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How do I decide True, False, or Not Given in IELTS Reading?

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True, False, and Not Given are about the passage, not your knowledge of the topic. True means the statement agrees with the text. False means the text says the opposite — a contradiction, not a missing fact. Not Given means the passage does not give enough to call it true or false; a related sentence is not enough. Yes / No / Not Given is the same three-way choice for the writer's views, not for facts. A common error is changing True to Not Given because the wording is not identical, or calling a missing number False. Do not reread the whole passage for every item. Find the sentence that could decide it, then stop. Practice IELTS includes Writing and Reading only. A Reading score here is a practice mark, not an official band.

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