet Daware says

You have an amazing a ention to detail LIZ..Thanks. ,👌👍
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Eveline says
Hi Liz,
The content in passage:
The main point of concern now is weather or not a ground water source can deliver a
sustainable yield.This relies on proper management of recharge and discharge rates.
Discharge occurs through human extraction as well as through vegetation and
evaporation into atmosphere.
Here management clearly implies the ability to influence.
Statement
Humans cannot alter the recharge rate of ground water.
According to me this statement is false. However the answer is NG. Can you please help
me understand where exactly I am going wrong.
Thanks
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Liz says
For the answer to be false, you need to information information that shows
humans can alter the recharge rate or that something else alters the recharge rate.
However, the passage does not give information about what alters the recharge rate.
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Khawaja Yawar says

THE PASSAGE
Faren, the King of England has spent much time outside England fighting wars in the
France and the Middle-East. Faren was considered a good king by the people. In the year
1299, Faren died and his brother Peter became king. Peter continues to fight wars in the
Middle-East and France but he kept losing the ba les. He was in need of more money, so,
his government in England ruthlessly demanded more taxes. Peter exploited the loyalty
of the Barons who became very unhappy. They rebelled and took over London.
Faren did not live in England while he was the King. FALSE
The people used to pay a lot of tax to Faren. FALSE
Peter was a be er king than Faren. NOT GIVEN
Peter was not successful at war. TRUE
( Could you please tell me how to tackle number 1, it is a guess i tool. Should I look at the
passage or statement first.
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Liz says
You look at the statement first. The statement said that he NEVER lived in
England. The passage says differently. The passage says he spent much of his time
outside English. You need to review language “much of his time” means a lot – it
doesn’t mean all. This means he spent a li le bit of his time in England. So, the
statement is wrong = false.
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Khawaja Yawar says

I wanted to know how many times does TRUE, FALSE Come in general ielts
reading
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Liz says
It can’t be predicted.
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Khawaja Yawar says

this is from a practice reading test.
Question
After which date can students not join classes?
Text
Course dates* From January 7, 2017 to March 11, 2017
(*Students cannot join the course once it begins)
How do i write the date if it says write no more than 3 words and/or number.
I wrote is as Seventh of January 2017

can we write is as
January Seventh 2017
January 7th ( does the year need to be included)
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Liz says
Are you sure the instructions say “no more than 3 words and/or a number”
or do the instructions say “no more than 3 words and/or numbers“. Write the number
as a number and check the instructions.
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Khawaja Yawar says

The instructions say
Choose No more than three words and/or a number.
the paragraph says

Course dates are From January 7,2017 till March 11,2017 (students can not join the
course once it begins)
the question is after which date students can not join classes ?
How should i write the date?
I wrote it as Seventh of January 2017. (has 3 words and a number)
Does the year need to be included and is it counted as a number ? If yes then could
we also write it as January Seventh 2017
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Liz says
You can write Jan 7 or JANUARY 7 or 7 January. The year doesn’t need
to be included because they are both in the same year and also because you can
only have one number – so you must choose.
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Khawaja yawar says

Thank you. I wrote seventh of January 2017. Is that correct ?
It has no more than 3 words and a number
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Liz says
As you can see, the number 7 is wri en as 7 or 7th. Don’t write

the word.
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Aziza says
I have one question. Do ielts reading questions always come in order?
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Liz says
No. They come in order for TFNG and some types of questions. But not for
matching headings or matching paragraph information.
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onsy says
Hi Liz, thank you for all your efforts.

about true and false, I looked up the word some in the dictionary and it said that it can
mean a large amount of something so when can I consider the word some in that
meaning?
Another thing, you mentioned in one of the videos that we can write the words on the
answer sheet in upper case or lower case so would it be a problem if I write the first le er
only in upper case?
Thank you
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Liz says
The meaning of the words in a dictionary are not related to how IELTS use
these words. IELTS have chosen those words and have given their own meaning of the
words. You can write the first le er only but if it is unclear, you will get a lower score.
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Ravi shah says

Hi Liz.
Thank you for wonderful advice throughout.
I have a question regarding a eecent IELTS I appeared on 14 October.
In Reading part, I answered true, false not given as capitals TRUE,FALSE,NOT GIVEN
while rest of the answers are small le ers. Will it make difference in marking ? Thank you
kindly.
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Liz says
It’s fine.
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Ola says
hi Liz,
How do we differentiate the general test training for reading from academics module.
Thank you for your precious time.
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Liz says
October 15, 2017 at 11:41 am
See this page: h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-general-training-reading-information/
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Ola says
October 16, 2017 at 10:49 am
thank you Liz…Am grateful
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Farhin says
Thank you so much Liz ……..u change my mind towards true false not
given….. thankyou so much
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Khawaja Muhammad Yawar says

Could you please tell me why the following answers are correct.
Statement- The bike foundry sells only-second bicycles. (TRUE)

Passage- The bike foundry aims to promote cycling and to make an environmental-
friendly means of transport and leisure available to as many people as we can. All
our bikes are hand-restored by our team and come with a 3 months guarantee.
Statement- the Bike basics course is aimed at new cyclists (NOT GIVEN)
Passage- this is a 3 hour course which will teach you everything you need to know to
keep on top of simple maintiaince issues like looking after brakes and gares and how
to repair a puncture. By the end of the course you will know how to take good care
of your bike.
Statement- snacks are provided for participants on the maintainence training courses
(FALSE)
Passage- courses are run regularly for groups of up to 4 trainees. we use professional
mechanics tool and employ experienced staff. Most importantly, we have tea and
coffee making facilities and a fridge where partcipants can keep their sandwiches.
unfortunately our training room is up a flight of stairs.
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Liz says
1. “hand-restored” means that bikes have been used before and have
been repair by hand. This means the information is given in the passage but you
can’t see a direct paraphrase.
2. The passage does not give any information about who the course is aimed at. It
stated what people will learn – not which people will go on the course.
3. snacks = food. The passages shoes that the course provides drinks – it does not
provide food. It provides a fridge where you can put your own sandwiches (this
means sandwiches which you have brought from home).
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sriram says
April 30, 2019 at 11:31 am
Hi Liz: The passage says that the course provides drinks and there is
a fridge to keep sandwiches. However, nothing has been mentioned about
snacks. We do not know whether they provide snacks or not. So the answer
should be not given. Could you please clarify?
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Liz says
April 30, 2019 at 2:15 pm
Sandwiches are snacks. A snack can be fruit, sandwich, biscuit,

noodles, chocolate etc.
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Sriram says
April 30, 2019 at 5:24 pm
Thank you Liz. I am still not clear as to how we can derive the
statement that no snacks will be provided.
Things that are obvious in the passage:
1 drinks(tea and coffee) making facilities
2 fridge to keep your own sandwiches. (but this statement does not clearly
indicate whether any snacks/sandwiches are provided for participants)
Am I missing something here?. Could you please help me understand
which line in the passage directly corresponds to “snacks will not be
provided” ?
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Liz says
May 1, 2019 at 6:27 am
Sandwiches are made by yourself and brought by yourself.

It means they are not provided – you make them yourself.
PRAJWAL says
Hello Liz, can you please refer to reading test 3 from Cambridge English 11
with the title “City Park and Ride” on page no 65. in true / false / not given for
Question no 9:-
There is a special section of the car park for heavy goods vehicles
Answer By Cambridge: “FALSE”. However, there is no info over availability of parking
for heavy vehicles could you please suggest what could be the answer
Question no 10.
Bus drivers do not give change so you must have correct money for a ticker
Answer by Cambridge :- “FALSE”. However, there is no narration whether driver will
return you change or not
for above both answers I wrote NOT GIVEN
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Liz says
You need to type in the passage with the full question because I don’t have
access to my Cambridge test book at the moment.
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Kshitij says
Hi Liz,
Thanks a lot for all the useful material on IELTS.
I have a question for you. This appeared in my General Test on 9-Sep. The candidate
needs to answer – True or False or Not Given
Passage was about “New Garbage Bins”. There was just one sentence regarding the
“timing” of garbage collection – “Residents shall keep their bins outside by 7 AM or they
might miss the service”
Question was – “Garbage Collection takes place after 7 AM”.
Kindly provide your thoughts on this.
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Liz says
Answer: true. What answer did you give?
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Kshitij says
Hi Liz, Thanks! At this point, I am not very sure if the question said
“after” or “before” but my first instinct was false. So the question might have said
“before” in that case.
I finally wrote Not Given because the collection time is definitely not given
anywhere in the passage whether it takes place before 7 AM or after it. 🙁
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Liz says
The information stated that you would miss the collection if you put
your bins out after 7am. This means collection is from 7am onwards. Always
remember that your aim is meaning, not words.
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Kshitij says
Yes, 7 AM “onwards”, but there is no time limit – till when?. Can a

resident who keeps his bin out at 8:30 AM or 5 PM have a chance at garbage
collection? What do you think?
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Liz says
This not about time limits. It is about collection being after 7am. If
the collection started at 6.30am, the instructions would say put your bins out
before 6am.
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Pradeep thapa says

Today i just appeared my ielts exam and instead of true,false,notgiven, i

wrote T,F,NG. Is it correct or do i lose marks for that?
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Liz says
That question is answers in the video above.
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Nipun says
Hi Liz
From book 10,
Question: Tourism contributes over six per cent of the Australian gross national product.
Passage: This industry (previous line mentioned the travel and tourism industry) is the
world’s leading industrial contributor, producing over 6 per cent of the world’s gross
national product…..
My answer was F….but wri en as NG. I thought like this way, not Australian but world’s;
contradicts information.
Could you please explain.
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Liz says
I can’t see the full passage but from what you have wri en, I actually agree
with you. It shows a contradiction. My advice is to let that pass and continue with your
studies. knowing that you are using the right techniques.
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Olan says
Hi Nipun, the answer should be NOT GIVEN. The question says:

