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One question I’m often asked is whether you should start by reading the questions first. My advice is to only very quickly look at the questions just to satisfy your curiosity and no more. You will absolutely NOT be able to ‘guess’ any answers or answer the questions without reading the passage. This is a common problem with practice tests that aren’t written by trained exam writers. In the IELTS test, you will have to read the passage to find out the information you need, so reading the questions in detail first will be confusing and may make you feel anxious about what you don’t know. It is also a waste of very valuable time.

The images below show what I think is the best way to use your time in the reading test.

Source: KeytoIELTS.com