Reading skills 7: Understanding the writer's viewpoint

Many general-interest articles are written by writers who give their viewpoint and opinion on a topic. While many texts in the General Training module are factual or informational, some texts in IELTS test your ability to understand the opinions and ideas presented. Question types used to test this are usually multiple choice and True/False/Not Given orYes/No/Not Given. As in the early texts, you will be using skimming and scanning methods to locate the information and then deciding whether the information you locate is what you need to answer the question.You will usually need to understand a paraphrase or parallel phrase ofthe arguments and ideas presented.