TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN QUESTIONS: TRICKY QUESTIONS THAT THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS ANSWER INCORRECTLY AND LOSE MARKS
Some time ago we made a quiz story on Instagram. And the results we got were really unexpected. Can you imagine? 😱 96 out of 111 of students (86%) answered incorrectly! Let's analyze the task.
QUESTION 1:
First, let's try to understand the meaning of the statement.
Question: John didn't have enough money to buy a car. So he took a loan at the bank. What does this mean? This means that John didn't have his own money. So he borrowed the money to buy a car at the bank. This statement is more or less clear to everybody and requires no further explanation.
What does the reading passage say?
Reading passage: John didn't have enough money to buy a car. So he considered an opportunity of taking a loan. This sentence confused 86% of the students who took part in the quiz. What does this sentence mean? We should focus on the expression 'consider an opportunity'. If you consider an opportunity of doing something, you just weigh all pros and cons. You just think about the good and bad parts of some decision. And after that people make a decision TO DO something or NOT TO DO this. The reading passage tells us that John considered an opportunity of taking a loan. But we don't know whether John decided to take a loan or not. Imagine someone offered you a job. And you said 'Thanks. I will consider your offer' What does it mean? It means you'll think about this offer, but even if you promise to think about it, it doesn't guarantee that you will accept this offer. That's why the answer is 'NOT GIVEN'.
QUESTION 2:
The next day we changed the wording a little and made another quiz on Instagram. Much to our surprise, 61 out of 96 (63%) students answered this question incorrectly. Here it is.
Question: John didn't have enough money to buy a car. So he took a loan at the bank. The question is the same as the first one. But read the passage very carefully.
Reading passage: John considered an opportunity of taking a loan, but he quickly realized that he wouldn't be able to provide all the necessary documents for the bank to approve his loan application. We know from the reading passage that John wanted to take a loan. He weighed all pros and cons. As a result, he understood that taking a loan is impossible because he doesn't have all the necessary documents. So it is obvious that he DID NOT take a loan. That's why the answer is 'FALSE'.
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@Doniyorbek7532
Some time ago we made a quiz story on Instagram. And the results we got were really unexpected. Can you imagine? 😱 96 out of 111 of students (86%) answered incorrectly! Let's analyze the task.
QUESTION 1:
First, let's try to understand the meaning of the statement.
Question: John didn't have enough money to buy a car. So he took a loan at the bank. What does this mean? This means that John didn't have his own money. So he borrowed the money to buy a car at the bank. This statement is more or less clear to everybody and requires no further explanation.
What does the reading passage say?
Reading passage: John didn't have enough money to buy a car. So he considered an opportunity of taking a loan. This sentence confused 86% of the students who took part in the quiz. What does this sentence mean? We should focus on the expression 'consider an opportunity'. If you consider an opportunity of doing something, you just weigh all pros and cons. You just think about the good and bad parts of some decision. And after that people make a decision TO DO something or NOT TO DO this. The reading passage tells us that John considered an opportunity of taking a loan. But we don't know whether John decided to take a loan or not. Imagine someone offered you a job. And you said 'Thanks. I will consider your offer' What does it mean? It means you'll think about this offer, but even if you promise to think about it, it doesn't guarantee that you will accept this offer. That's why the answer is 'NOT GIVEN'.
QUESTION 2:
The next day we changed the wording a little and made another quiz on Instagram. Much to our surprise, 61 out of 96 (63%) students answered this question incorrectly. Here it is.
Question: John didn't have enough money to buy a car. So he took a loan at the bank. The question is the same as the first one. But read the passage very carefully.
Reading passage: John considered an opportunity of taking a loan, but he quickly realized that he wouldn't be able to provide all the necessary documents for the bank to approve his loan application. We know from the reading passage that John wanted to take a loan. He weighed all pros and cons. As a result, he understood that taking a loan is impossible because he doesn't have all the necessary documents. So it is obvious that he DID NOT take a loan. That's why the answer is 'FALSE'.
#ielts #reading #tip
@Doniyorbek7532