Tourism contribute >6% of Australia GNP. while the Passage says Travel & Tourism
>6% of world GNP. Hence, this isn’t contradictory as the subject ma er is different.
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Neena Kamran says

Hi Liz,
Thanks for your great efforts.
Regarding true,false, NG, the video link showed in the end of your video ,lecturer
mentioned that questions may not be in order. For instance , Q15 answer we can find
below 16 or 17. But you mentioned in your lesson that Q and A will be in order. Please
clarify.
Thanks
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Liz says
Questions for TFNG come in order. However, other types of questions may
not.
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Lita says
Thank you so much, Liz, for the tips. There were 2 parts of this type of
questions (at least 5 questions each) in my test and I did exactly as you suggested. While I
have not received the results yet, I know I did not waste precious time looking for the
answers in that super long reading passages, because of you.
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Liz says
Fingers crossed you do well 🙂
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PANKAJ says
August 25, 2017 at 3:19 am
THANKU SO MUCH DEAR LIZ
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ricky says
August 30, 2017 at 2:02 pm
test
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ricky says
August 30, 2017 at 5:36 pm
I am yet to find a way to post comments here. Only reply bu ons are
seen.
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Liz says
August 30, 2017 at 6:59 pm
The comments box is at the bo om of the page.
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ricky says
August 31, 2017 at 5:15 am
Oh, thank you . My mistake
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Harpreet singh says

August 10, 2017 at 2:41 am
Thanks liz your ideas are very helpful
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sandy says
August 2, 2017 at 9:14 am
hi Liz , in my exam i wrote trye false not given instead of yes no not given, will
it deduct my score or examiner will understand ???
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Liz says
August 2, 2017 at 11:45 am
I have heard from student who contacted IELTS that they will accept this.
But it isn’t something I advise doing.
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Benjamin says
Thanks Mrs Liz fr all your videos and write-ups, I’m very grateful.
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Liz says
You’re welcome 🙂
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Sam says
July 30, 2017 at 10:08 am
Hi Liz,
Thanks for creating such helpful content. I wrote IELTS general recently and I wrote T F
NG on my answer sheet instead of True False and Not Given. Will I lose marks because of
this??? I am really concerned.
Thanks i advance
Sam
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Liz says
July 30, 2017 at 10:14 am
It’s fine to use the le ers.
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Sam says
July 30, 2017 at 10:32 am
Thanks so much for the quick reply! I am so relaxed now! :)))
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Ragad says
July 26, 2017 at 9:22 pm
hi Liz, should i read the whole passage before i start answering the question?
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Liz says
July 27, 2017 at 11:44 am
That is not necessary. Some students like to skim read but others do not. It’s
your choice.
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Joan says
July 21, 2017 at 3:56 pm
Hi Liz, thank you for your lesson, it helps a lot. I have a question on the third
example, if the question changed to ‘Just over … the land IS USED for agriculture…’.
which ‘is being used’is changed to ‘is used’. What will the answer be?
Also, if ‘At the present’ is removed from the question, is the answer still ‘True’?
Thank you
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Liz says
July 21, 2017 at 7:44 pm
At present is often related by the use of grammar – is the tense in the present
or the past.
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Sarah Riley says

July 10, 2017 at 2:23 am
Good Afternoon dear Liz,
First of all, i wanted to thank you for this amazing page, it helped a lot. I wanted to ask
you about a doubt that the exam left me with.
In the last part of the reading test, i had a True/False/Not Given questions.
The doubt that i have is with the term family, does it mean parents or a married couple.
I don’t exactly remember the passage, but the question was Harris’s parents have taken
care of orphaned cubs.
And in the passage, they mentioned: The Harris’s family have taken care of orphaned
cubs in the past, but i don’t know it that meant that his parents did it or that him and his
wife have done it before.
Could you pleasde clarify it? Thank you very much and have a great day.
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Liz says
July 10, 2017 at 12:59 pm
The word “family” means one or two parents with one or more children. I
would need to see the full reading passage to be able to offer you more information
regarding your specific concern. If Harris was a child, then his family means himself
and his parents. If he is married with children, then it might mean himself, his wife and
his children. It really depends on the context and the passage.
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aarathi says
July 1, 2017 at 7:35 am
hi liz
i would like to know the difference between T/F/NG and Y/N/NG. I hope you could help
me..
thank you in advance
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Liz says
July 1, 2017 at 11:27 am
TFNG is about information in the passage and YNNG is about the writer’s
claims. Both types of questions use exactly the same techniques.
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khushi says
June 29, 2017 at 4:36 pm
is it right to write true false notgiven like this instead of TRUE FALSE
NOTGIVEN
plz reply me
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Liz says
June 29, 2017 at 4:54 pm
Yes, you can use capital le ers.
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Babatunde says
June 23, 2017 at 10:50 am
HI Liz,This is a question I saw in the roadto ieslts practice test
NOTICE OF TERMINATION-2 weeks notice of termination (3 weeks if the employee is

more than 55 years old and has at least 2 years of continious service)
Question- Any worker over 55 years in entitled to 3 weeks’ notice of termination
the answer give is False,but i chose NG, going by the advice you gave us that, if all the
statement cannot be found in the text,then it should be NG
What do you think
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Liz says
June 23, 2017 at 11:37 am
False means the statement is wrong. The passage shows that NOT ALL
people aged 55 years old are entitled to 3 weeks notice. The people who are entitled to
3 weeks notice are those that are 55 AND have worked for 2 years straight. This means
the statement is incorrect – it is wrong – it is FALSE. Don’t try to match words – look
for meaning.
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Mona bangarh says

May 29, 2017 at 4:05 am
Thank you so much liz..it means a lot ..i prepare my ielts test with help of your
videos…thnks 😊
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manish maharjan says

May 25, 2017 at 11:44 am
i am worried if i write t f and NG instead of true false NOT GIVEN what will
happen ?
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Liz says
May 25, 2017 at 11:56 am
It’s fine. As long as your le ers are clear and easy to read.
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ahmed naeem says

May 22, 2017 at 11:48 am
Hi Liz
I have doubts on some answers given in the books ielts cambridge book 11. following are
the questions and answers along with their respective passage .
Passage:
if your child has to miss school it is vital that you let the school know why, preferably on
the first morning of absence.
Q: If your child is absent from school, you must send a le er to school explain wh.
A: Not Given
Passage:
If you know or think that your child is having difficulties a ending school you should
contact the school.
Q: Staff who think a child is having difficulties at school will contact the parents.
A: Not Given
I would really appreciate if you could explain the reasoning behind these answers.
Regards
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Liz says
May 22, 2017 at 12:07 pm
Question 1. This question states that you must send a le er. The passage
does not give information about how to contact the school. It might be by phone, it
might be by email, it might be by le er – we don’t know because the information is not
given in the passage.
Question 2. This states that staff will contact the parents if they think the child has
problems. The passage does say what will happen if a child has problems. The passage
only mentioned what happens if the child has problems a ending school. Problems
a ending school and problems in school are not the same thing at all. Therefore the
information isn’t given in the passage.
From this you can see that question 1 is about knowing technique. But question 2 is
about you understanding the difference in language: problems a ending school and
difficulties at school.
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ahmed naeem says

May 23, 2017 at 6:31 am
Thanks a lot for your prompt response and the way you explained.
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ahmed naeem says

May 24, 2017 at 5:41 am
Hi liz
Hope you are doing fine. Would you please explain the reasoning behind the
following answer?
Passage:
Buy your bus ticket from the bus driver, with correct money if possible.
Q: Bus driver do not give change so you must have a correct money for a ticket.
A: False
There is no information given about giving change to customers, then why the
answer is False?
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Liz says
May 25, 2017 at 11:00 am
It says “correct money if possible” this means it is also possible not to

give correct money.
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Tibby says
Hello
..Does NG means that none of the information is in the passage?
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Liz says
It means that the full meaning of the statement is not there. It means we
don’t know if the statement is right or wrong because there isn’t enough information
to judge. But some of the words will be there – just not the full meaning.
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Jimmy says
May 21, 2017 at 2:32 pm
Go a say , you’re doing a great job ….. Thanks a ton
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Liz says
May 21, 2017 at 4:29 pm
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salmanul shameem says

May 15, 2017 at 1:22 pm
thank u
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Ehab Ahmed says

May 13, 2017 at 4:08 pm
Hi Liz,
This is Ehab from Egypt , I was preparing for GT exam and I couldn’t know how to
answer T-F-NG in the reading task until I found your website suddenly . I took the exam
dated 29 April and I got the score which I need. I really want to thank you so much. :))))))
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Liz says
May 13, 2017 at 4:18 pm
I’m really pleased to hear your news!! Well done!! 🙂 The TFNG questions
are ok once you understand how to answer them. I’m so pleased my lessons helped
you – thanks for le ing me know 🙂
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Manvir says
May 1, 2017 at 8:01 am
Hi Liz,
This is Manvir, I am preparing for GT ielts. Your lessons are amazing. I want to enquire
about your practice lessons for reading skills. Are those specific to academic or GT?
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Liz says
May 1, 2017 at 9:06 am
My lessons are for all students to practise their skills. Some reading
passages are more difficult than others. So, for GT students, aim for the easier passages.
Also make sure you review the authentic tests by IELTS in their IELTS Cambridge test
books.
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ramya says
April 21, 2017 at 5:15 pm
Hi Liz,
I need your help in ge ing the right answer for the below scenario:
Paragraph:
Peaceful healing treatment is used to rehabilitate farmers,hunters and exhausted
travellers. Raw pima co on poultices are filled with steaming desert herbs to produce
luxurious aromas that bring mind to state of rest.
Question:
The peaceful healing treatment uses local ingredients in a massage used to treat
agricultural workers
Could you clarify me on what could be the answer Liz? True or False?
I have a doubt with the given answer key. Pl advise.
Thanks
Ramya
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Liz says
April 21, 2017 at 6:51 pm
I would need to see not only the full paragraph but also the article. The
word “local” depends on what the passage is about and if any places are mentioned.
Answers do not always refer to just one sentence in the passage.
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ramya says
April 22, 2017 at 5:38 am
Thanks for your reply Liz. but that’s the only paragraph with that
heading and also relevant to the question. I too had a same doubt when I answered
to that question. I have considered the ‘desert herbs’ as not something could get
locally. I interpreted in that way.
Would be helpful if any image a achment option is available in the comment box, so
that we could be able to snapshot the page (in a book) and upload it for your
reference. A kind suggestion, which could be helpful more effectively in the
forthcoming days to everyone who are in need of your guidance,like me. thank you!
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Ahmed says
July 26, 2017 at 8:03 am
“Local Ingredients” can’t be known as a fact from the paragraph. It’s also
possible it could be imported ingredients. No information given so the answer is Not
Given
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Shreyas Thakekar says

