3.1.1 Reading Comprehension Skills
In IELTS reading tests, candidates need to read three passages first and then finish a number of tasks based on comprehension. When interpreting the texts of various topics, students may be expected to understand opinions and attitudes and be able to distinguish these from facts. They are also expected to distinguish main ideas from subsidiary evidence. According to the official specification of IELTS, reading comprehension skills required in the reading tests are as follows: