IELTS Energy English 7+ IE 1544: 3 Time Management Strategies for IELTS Reading
Dec 5, 2025
Mastering time management can elevate your IELTS Reading scores significantly. Discover why effective timing is crucial and hear about common challenges students face. Learn strategies like skimming and scanning instead of reading entire passages. Spend just one minute per question and leave hard ones for later. Identify which answers are in order to save time. Plus, get a step-by-step guide for matching headings efficiently. With these tips, you can tackle IELTS Reading with confidence!
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Avoid Reading Whole Passages
- Don't read entire passages; use targeted strategies instead of full reading for long academic texts.
- Identify keywords, skim and scan, then read for detail only where answers appear.
One Minute Per Question Rule
- Spend about one minute per question and flag anything taking longer to review later.
- Move on quickly to prevent panic and preserve time for other answers.
Use Answer Order To Save Time
- Know which question types have answers in order and which do not to avoid duplicated scanning.
- Use that order knowledge to scan only the relevant text region for successive answers.