April 12, 2017 at 12:20 pm
Hi Liz.
Your videos are much helpful and I’m following you for my preparation.
I want to know that which grammer book should i prefer to improve my grammer and
sentence construction?
Please suggest me a proper and easy book name.
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Liz says
April 12, 2017 at 12:36 pm
There is a book called Grammar for IELTS. However, if you have problems
constructing sentences, you should enrol on an English language course or get an
English language book. IELTS books are basically skills books for the test. Grammar
relates to the English language.
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KHAN says
April 11, 2017 at 11:15 am
HI LIZ I MISTAKENLY PAID FOR ONE WRITING LESSON TWICE COULD

YOU PLZ HELP ME OUT WITH THAT I CAN SEND YOU DETAILS IF YOU WANT
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KHAN says
April 11, 2017 at 11:35 am
thanks a lot liz
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reeka gu;zari says

April 10, 2017 at 8:28 am
this video is very helpful thanks
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Liz says
April 10, 2017 at 10:26 am
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sudip shrestha says

March 30, 2017 at 12:10 pm
can i write T,F and NG instead of True,False and Not Given???
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Liz says
March 30, 2017 at 6:30 pm
Yes, it’s fine.
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Chi says
April 29, 2017 at 12:03 pm
Hi Shrestha,
I would like to ask about your reading result? Because I wrote T F NG as well? Dit it
impact your mark? Thanks
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Hassan Mansour says

March 25, 2017 at 10:42 am
in the test if they asking in the question to indicate whether True or false or not
given and by mistake I wrote yes or no or not given is my answer considered to be wrong
.
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Liz says
March 25, 2017 at 11:09 am
Your answer would be wrong.
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Mitul Ruparelia says

March 30, 2017 at 3:11 pm
Hi Liz,
I contacted Cambridge English directly regarding this.
They said they confirm that candidates can write “Yes/No/Not given” for questions
where it is specified that the answer should be in the format “True/False/Not given”
and vice versa. Candidates will not be penalized for this.
Mitul
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Liz says
March 30, 2017 at 6:29 pm
That’s good to know. I know a lot of students make this mistake.
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ravinder says
Hi Mitul,
even i have done the same mistake, are u talking about ielts british council?
and after seeing your results, were u satisfied? di you get what was expected by
you?
Ravinder Pal Singh.
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jafar says
October 29, 2017 at 10:54 am
Hi Ravinder
i took IELTS yesterday and did this mistake. are you sure that my answers would
not be wrong?
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dhruvin says
March 27, 2017 at 5:39 am
That is indeed a very important question. The answer would be incorrect

and you would not be provided with any marks for the same.
I was just practicing my writing , I hope I also gave the answer appropriately to your
query.
However your question also made me laugh! Thanks for the same.
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Patricia says
March 21, 2017 at 6:37 am
Hello!
You stated in your video that “majority” means that “not all” which made the question
statement False because it says “all”.
However, I am confused at the question 1. on the reading regarding “Origins of Bread”
because the question statement says “all countries” however, in the passage it says “most
widely”. Doesn’t that mean that not all countries consume bread?
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Liz says
March 21, 2017 at 2:45 pm
There is a difference between “all countries eat bread” and “bread is widely
eaten”. One is explaining that all counties eat bread and the other doesn’t say anything
about how many countries eat bread. “widely eaten” does not refer to countries – it just
refers to people.
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Meggy Uzondu says

March 15, 2017 at 6:40 pm
I can only say thank you for all your help! Please keep up the good work👍
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Liz says
March 15, 2017 at 7:37 pm
I’m glad you find my site useful 🙂
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LOVELEEN NWOKO says

March 17, 2017 at 4:47 pm
wow, really helpful

am glad to have found this site
thanks so much
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Jenine Oriemo says

March 13, 2017 at 7:31 am
Hello Liz, i am jenine from the Philippines. Your lectures and tips are very
useful, it helped me alot to improve my skills especially in reading and hopefully in
writing also.. can i send you some of my writing essays so i would know what to enhance
more so i could get my desired bandscore? Thank you in advance 🙂
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Liz says
March 13, 2017 at 9:44 am
You can find a teacher to help you with scoring and marking on this page:
h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-essay-correction/
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Catherine says
Hi,
I have a question. Recently, I encountered this question and I was confused about the
answer.
So the information from the passage is: “The foundations for the prize were laid in 1895
when Alfred Nobel wrote his last will, leaving much of his wealth to the establishment of
the Nobel Prize.”
The statement in the question is: “The first Nobel Prize was awarded in 1895.”
As I couldn’t find out any information about this question in the rest of the passage (the
first Nobel Prize), I assumed the answer would be Not Given. However, to my surprise,
the right answer was “False”. I assume it is because something else happened in the same
year (1895), therefore, the information was wrong. I am still confused: Can I understand
in a way that I can’t find any information about when the first Nobel Prize was awarded,
therefore, it is a Not Given information.
I got a 8 in Reading 2 years ago, and I’m retaking IELTS test next week, trying to get a
higher mark. TFNG seems to be the most challenging type of question for me. Looking
forward to your answer! Thank you!
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Liz says
What further information was given in the rest of the paragraph. Sometimes
the answer is spread in more than one sentence. Can you write down the two sentences
before and the two sentence after? Or let me know if any other dates were given in the
passage at all? Also let me know which books it came from.
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Catherine Pham says

Hi, there wasn’t any other information that was related to this. This
sentence came from a passage consisting of 2 sentences only and the first one was a
general statement about Nobel Prize. The next paragraph was about his early life.
This passage is named “Alfred Nobel”. It is Passage 1 in Test 5, from a book called
“IELTS Reading Recent Actual Test Volume 2”. You can search for the passage from
the Internet using the keyword “Alfred Nobel IETLS Reading”, I found it online as
well, but couldn’t copy-paste in this site.
Thank you in advance!
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Liz says
Do you think this is a real IELTS reading passage with real IELTS
questions? It is not. Be very careful who you get IELTS materials from. I suggest
you buy the authentic IELTS tests which are published by IELTS, not by a website.
See this page: h ps://ieltsliz.com/recommended-books-for-ielts/. Always make
sure you know the author or the teacher before you follow tips or get materials.
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Fatima M B says
Thank you Liz , this is very useful 🙂 😀
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Clark Minoza says

January 22, 2017 at 10:13 am
Hello Liz,
Good day.
I took the exam yesterday and i am anxious as I wrote Not Given in some of my answers.
Is “Not Given” acceptable? Regards.
Clark
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Liz says
January 22, 2017 at 11:35 am
I do not understand your question at all. If your question was True, False or
Not Given then of course Not Given is a possible answer which is explained in the
video lesson above. Did you mean something else?
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Clark says
Sorry, my point was not clear. Not Given or NOT GIVEN or Not given,
please note of the caps and small le er, and again I am sorry for my question. My
answers were (Not Given), is that ok? Please reply so my stress can be relieved.
Thanks.
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Liz says
Capital le ers are not important in this case.
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Clark says
Oh thanks. I am sure my answers were correct (at least on these

items – 4 of it if my memory serves me well) but this really troubled me.
Thanks for replying promptly.
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Khaled says
Passage: By the second half of the 17th century, coffee had found its way to Europe.
Question: Coffee arrived in Europe during the 17th century.
What be the correct answer true or not given?!

Kindly reply me asap ,thank you
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Liz says
The answer is given on the page above.
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limon islam says

the answer is true
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Jp says
January 15, 2017 at 10:26 am
😖 the answer is already given bro it’s found just above the summary of
the TFNG & YNNG tips, click the arrow first to view the answer
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Akif Ghafoor says

January 26, 2017 at 12:21 pm
I think you are supposed to sharp wi ed while going through the lecture,
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Muhammad Zain Siddiqi says

Hi Liza,
I would to know.about yes no and not given statements as I think I have wri en true and
false in place of yes or.no…could.you tell would.examiner.deduct my marks on this ??
I am really tense about it.
Regards
Muhammad zain
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Liz says
You can’t write True if the answer is Yes.
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Sherry says
O M G I am soo worried since I wrote T F NG instead of True false not given

and I didnt wrote Yes and No in capital le ers on my answer sheet in today’s test!!! Will I
get my mark deducted????? I am really worried!!! Please reply soon!
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Liz says
You can write le ers instead of the word for TFNG questions.
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Om Dhakal says
What was your result? Sheery? I am with the same prob! I wish liz is
correct.. Is it the same pa ern of correction that goes all around the globe? Liz?
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JAN KHAN says

Can the answer of the following question be “NOT GIVEN”.

