Understanding T/F/NG vs Y/N/NG
In IELTS Reading, you often face True/False/Not Given (T/F/NG) and Yes/No/Not Given (Y/N/NG) questions. These test your ability to distinguish facts from opinions in the text. Mastering this saves time and boosts your score.
🎯 Tip: Focus on the author’s statements and compare carefully with the text.
1. Key Differences
- True/False/Not Given: Usually tests factual statements in the paragraph.
- Yes/No/Not Given: Focuses on opinions, attitudes, or claims by a person or the author.
- Not Given: Use when the text doesn’t provide enough information for a definitive answer.
💡 Strategy: Always check who is making the statement—fact or opinion.
2. Common Pitfalls
- Assuming your own knowledge counts — it doesn’t.
- Misreading opinion statements as facts.
- Rushing and ignoring qualifiers like may, might, could, often.
⏰ Tip: Take your time with tricky sentences and underline keywords.
Mini Challenge
“The author states: ‘Most students prefer studying in the morning.’ Is this statement True/False/Not Given?”
3. Timing & Strategy
- Read the statement carefully, then locate the relevant part in the text.
- Underline keywords to compare fact vs opinion.
- Mark Not Given if there’s no clear match — don’t assume.
⏱ Keep ~2–3 minutes per statement to finish all quickly and accurately.
🌿 You Did It!
Well done! You’ve completed Lesson 7 of Summage Academy’s IELTS Reading course.
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Lesson 8: Completion Questions