IELTS Reading: Don’t Make These 10 Mistakes!

In this video Jay takes a look at the top 10 simple mistakes students often make in IELTS Reading. In IELTS Reading, students make simple mistakes all the time. These simple mistakes can drop your score from a band 8 to a band 7 and this could happen to you if you’re not careful on test day. For Exclusive IELTS Method Video Lessons and hundreds of Practice Questions sign up for free at: IELTS General: IELTS Academic: E2’s NEW IELTS MOCK TEST UDEMY COURSE: 🏠 Take your IELTS at HOME by booking your IELTS Online Test here: 🚀 E2 is all about perfecting your test-taking skills. Come join us and learn the most effective way to get high score for your English test. 📚 Want more free practise activities? Sign up for a 30 day trial. It’s FREE! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEY MOMENTS: Introduction 00:00 1. Writing a word instead of a letter on the answer sheet 00:35 2. Not reading the instructions fully 01:47 3. Not understanding how many words you can/cannot write 02:37 4. Not completing the sentence grammatically 03:50 5. Using background knowledge to answer a question 04:59 6. Word spotting 05:53 7. Looking, not reading 06:46 8. Leaving questions unanswered 07:56 9. Not knowing what to do 08:23 10. Just watching video on YouTube 09:22 Recap 10:08 Conclusion 10:50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MORE FREEBIES 🤓 Find quick tips and learn key strategies- all in the E2 Blog. 🎧Listen to English and speak like natural English speaker? Tune into Everyday English Podcast IELTS Full Mock Test Click start your future: 💓 Let’s be friends. Connect with us on social media: Facebook: Instagram: Tiktok: @e2english 💡 Ready for exam success? Log in and start learning. We have everything you need to pass your test and more! IELTS 2022 IELTS Practice Exam IELTS Sample Test IELTS Sample Exam IELTS Guided Mock Test IELTS Writing Mock Test IELT Speaking Mock Test IELTS Practice Test Take your IELTS at HOME by booking your IELTS Online Test here: Got Questions? Ask them here: E2 Test Prep () is the world’s most popular English exam preparation platform. We’ve helped over 1.5 million students pass their IELTS Academic, IELTS General, PTE Academic, TOEFL iBT, OET and TOEIC English tests. We teach proven exam strategies to help with your reading, writing, listening and speaking. Our strategies, structures and tips have been created from the ground up from having taken these exams first hand and then tested with 10s of 1000s of students who have achieved IELTS 9, PTE 90, TOEFL 30 and OET 500. They work! On YouTube we give away some helpful videos but all of the magic happens over on where you can watch lots of videos that are not on YouTube, join live group classes or take 1:1 tutorials with our expert E2 Test Prep teachers. You can also complete guided practice questions, get writing feedback or take mock tests with online speaking exams and expert feedback. Our teachers and markers are all highly qualified native or bilingual teachers who have top notch university degrees in teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) or applied linguistics. We are the best at test prep! We also have a sister platform to E2 Test Prep called E2 English () that covers all of the fundamentals of English such as vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, spelling and general English from beginner to advanced. You can use E2 English to help with your IELTS, PTE, TOEFL, TOEIC or OET preparation if you need help with the words, rules and sounds of English. So, whatever you need help with, we’re here for you. If you need help with your English exam, check out and / or if you need help building your English skills check out Good luck! We wish you all the very best with your English language learning and exam preparation journey.