Because the question says “After” while the opposite of it is “Before” but second half does
not mean before it rather means “DURING”.
Passage: By the second half of 17th Century coffee had found its way to Europe.
Question: Coffee arrived in Europe after 17th Century.
I MAY BE WRONG BUT I JUST GUESS IT AFTER WATCHING YOUR VIDEO.
Please guide me.
You are one of my best teachers and i have a greater respect for you.
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Liz says
You are not looking for opposites of single words. You can looking for a
contradictory meaning. The question states that “coffee arrived after the 17th century”.
Always spend time thinking of the meaning in the question, not the meaning in the
passage. The question means that coffee arrived in the 18th century or 19th or after
that. However, the passage shows that coffee arrived in the 17th century. So, the
passage contains information which contradicts the question.
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kham says
thank you so much for your free videos liz i m struggling with reading its
pathetic any particular suggestions for me besides the ones given on ur website.
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Liz says
See this page: h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-tips-how-can-i-improve-

my-score/ and then all practice exercises on this page: h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-
reading-lessons-information-and-tips/
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Mohannad Abusarah says

Can “Not Given” comes 2 times afterceach other ?
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Liz says
Of course. It can come as often as it comes.
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Robi says
Is it T/F/NG? (Please answer with explanation).

Passage: Smoking, it is believed, is responsible for 30 percent of all deaths from cancer
and clearly represents the most important preventable cause of cancer in countries like
the United States today.
Question: Thirty percent of deaths in the United States are caused by smoking-related
diseases.
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Liz says
This is a great question. I’ve posted this on my facebook page – see what
answers other students give. I’ll post my answer later later.
h ps://www.facebook.com/ieltsliz
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Discreet says
I would say the answer is No because the death is specifically related to

cancer, however, the question says diseases.
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Anna says
April 29, 2017 at 1:18 pm
I am very confused the answers between F and Not given, so the answer
for this question is F ? I could not find the answer in your facebook
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Liz says
April 29, 2017 at 2:23 pm
can you let me know which question you are referring to?
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Reza says
March 2, 2019 at 9:02 pm
The answer is of course ((False))..

30 % of all death from “cancer”, not all the death..
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Sahar says
Not given
In the question 30 percentage related to smoke
In the answer death related cancer
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Iman says
April 22, 2017 at 9:35 am
Not given
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Joanne A. says
Hi Liz,
Your site is really helpful. I have understood IELTS be er.
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Rabab Alkhathami says

Hi, Liz
thankful for your help .
l have one question: If I am writing in the reading section answer in a small le er, should
I write also the TRUE/ FALSE/NOT GIVEN the whole word in small le ers also OR in
Capital ?
REGARDS
RABAB
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Liz says
October 24, 2016 at 10:06 am
Follow the same choice for all words.
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Rabab Alkhathami says

October 24, 2016 at 10:43 am
Thanks Liz
So, you mean should I write like True/ False/Not Given?
I’m scared because I will take the IELTS exam this week
I hope to see your response soon
Reared:
Rabab
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Liz says
October 24, 2016 at 10:45 am
You can write true false not given. You can also write le ers: F T NG
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Safi says
Can we write Y N NG instead of Yes/No/Not Given?
Anxiously waiting for your reply because that’s what I wrote in my test last
week.
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Liz says
Yes, you can write a le er rather than the word.
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Isaac says
Hi liz, I really want to thank you so much for this informative

site of yours, for the past few week I have been going through it for my
upcoming ielts test.
Please I want you to send me an essay and a le er under general module,
after that I will send you back what I have wrote and you will cross check
it for me if I am on point.
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Liz says
Please see this page for a teacher to mark your essays:

h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-essay-correction/
Saima says
Hi Elizabeth,
The way you teach expresses your sincerity to teaching profession, where many of the
tutors’ objective is to only make money these days.
Society is in a dire need of people like you.
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Liz says
October 21, 2016 at 10:25 am
Thanks so much. It’s my pleasure to help 🙂
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Gouthami says
hi mam iam sayisfied with reading but i want more information about writing
task2
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Liz says
October 21, 2016 at 10:45 am
Here is a link to the main page for writing task 2: h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-
writing-task-2/. You can find all main pages on the red bar at the top of this
website.
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Carman says
Thanks, Liz. It helps me a lot to improve my analysis towards the TFNG and
YNNG!!
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Neeru says
hello mam,
Its me Neeru from Nepal,thank u so much for all the valuable informations..I am learning
through yours site from last few days and found it amazing.Thank you so much.
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Liz says
I’m glad my site is useful. Also see this page: h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-help-

faq/
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lijo says
thank you so much for your valuable tips
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Tanveer says
Hi,
Thanks for the content.
But the thing is in this video, it is easier to say whether the statment is T/F/NG or Y/N/NG
since there’s only one sentence to look for if I want to search for the information.
On the other hand, during the test, there will be passages which are at least over 1.5
pages. Could you please tell me what should be done in such cases?
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Liz says
Each question is tackled in the same way. You prepare paraphrases and
spend time understanding the questions. Then you use a key word from the question
to locate the information in the passage. Once you have located it, you follow the same
techniques shown in the video to decide your answer.
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amreen says
For the question 1 for Richard, the lionheart why the answer is false and not
true
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Liz says
“he spent much of his reign outside England” – this means a he was in a
foreign country for a lot of time but not all the time so it can’t be True.
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nirasha perera says

Hi Liz
I’m Madu. From sri lanka. I am faced the exam today. Speaking part two I cannot find the
key word and I’m talking about different topic. To illustrate that topic is outdoor places
I’m talking about meusium .
Is this reason cut off my Mark’s. Please kindly advise.
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Liz says
You are marked on your English language: fluency, grammar, vocab and
pronunciation – nothing more.
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Ali says
Its very informative blog for ieltsx
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Ruchi Upadhyay says

Hii Liz…
This is Ruchi from India…just want to say…u r awesome!!!!!i just started preparing for
ielts…and ur video lectures r so helpful….thank u so much….u r a great teacher too…!!
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mohammed lougsami says

you are simply clear and helful i love you
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Misbah says
You are simply amazing!! God gifted teaching abilities and I understand your
given concepts clearly. Thanks dear for all the support
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Liz says
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DINESH says
I found your videos very very very useful for understanding TFNG and
YNNG.I used to confuse every time in between FALSE and NG.But your session clears a
lot of.
Thanks
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Liz says
I’m really pleased that this lesson helped you 🙂
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swastika karki says

I always get problem while solving the yes no and not given type of question..
can you give me some suggestion
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Liz says
The video on this page covers the techniques for TFNG and YNNG.
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Abdo says
July 26, 2016 at 4:29 pm
Thank you a lot 🙂
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dinal says
July 17, 2016 at 10:07 am
thank you for your tips
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Habib says
July 14, 2016 at 8:00 pm
Dear Liz
Thank you for the useful tips in the video. As you mentioned time is very crucial in the
reading section. normally I read the passage completely and try to understand it fully by
taking notes or highlighting the text, however, sometimes I have to read some part of
passage over and over again. Since the question are in the sequence do you recommend to
read the passage accordingly instead of reading the whole passage and then searching for
the answers?
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Liz says
July 14, 2016 at 8:16 pm
Read this page very carefully to learn about reading the whole passage and
the right strategies: h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-tips-strategies-and-
comprehension/
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Mohon says
July 10, 2016 at 7:54 am
It is awesome lesson of confusing question Liz
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Rohin Chakraborty says

June 24, 2016 at 12:43 pm
thank you for the tips
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Janak says
June 9, 2016 at 2:20 am
I want to write my answer on capital le ers ao reading. but I have a doubt that
in heading matching type question options are given in small le ers as ii iv . should I
change into capital as II ? or write as they are?
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Liz says
June 9, 2016 at 10:09 am
Don’t worry about those questions. It’s about words rather than le ers.
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Nancy says
June 8, 2016 at 4:22 am
Dear Liz,
You are amazing! You pointed out exactly where I made mistakes. This is truly helpful,
especially with the tip number 6: answers come in order.
I will practice more and hopefully I can improve my IELTS band. I am now band 7 and
the university asking for a minimum of band 7.5.
Thank you!
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Raj says
May 22, 2016 at 7:32 am
Hey Liz,
Thanks a lot for the help and guidance. You are a true blessing for all those who are
taking IELTS exam. Finally i like a teacher after my kindergarten days 🙂 . I am not really
consistent with T/F/NG questions and it is really bothering me. Wanted to check the
answer for following question :
Historic Royal Palaces:
Treat yourself to a royal experience by visiting the 4 famous palaces of London. Hampton
court Palace, The Tower of London, Kensington Palace and the Banqueting Hall are all
yours to enjoy.
State whether T/F/NG –

The Historic Royal Palaces a raction also includes access to the British Museum.
I choose answer as NG. Reason being it neither states that visit to museums is included
nor denies it. It also does not mention that visit includes only Palaces.
Please suggest.
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Liz says
May 22, 2016 at 8:35 am
From the information you have given it is NG. But without seeing the full
paragraph and surround information in the passage (the context must be taken into
consideration), I can’t say for sure.
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Raj says
May 22, 2016 at 8:51 am
Thanks a lot Liz!
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Hannah Nguyen says

May 15, 2016 at 3:27 am
I’m a li le bit confused to point out whether a statement is false or not given.
For example: If they said “The pig is fat”
And the question is: “The cow is fat”
Then the answer is false or not given?
Could you please expain further the differences between these two types of answer for
me?
Thank you so much!!
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Liz says
May 15, 2016 at 10:30 am
It is all explained in the video lesson above.
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Mah_Del says
May 16, 2016 at 4:55 pm
in this situaition the answer is NG.

when the question about something and the text about something else the answer is
NG.
for example.
text say that: an accident has 10 died people.
questin say that: an accident has 10 injuried people.
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Liz says
May 16, 2016 at 5:00 pm
Always take time with the question. If the question is “an accident has injured 10
people” then you need to find that “10 people were not injured” to be false.
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Jess says
May 22, 2016 at 4:29 am
Dear liz,
Thanks so much for sharing the amazing video and tips.

