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Home > Prepare for IELTS > IELTS preparation course > Reading > Matching Headings
IELTS Reading preparation
Learn about the IELTS Reading section and the question types to expect.

IELTS Reading
- 1.1Multiple choice
- 1.2Identifying information
- 1.3Identifying a writer’s views/claims
- 1.4Matching information
- 1.5Matching headings
- 1.6Matching features
- 1.7Matching sentence endings
- 1.8Sentence completion
- 1.9Summary, note, table, flow-chart completion
- 1.10Diagram label completion
- 1.11Short-answer questions
1.5.1 Matching headings
In this question type, you are given a list of headings. A heading will refer to the main idea of the paragraph or section of the text. You will then be asked to match the heading to the correct paragraphs or sections. There will always be more headings than there are paragraphs or sections, so that some headings will not be used. It is also possible that some paragraphs or sections may not be included in the task. This question type is used with texts that contain paragraphs or sections with clearly defined themes.
Matching headers will test your ability to recognise the main idea or theme in the paragraphs or sections of a text, and to distinguish main ideas from supporting ones.
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