Actually, I have got the similar confusion as the case of “NG or No”
In Cambridge ILETS 4 Test4 Reading2 “The Nature and Aims of Archaeology”
Conventional historical sources begin only with the introduction of wri en
records around 3,000 BC in western Asia, and much later in most other parts of
the world. (Page 93 )
Question 19 : The history of Europe has been documented since 3,000BC

(Page94)
The official answer is No. which I assume it should be NG because the passage
does not specify that Europe has Not been documented since 3,000BC. “Most
other parts” may not include Europe.
I really appreciate your help!
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Liz says
May 22, 2016 at 8:32 am
It does specify that. It states that other parts of the world that
don’t include Asia (that means all parts of the world outside Asia = Europe
and all other parts) were much later than 3,000BC. Remember you are not
matching words, you are looking for conflicting, missing or confirming
information.
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Mohammed says
May 14, 2016 at 2:21 pm
Dear Liz,
I would like to thank you so much for your amazing way and methodology of explaining
IELTS lessons . Really , your a unique teacher who deserve all my respect .
Thanks
Yours Sincerely
Mohammed
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Liz says
May 14, 2016 at 5:02 pm
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MAJID says
May 13, 2016 at 8:26 pm
ITS REALLY AMAZING INFORMATION FOR ME.
i will definetly foolow theses tips
THANKS Elizabeth
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Ljubinka says
May 8, 2016 at 12:49 pm
Amazing and very useful! I didn’t find any be er explanation or approach

than this one! I shared it with some people and they all have same opinion as i do!
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Aruldoss says
May 3, 2016 at 11:23 am
Hi Liz,
This is the first time am refering for IELTS. I think i had the best tips and guidance from
my genius..!!!Thanks for all..Now am interesting to face my Reading session..
Like same will deliver all other modules like speaking and writing as well as Listening
modules that would be great for a beginners like me..!!
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fareeha khan says

May 3, 2016 at 7:33 am
what is the answer of your homework question in the video.

According to me the answer is False. Kindly tell me
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Liz says
May 3, 2016 at 8:58 am
The answer is given under the video.
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Fareeha khan says

May 3, 2016 at 9:04 am
Thanks alot got it
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Nazanin says
April 16, 2016 at 4:40 pm
Hi , I was wondering about T/F/NG questions which stand for true/false/ not
given . or Y/N/NG which they stand for yes/no/not given . In my recent exam I used
T/N/NG instead of T/F/NG is it going to make problem for me?actually I am scared to
death about what I did
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Liz says
April 16, 2016 at 5:32 pm
Please watch the video for the answer.
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Abby says
April 16, 2016 at 6:54 am
Hi Liz.. first of all a heartfelt thank you for all the tips 🙂
I am facing a lot of trouble with the true/false/not given questions. My answers mostly
turn out wrong for the false/not given questions. Please help me with this.
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Liz says
April 17, 2016 at 6:01 pm
Please watch the video above which contains tips.
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abby says
April 20, 2016 at 5:25 am
Hi I have a problem with this passage and its question please help.
Passage: Tortoises therefore represent a double return. In common with all

mammals, reptiles and birds, their remote ancestors were marine fish and before that
various more or less worm-like creatures stretching back, still in the sea, to the
primeval bacteria. Later ancestors lived on land and stayed there for a very large
number of generations. Later ancestors still evolved back into the water and became
sea turtles. And finally they returned yet again to the land as tortoises, some of
which now live in the driest of desserts.
Question : Choose the correct le er A, B, C or D

According to the writer, the most significant thing about tortoises is that
A > they are able to adapt to life in extremely dry environments.
B > their original life form was kind of primeval bacteria
C > they have so much in common with sea turtles.
D > they have made the transition from sea to land more than once.
The answer given is “D” but i feel according to me the answer should be “B”. Please
explain how D is the actual answer.
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Liz says
April 20, 2016 at 10:46 am
The answer can be found in the first sentence which introduces the
main point and the final sentence which concludes it. The first sentence shows the
significant point about tortoises which is the “double return”. This is explained in
the paragraph as the tortoise went from the sea to land, then back to the sea. They
then returned to the land again (to the dessert) in the final sentence. So, the whole
paragraph is highlighting this double return (transition to the land more than
once).
Of course the paragraph does mention that their original life form was a kind of
primeval bacteria, but that is not highlighted as the main point in the paragraph.
It is just an extra fact. So, this question is all about being able to spot the main
point and aim of a paragraph (the most significant thing). I hope that helps.
By the way, where did you get this reading passage from?
Liz
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abby says
April 21, 2016 at 1:17 pm
Liz Mam, Thank you so much for clearing my doubt. Now I am able to
understand it much clearly. Mam I got this reading passage from Cambridge 9.
Mam is it true that in matching the headings (where we match the headings
with the passage) the answers can be found just by reading the 1st and last
sentences of the paragraphs??? I tried it but was not able to get right answers.
please give some tips for the match the headings
Regards,
Abby
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Jahanzeb says
April 13, 2016 at 10:58 am
Please help me out for the following passage,
Passage: The lighting of fires are strictly prohibited
Question: You are not allowed to cook food on open fire
Is it True, False or Not given?
Madam, your suggestion / reply will be highly appreciated, but as we already know that
madam is on leave so help from anyone would be appreciated.
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Liz says
April 13, 2016 at 11:32 am
This should be true because if you can’t light a fire, you can’t cook outside.
Liz
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Jahanzeb says
May 3, 2016 at 12:34 pm
Dear Madam,
Thanks a lot for your reply, just a small query, in PASSAGE the word food is not
mentioned at all and in QUESTION it asks about the food, isn’t it should be NOT
GIVEN ?
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Liz says
May 3, 2016 at 6:28 pm
I can’t answer without seeing the passage and question.
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Ruwani Fernando says

April 7, 2016 at 8:14 am
Thank you for help us to pass ielts, i followed one ielts course but i count
undestand way she was touch to me , if you can plz help me to pass reading thing , i
already done the exam last month and i got 4.5 for reading , i need to get 6.5 , but its very
difficult to me , now i can do yes ,no questions, plz kindly help for me to other type
questions , multiple choices ,headline , filling the blank and paragraph matching
questions
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Liz says
April 7, 2016 at 11:20 am
h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-liz-news/
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Yusuf says
April 5, 2016 at 8:08 pm
Hi Babe
In addition your being spontaneously smiling you are so beautiful.
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Been says
April 5, 2016 at 7:34 pm
Dear Madam,
Small Doubt,
Is it correct if write T for True, F-for False and NG for Not Given,
as did this on my last exam.
Thanks,
Been
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Liz says
April 7, 2016 at 11:31 am
This question is answered in the video above.

Liz
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Vu says
April 2, 2016 at 10:53 am
Hi Liz,
Thank you very much for helping us on IELTS, for free 🙂
I took the test today. There was a question of T-F-NG:
Text: “… XYZ is the national recognized certificate in UK for training…”
Question: “A trainer certified with XYZ can conduct training aboard”
So what would be the right answer?
Many thanks!
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Liz says
April 15, 2016 at 2:52 pm
The answer should be NG because the passage does not say whether a
trainer with XZY can train abroad. Sorry for the delay in replying to you 🙂
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KALEEMULLAH says
March 18, 2016 at 6:39 pm
Thanks LIZ. I found this website very useful. I had a problem with speaking
test and TRUE.FALSE and NOT GIVEN but now I can tackle it easily . My test is on 02
April.
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Liz says
March 19, 2016 at 7:49 am
Good luck!
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vamsi says
March 27, 2016 at 7:25 am
hi madam i am having exam on 31 st march speaking

please take test if it possible skype ID vamsi_bejawada
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meenakshi says
hi liz pls tell me if we should read the questions first or the passage for
true/false types of questions.
thanks
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Liz says
h ps://ieltsliz.com/liz-notice-2015-2016/
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DD says
Dear Liz,
Thanks a lot for all your tips . Your website is the best .
I took the test yesterday Feb 20th , and I hope I did good, I followed all your advices and
tips in all parts of the test, which really helped me a lot.
I just want to confirm something please, I answered the questions of true false not given
by writing the le ers Y/N/NG .. because I read in your website that it is acceptable. I told
my friends about this tip but I wish if I can find this in the IELTS official website , do you
have a link for that please. So I can confirm that info with my friends.
Again thanks a lot for your amazing website and for your huge effort.
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DD says
SORRY , I MEANT ANSWERING TRUE FALSE NOT GIVEN BY WRITING

T,F,NG
🙂
AND YES NO , NOT GIVEN BY WRITING Y/N/NG
I’M TRYING TO FIND INFO ABOUT THIS IN THE OFFICIAL IELTS WEBSITE BUT I
CAN’T FIND IT. IF YOU CAN PLEASE DIRECT ME WITH A LINK , IF YOU HAVE
PLEASE.
THANKS
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Liz says
Yes, that’s right. You can write the le er instead of the word as long as the
word doesn’t change.
All the best
Liz
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Liz says
It is possible to write le ers instead of words: T = True or F = False. You can

write a le er instead of a word but you can’t change the word. The word True does not
mean Yes. See my video regarding TFNG questions: h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-true-false-
not-given-essential-tips/
All the best
Liz
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waseem says
hi ,iam waseem
i want to practice speaking
can u provide me any assistance
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Liz says
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Hadi says
Hey, maybe we can be a friend or a partner? Because i wanna improve my

english too
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dilshod says
March 25, 2016 at 7:55 pm
What a match. I am trying too. Mine is on 18 june. So why dont we take

some tel. Conversation. Where u guys from?
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Mane says
hi,
I’m from India, i seriously love you,the way you explain is awesome
As in india we have so many coaching but they are not sharing any tips or
relevant information which can help so you are really doing a good job,love you alot
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andrada says
Liz you are great.Yout tips are very usefull.Thank you for all.
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anitha says
hi liz,
i found that the info was useful could you please help out in in writing part and speaking
part and ways to improve them
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Liz says
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sandeep says
im so weak in reading section ..so can u plz help me? how to get band 7.main
problem is all about headings nly n yes or no
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Liz says
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father of all says

hi
i want to score 9 band in each so plz help me and when ever i m practicing i get 4 bands in
each hahahahaha lolzzz
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mother of all says

work hard and play hard
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Liz says
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greeshma says
hai liz ,
i need ur help my exam is in march 5 i need 7 , but reading and writing still low score
………
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Liz says
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greeshma says
hai liz
i need ur help .my exam is in march 5 ..in reading and writing ,i need 7 each modules …
still i got low score for both modules..
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Liz says
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Nisha says
Hi Liz
my exam is in Feb 2016, I need 8 in each module
please let me know that how I can improve. I am practicing but 1-2 days I scored good
and sometimes it is very low.
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Liz says
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Md Apu says
April 6, 2016 at 10:36 am
hello nisha..
apnar score ki ashlo?
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hardik kadiya says

Hii,
I have only 10 days to go for my exam .in my test I get 6.5 bands .please help me how to
get 7.5 in each module ……
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Liz says
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Nikunj says
Hello Liz
I have just 20 days left to my exam. How can I get socre 6 band or more.
Please give me suggestion for preparation .
Thanks
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Liz says
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vijay says
thank you so much for your tips
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salomi says
I love your guides very much, it is very useful. I’m planning to test Ielts but I
feel very confused because I decided to test Ielts instead of Toefl although I learned Toefl
for a time, the forms of Ielts exam is very different to Toefl. I am very nervous so I am
trying to practise each skills everyday. However, I lost concentration in answering all of
questions because of the great differences between 2 types of exams. Most advise that I
should learn to skim and scan passages but I have not practised this method yet. Please,
give me an advice to improve reading skill. Thank you so much
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Liz says
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M.Sobhy says
thanks for you

w.r.t the passage of the origin of bread T/F/NG
i think that the first one is False why the answer is NG
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Liz says
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Divya says
Hello..
They asked me to write yes,no or not given.. I dint see the question,I wrote true false and
not given..
Is it okay? Or should we write yes,no only.
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Liz says
You can’t write “yes” if the answer should be “true”. You would lose that
point.
All the best
Liz
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Shokhrukh Erkinov says

Hello Liz. Your lessons are being useful for me. I am capable of finding the
right answer, but I am not good at time management. What I have to do to do in time?
Thank you for your potential answer in advance.
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Liz says
See this page: h ps://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-tips-strategies-and-

comprehension/
liz
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Vaibhavi says
Hi Liz!
I am very happy to find you on social networking sites. Frankly saying that i am very
nervous because of i am not ge ing correct answer of this question type(TFNG) and my
exam date is very near. After i watch your teaching video about this type of question , i
got my confidence again.
Thank you so much for tips.
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Liz says
Good luck!
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Vaibhavi says
Thank you..
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Liz says
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Vaibhavi says
Hi Liz
I improve my TFNG question type be er then previous through your tips and
advise. I honestly tell you that your video is very helful to me for that thank
you.
Is their any video where you teach on board which easy to understand match
the heading ? if it is their then please send me link or url , please….
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Liz says
Sorry, I don;’t have any more videos for IELTS reading at present.
all the best
Liz
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Vaibhavi says
I just want only video regarding match the heading only.
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Shani says
HI dear Liz,
Is it possible to write i the answer sheet,
T for True
F for false
NG for not given
Y for yes
N for no
as this saves a li le time on academic reading I would like to practice this but still bit
afraid that I wont get marks.
Please advice.
God Bless you!
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Liz says
October 23, 2015 at 11:14 am
Yes, you can write a le er instead of the word.

Liz
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Navdeep says
Hi Liz,
Thanks for the wonderful tips.
I have some queries on the video tutorial. While going through the 400 million acre
question, I see that the question is about allocation and the text is about being used. The
allocation could 1000 acres but even then it is possible that the land used is only 400 acres.
So allocation and being used would have different meanings and i believe the answer to
be Not Given.
Could you please help me on this as I am not able to understand how the answer is true.
Please let me know if a I am missing something.
Regards
Navdeep
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Liz says
I explained in the video lesson that no paraphrase will be prefect but in this
context it matches, it doesn’t contradict nor if the information absent.
All the best
Liz
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Pavel says
Hello Liz,
This is Pavel from Dhaka, Bangladesh. I am happy for ge ing these useful information. It
is very much helpful for me to get a good score in IELTS. Thank you very much for this. I
expect you will provide us more information on GT IELTS. I wish your good luck.
Best regards
Pavel
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Erin says
Hi, Liz,
Thanks a lot for your wonderful tips for the TFNG questions! Today I’m doing a test and
found the answer to one question is not quite right. Could you help me when you are free
sometime?
The question is : Chinese farmers realized that price of pesticides became expensive. The
passage is: Those who abandoned ants in favor of chemicals quickly became
disillusioned. As costs soared and pests began to develop resistance to the chemicals,
growers began to revive the old ant patrols. The answer of my book says Not Given,
while I think it is True. Who do you think we are right? Thank you very very much!!
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Liz says
The key is the difference between “Chinese farmers” and “growers”.

Without seeing the other sentences I can’t say. But these two sentences don’t show that
this refers to Chinese farmers which means it would be NG.
All the best
Liz
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anna says
thanks Liz, you are an amazing teacher. keep up the good work!
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Vinay Sewani says

Hello mam!
In reeading section, if it is wri en that- you may use one heading more than once … In
matching heading with paragraph so they have wri en just for confusion…..
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Liz says
When you match paragraph information, you might use more than one
le er (sometimes). For matching headings, there is only ever one. See the list of reading
question types to learn more.
Liz
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Silver says
Hi Liz,
are the answers here Not Given or false?
the passage is “…producing over 6% of the world’s gross national product… Thus,
tourism has a profound impact both on world economy, and because of the educative
effect of travel and effects on employment, on society itself.”
the questions are: 1. Tourism contributes over 6% of the Australian gross national
product.
2: Tourism has a social impact because it promotes recreation.
This really confuses me. 🙁
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Liz says
Sorry, I didn’t manage to get to your question before. Question 1 should be

NG because we are not given information about the gross national product of
Australia. Question 2 should be F because it clearly states that tourism has had a social
impact because of travel and employment which means it can’t be because of
recreation.
Liz
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Masud says
Hello Ma’am,
Is it ok if I write (on real ielts answer sheet) true/false/not given or yes/no/not
given in small la er while on the question they always mention to write capital
la er.
Please reply.
Masud
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Masud says
Or If I write small le er for all answers then I should small le er for true
/false/not given?
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Liz says
If you wrote small le ers – then do so for ALL answers.

Liz
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Blissy says
August 29, 2015 at 1:14 pm
Hi Liz,
I have a doubt about my answer in True false, not given section. The given paragraph
says, “Ramped way is made for wheelchairs to reach food bar, which is available at the
entrance located on the side of theatre.”
question was, “wheelchair users can readily reach the food bar.”
I wrote False.
Could you please tell me if i am right.
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Liz says
August 29, 2015 at 3:40 pm
The answer should be True “Ramped way is made for wheelchairs to reach
food bar” means that access has been made for wheelchairs so they can easily reach the
food bar.
Liz
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nico rodriguez says

Hi Liz! I would just like to ask, How come the answer to this is True?
where in fact the “Ramped way” wasn’t given in the question? I thought the correct
for it is NG.
Hoping for your reply! Thanks and More Power!
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Liz says
You can not matching words. You are matching meaning. If someone
puts “ramped ways” into a place, it is to make access easier. The meaning is the
same. The words are not going to be repeated. They will be paraphrased. Without
ramped ways, wheelchairs can’t have access – the meaning is very clear.
Liz
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huong says
August 22, 2015 at 8:18 am
Hi,
I have a question about the homework of T-F-NG:
I did not think that the word “after” in the Question part means opposite to the phrase ”
the second half of the 17 h century”. I thought the answer was NG. Can you explain
more about this situation! Thank you!
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Liz says
August 22, 2015 at 10:08 am
Don’t try to matching individual words, you need to match meaning. “after
the 17th century” means in the 18th century (now you can understand the answer).
Spend time thinking of the meaning before you try to match the answers.
All the best
Liz
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Zakaria says
August 23, 2015 at 10:33 am
Hi,
This is the first reply from me to u,
I was so much impressed to found your blog.
Your post is so helpful to me, thanks a lot!!
Now I have a question about the second practice question in yr video-
If it would be ” Just over 400 million acrs of land has been used for agriculture in
America”
Then what is the answer?
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Liz says
August 27, 2015 at 11:55 am
It would be the same. The word “about” means “just over” or “just
under”.
All the best
Liz
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Ahraz says
August 27, 2015 at 6:27 pm
the opposite sense will be created if it was wri en in passage ‘the coffee
came to europe in 16th century’ but it didn’t .So i think answer should be NG
because the answer would be false if the question coffee came to europe before 17th
century i.e 16th century or less than 16th century
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Liz says
August 28, 2015 at 2:11 pm
You must first understand the meaning of “after the 17th century”. It
means in the 18th century or after. Now you can find the opposite.
Most students fail with these questions because they don’t spend enough time
considering the information in the question.
Liz
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Umar Zeb says

August 16, 2015 at 8:10 am
so useful information u give us with a be er techniques. Thanks u madam.

you are my true teacher and alot of likes form me to you
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Umar Zeb says

August 16, 2015 at 8:17 am
Madam! I have done my master in 2011 and planning for work Visa in
developed country but you know that for work visa it requires above 7 bands in
Australia to meet point score. Hope this time i will get these marks so request to pray
for me.
Thanks
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Dr.Saqib Ali says

August 14, 2015 at 3:00 pm
hello liz!
I am preparing for IELTS.I am having a problem with reading section that contains TFNG.
I have watched your video twice yet unable to overcome this weakness.While practising
cambridge series i usually get 35 36 in listening but only 32 33 in reading.I have prepared
at home using your lessons,tips and videos.My exam is on 29 Aug.I would love to have
some more tips.
thanks
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Liz says
August 14, 2015 at 5:25 pm
I can only suggest that you pay closer a ention to 1) paraphrases – not all
synonyms have the exact same meaning 2) the subject of the sentence – if it alters, it
might affect the answer 3) check for changes in grammar tense. You need to make
detailed notes of examples of answer you get wrong so you can learn from them. By
studying hard and making notes, you should realistically have more tips than I do.
All the best
Liz
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Dr.Saqib Ali says

August 14, 2015 at 6:07 pm
thanks alot!
stay blessed!
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Moumita says
August 24, 2015 at 3:59 pm
Madam@ The main problem of mine is confusing. At first when I put my

answer is say true after analyzing and reading the passage. But after watching the
answer, I see it is false, then I come back to my question alongside answer and at last
I clearly understand that my prior perception was wrong. How to get rid of this odd
situation.
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Liz says
August 24, 2015 at 5:16 pm
Spend more time analysing the question before you look for the
answer. Don’t read it and then look for the information. Think about the question,
translate the words, think of paraphrases – thinking more deeply. After you have
done that, locate the information.
Liz
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Dr.Lavvanya Priya says

August 13, 2015 at 5:35 pm
Dear Liz,
Your tutorials are very useful. I am gaining confidence with my reading section by
following your tips… Hats off to you..
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Liz says
August 14, 2015 at 10:54 am
Really good to know my lessons are useful 🙂

Thanks
Liz
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Huyen Tran says

August 13, 2015 at 9:13 am
Hi Liz. First of all, I would like to say thank you for your great viideos and
lessons. I have just found your blog for few days. I am reading each of your lesson
carefully beacause they are really useful for me. I finally found the right way to study
IELTS.
I have one question for you about True False Not Given. What should I do when I don’t
understand the meaning of the statement? When I don’t understand, I really confuse.
Please, help me. Thanks a million!
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Liz says
August 13, 2015 at 12:36 pm
If you really can’t understand the words, just guess your answer. There is
nothing else you can do.
Liz
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Huyen Tran says

August 20, 2015 at 1:40 pm
Thank you very much. I’ll practice more.
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mirza ehteshamulla baig says

August 12, 2015 at 4:43 pm
Mam,
While i am practising T/F/NG some times it is coming good score and some times poor
score.What is the reason and how should i work on this situation?Plz advice
Regards,
Ehtesham
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Liz says
August 12, 2015 at 5:24 pm
My tips are provided in this video. I’m not really sure I can explain be er in
writing.
All the best
Liz
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Farhad says
August 9, 2015 at 12:52 pm
Hello dear Liz on 25th of july i had ielts and i got 5.5 overall i want to thank
you s much coz this is what i needed i watch all your videos and i really got benefits from
them and i prepared about month selfstudy i really appreciate your doing that
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Liz says
Well done !! 🙂
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Raymund says
Hi teacher Liz, Good day.
I would like to ask some help from my mistakes in my practice T F NG questions.

Without these mistakes, I am able to get my target score band 7. I practiced today a 40
item test two times, both test I got 6.5 only. The result is very frustrating and
discouraging for me. I hope you can help me out if you’re free. ^__^
Passage: The glow-worm belongs to a family of beetles known as the Lampyridae or

fireflies. The fireflies are a huge group containing over 2000 species, with new ones
being discovered all the time.
Question: Scientists have only recently been able to list the exact number of glow-
worms species. NOT GIVEN (my answer is false) I think over 2000 species here means
it is not exact, but the phrase new ones being discovered all the time does it mean new
species that come one by one they will have the exact count? ^__^?
Passage: In some countries the numbers of glow-worms have been falling. Evidence
suggest that there has been a steady decrease in the British glow-worm population
since the 1950s and possibly before that.
Question: Glow-worms populations are decreasing faster in some countries than in

others. NOT GIVEN (my answers is true) I think I got trapped here in the comparison
statement 🙁
Passage: A lot more research will be needed, however, before the causes of the glow-
worm’s gradual decline “are clear”.
Question: The exact reason why glow-worm numbers are decreasing is unknown.
TRUE (my answer is false) Because the passage said it is clear, now I am wondering
because I think the opposite of unknown is clear but I don’t know why it’s not correct.
🙁
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Liz says
August 10, 2015 at 1:57 pm
In your first example “The fireflies are a huge group containing over 2000
species, with new ones being discovered all the time.” the information you refer to is
for fireflies not glow-worms. Although glow-worms are part of the firefly species, it
gives no information about listing or discovering the number of glow-worms, it only
mentions fireflies.
In your second example, you have been trapped by the comparison trick – well
spo ed! It mentions the fall in numbers in some countries and the decline in
numbers in Britain, but not which is faster (no comparison).
In the third example, if it says that more research is needed before the cause is
known, it actually means that the cause is not presently known but with more
research it might be. So, the answer is true – the reason is unknown (present). Spend
time paraphrasing which doesn’t just mean thinking of synonyms but writing the
sentence again in a completely different way – rephrase it. Then you will get to the
real meaning.
Anyway, I would like to say well done!! You are obviously working really hard and
you are becoming aware of the usual traps used by IELTS and the importance of
rephrasing the question. Keep going – you’ll be fine 🙂
All the best
Liz
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Raymund says
August 10, 2015 at 5:43 pm
Thank you teacher Liz, I will push through. I am really aware how
difficult the test it may be because I feel bizarre after straight answering an 80 item
reading practice test. However, I may not give up and feel relax until I feel the
confidence that I am ready to take the test. As long as I still have enough time to
prepare. Because I know this test will define my future career and will open new
opportunities for the next chapter of my life. Thanks for being there.
More power,
Raymund
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Diana says
THANK YOU SO MUCH LIZ , FOR THE WAY YOU REPLIED AND
ANSWERED THE Q FOR RAYMOND.. GOOD TIPS THAT CAN HELP ALL OF
US CHECKING THE BLOG .
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Ola says
August 9, 2015 at 11:34 am
Thank you for that amazing video
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Rajani Kripa says

Hello. Thanx it really helped me. I feel Reading is the most toughest among all
other module. Within an hour solving 40 questions that all to be precise is very
challenging for me. Can u help me whether to start with passage3 or from passage1. As
last passage is always hard to go through
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Liz says
For the academic test, the passages are the same difficulty. It is only the GT
reading test in which passage 3 is more difficult. So, if you are doing the Academic test,
just start with passage 1 but make sure you never spend more than 20 mins on each
passage. Take control of your time.
Liz
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Raymund says
Hi, ma’am I really have difficulty answering true, false, not given
questions. Perhaps, here are some questions I had made a common mistake because
of the phrase “may be”, I hope you could help me clear this thought.
passage says: Sick days may not be used as extra vacation days.
question: employees may use some of their sick days in order to take a longer
vacation.
I answered “not given” but the correct answer is stated “false”.

Here is one more.
passage says: Sick days are to be used in the case of illness or for doctor’s
appointments only. They may not be used as extra vacation days. Permission is not
required to use these days, but department heads should be notified as soon as
possible about unexpected absences due to illness. Supervisors should also be
informed in a timely manner when employees need to be absent to a end doctor’s
appointments. Supervisors may request wri en confirmation of appointments from
the doctor’s office if they desire.
question: employees must have confirmation from a doctor in order to use a sick
day.
I answered “not given” but the stated answer is “false”. The word “may” in the
passage really confuses me.
One more thing ma’am, do you have any links where I can practice more reading
passages about completing the labels of a diagram? Because it is also confusing for
me especially when the point where the questions are misinterpreted by my
visualization.
Hoping for your propensity to aid my concerns.

Sincerely and respectfully yours,
Raymund.
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Liz says
You need to look at meaning, not just at one word. In the first example,
“sick days may not be …”. the actual meaning is “sick days can’t be used …”. The
verb “may” has different meanings depending on the context and this question is
checking if you know that. So, the answer is false. The second example is the
same. The problem is that you are not aware of the meanings of the verb “may”. It
has two clear meanings 1) to express possibility (this is the meaning you
understand) 2) to give permission (this is the meaning you are missing). Take time
to learn more about English vocabulary.
All the best
Liz
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Raymund says
Thank you very much. You really made it clear for me to

understand. I will follow your advice. More power.
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Linh says
July 24, 2015 at 9:13 am
I feel really luckily when finding your website. Thank a lot!
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Liz says
July 24, 2015 at 11:18 am
I’m glad it’s useful 🙂
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Raymund says
ma’am liz, I cannot accept to myself right now that the answer in the
homework is false.
Because I see the opposite of “after the 17th century” is “before the 17th century”
which is not in th passage that’s why my answer is not given. Please let help my
clouded and confused idea. Thank you
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Liz says
August 1, 2015 at 10:42 pm
If it is not “after the 17th century” then it is in the 17th century or

before.
All the best
Liz
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Raymund says
Thank you ma’am, I had read other comments with the same
questions I have and your answers to their questions. Thank you very much for
your answers because it is as accurate as it could be and now the question is
clear to understand.
Ma’am I would also like to ask one more question if it is allowed to write in all
CAPS in the whole general training IELTS exam even when it comes to the
writing test? Because I’ve seen in some of your videos that all CAPS is allowed
in the reading and listening exam as long as it is consistent. But in the writing
exam, I’m afraid it is not allowed. I asked the British council KSA in their
facebook page for more clarification and they answered all CAPS is still
allowed in the writing test as long as it is still consistent. I just want to make
sure ma’am for the answers I am about to write in the exam. Because this exam
is very important to me at this moment. It is to decide for my future and for the
future of my family who is far away from me right now. I hope you could
understand even though I am taking too much of your time. I know you are a
very busy person and a lot of students counting on you for your generous
support and effort. But I hope you also know how much thankful we are, in
behalf of all the students listening to you all across the globe. For you being a
part of our struggle in this examination, is such kindness not all teachers can
give. Because I know most of the people taking this exam, is that their career is
at stake and most probably alongside is the financial burden to pursue a career
for a dream for their family.. Sorry if I made my question too long to read, I just
want to express how thankful I am IELTS LIZ exist and care.
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Raymund says
August 3, 2015 at 5:58 am
Thank you, I am greatly motivated in your response. Because I am

really more used to write in all caps than writing with small le ers. Many
thanks for looking onto my questions and worries. I really appreciate that
you are still able to listen to our questions and give clear instructions as well.
Even how much busy you are. Thank you very much. Godbless.
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Farhad says
July 5, 2015 at 1:52 am
thanks alot Liz iam going to take ielts on 25th July i hope your strategy will
help me
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Anantha says
July 4, 2015 at 4:18 am
Hi Liz,
Thanks for your exemplary service of teaching us the techniques of learning English.
Without the your lessons, I am afraid that i wouldn’t have scored overall band score of 7.
But i need to re-take the test because i have scored li le less in reading band (6.5).
I have a query related to the passage in the video “Just over 400 Million acres….”in the
question it is given as “”allocated, my understanding was “allocated”not necessarily
means “being used”so i thought the answer would be “false”. Can you please explain.
BR
Anantha
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Liz says
July 4, 2015 at 12:22 pm
No synonym has 100% the same meaning. There are differences but in this
context “allocated” and “used for” have almost the same meaning although not 100%
the same.
All the best
Liz
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Nata says
June 28, 2015 at 10:59 am
Hi Liz! Is it ok, if I write No instead of False in my answer sheet?
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Liz says
June 29, 2015 at 11:31 am
This was explained on the video. It is wrong to do that. You will lose a point
for that.
All the best
Liz
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ashraf saafan says

June 26, 2015 at 3:57 pm
DEAR LIZ, THANK YOU VERY FOR YOUR GREAT EFFORT ITS REALLY
APPRECIATED AND USEFUL.
CONCERNING THE COFFE ARRIVED AT EUROPE AFTER THE 17TH CENTURY
I THINK THE ANSWER IS FALSE IF THE OPPOSITE OCCURS AS YOU TAUGHT US
WHICH IS BEFORE THE 17TH CENTURY
BUT 2ND HALF OF 17TH CENTURY WILL BE NOT GIVEN. CAN YOU PLS
COMMENT
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Liz says
June 26, 2015 at 5:33 pm
By the second half of the 17th century means that it had already arrived in
the middle of the 17th century – so it definitely wasn’t after. That means the answer is
false because it did not arrived after the 17th century.
All the best
Liz
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talat says
June 26, 2015 at 10:41 am
Hello Teacher,
I’m………….lost i checked online but its not upto my standard,but atleat i got experience
what is the acctuality of the exam,and what are my week points,which i’ve to improve.
I’ll go again but this time i’ll take li le time to next exam.over all 4.5 this is the result.
I wont give up.
Thanks
Regards.
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Liz says
June 26, 2015 at 10:46 am
Keep trying but make sure you develop your English significantly before
your next test. This means working though a lot of grammar until you can produce
clear sentence structures.
All the best
Liz
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talat says
June 26, 2015 at 10:55 am
Yes sure!Teacher this time no mistake.

I know i’ve to work hard.
I know my capability but i don’t know what happend i hadn’t expected this kind of
result.anyway its ok parctice makes a man perfect.
Thanks
Regards.
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Liz says
June 26, 2015 at 11:52 am
As I mentioned to you earlier, your level of English is around band

score 5. That means you will get possibly under 5 ( which means 4.5) or just over 5
(which means 5.5) but to get band 6 or more, you must have a higher level of
English. It takes time to do that and a lot of concentrated grammar study.
Liz
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talat says
June 26, 2015 at 3:07 pm
Right Teacher
I’ll improve where im bit weak certainly,in spelings and grammar.
Thanks for your guied line.
I’m really grateful to you.
Regarda.
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clary campbell says

June 25, 2015 at 3:05 pm
Hi. I’m a bit confused in here. my answer is not given because i thought the
only opposite of after is before. but then it say it is in the middle of 17th century. How did
it become the opposite of after? please enlighten me.
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Liz says
June 25, 2015 at 7:40 pm
Not given means that we don’t know if the coffee arrived after the 17th
century. So, we can’t have not given because the passage does give information about
when coffee arrived. The question statement said “after the 17th century” but the
passage says it already arrived BY the 17th century which means it arrived just before
the start of the 17th century. This means the statement is false. Does that help?
All the best
Liz
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Rakib says
July 7, 2015 at 9:48 pm
Hi Liz,
Firstly, I would like to give you a special thanks for your valuable tips at
ture/false/NG and Yes/Not/NG question.
Secondly, I need some tips for List of Heading questions; as I am also weak of that
types of questions.
Finally, would you mind to help me that how can I improve IELTS writing score.
Every time I sat on IELTS exam I got score 5.5, never 6.0 or above. I need your
support; will be appreciate your cooperation.
Many thanks,
Regards,
Rakib
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Liz says
July 9, 2015 at 12:44 pm
Please check the reading FAQ page for tips on matching headings.
Thanks
Liz
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Raymund says
Hi ma’am Liz, I have read the comments and questions that are same as
mine, thank you I am enlightened.
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Dongwoo says
June 22, 2015 at 4:57 am
I have found this website through Youtube videos you posted. I think your
online lectures are quite helpful in preparation for an exam. Thank you for sharing your
knowhows.
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Liz says
June 22, 2015 at 8:47 am
You’re welcome. I’m glad the lessons are useful. You’ll find a lot more
exercises and tips on my blog.
Liz
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Prashant Thanki says

June 20, 2015 at 1:49 pm
Really important information, thank you for sharing such wonderful tips
which helps us in solving question.
Regards.
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khaled says
June 16, 2015 at 6:23 am
Can I ask more question

when I answered the General Module reading questions that asked me to type two or
three words form the reading paragraph ….I responded with the proper word but not in
capital le er because it was wri en in small le er in the paragraph however I answered
some other questions with capital le ers because they were wri en in capital
what do you think the situation would be ??
many thanks for your fast response
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Liz says
June 16, 2015 at 10:35 am
You copy the word exactly unless it is a sentence completion question,

summary completion question or any question that requires you to consider grammar
to finish a sentence.
All the best
Liz
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khaled says
June 16, 2015 at 7:49 pm
Again and again

many thanks for your help and advices
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Ahmed says
June 17, 2015 at 2:32 pm
Dear Liz
You are wonderful teacher , your clearly explanation amaze me and I wish for you
happiness ,success and health
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Liz says
June 17, 2015 at 9:35 pm
Thanks. Good luck with your studies 🙂

Liz
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khaled says
June 15, 2015 at 1:03 pm
please I need some help

I have done the IELTS exam but unfortunately , I typed (T) instead of (true) and (F)
instead of (false) and (NG) instead of (NOT GIVEN ) …I need to Know do they account as
true answers or not …please reply as soon as possible
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Liz says
June 15, 2015 at 1:13 pm
You can write either T or true – both are accepted.

Liz
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khaled says
June 15, 2015 at 1:34 pm
many many thanks Liz

I really was gonna be made because I realized that ,, I have done that big mistake
and my performance in the exam was quite good ,,I thought that I will re-do the test
again
thanks again for your time and consideration
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Robin says
August 30, 2015 at 12:30 pm
Dear Liz,
Is this all right if I write (on the answer sheet) true, false, not given/ yes,no, not
given, in small le ers?
please reply.
Robin
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Liz says
August 30, 2015 at 12:42 pm
Yes, it’s fine. As long as the word is clear.

Liz
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Thanks ma for the knowledge impacted to these generation.

thank you so much

Filiz GUREL says

Thank you Liz for the brilliant explanation.

One of my query is from IDP practice test 5 ( T/F/NG)

Question- The Writers’ group requires a subscription fee.

I think that answer should be NG, however the answer is False.

I gave my IELTS exam recently. In TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN questions, I have given

It is ﬁne to use le ers.

Thank you so much Liz

abhishesh aravelly says

Okay. Thanks Liz.

Pavan Nanikalva says

In such case, how you are saying, the answer is “True” ?

Hi Liz, I have an important question. For NG case, is it mandatory the text or

Your task is to decide if the information in the statement is given in the

Very much. I gave an NG in my test 😁 Thank you for your explanation.

Jagjeet Singh says

Thank you so much for this wonderful lesson on TFNG.

Can you please explain the following que

Samar Sobaie says

Can you please explain the below statement and answer.

The answer given is no; I’m confused about it.

Statement: Creation of a business plan is only necessary for a new business.

Shouldn’t it be not given?

If it shows something diﬀerent, it is contradictory. The words

Eagerly awaiting for your reply….

so I came to conclusion that the correct answer is False and not

For me, it’s NG. I hope I am correct.

for me, it’s a False

Tanjid Ahmed says

The answer is False.

Thank you Liz.

I usually recommend people to use ALL CAPITAL LETTERS FOR

Hello liz,i ﬁnd the answer to the question a li le confusing. The

It depends whether the information given shows that the statement is

Could you please explain this.

Many thanks for your kind explanation.

Hi Liz, are we allowed to make deductive reasonings?

“internal production” relates to the students on the course or in the

Olawale Olaleye says

Please can you help me in answering this question?

Where did you get this question and passage?

Yes ma’m. I believe it’s not given too

A conclusion in an essay comes at the end. The thesis is part of the

Yes, but make sure the le er is very easy to read.

It is really helping me out. AWSOME lessons.