IELTS Reading: easy 'General' reading

A few people have asked me to look at some examples from the General reading test. Try the exercise below; I'm sure you'll see that it's basically the same as Academic reading, just easier.

Read the following information about some medicine.

(Source: Cambridge IELTS book 3)

Do the following statements agree with the information above? Write YES, NO or NOT GIVEN.

1. You should lie down after you have taken the medicine.
2. You must stop taking the medicine if your eyesight is affected.
3. You must stop taking the medicine when you feel better.
4. The medicine is suitable for a person of any age.

Note:
What were the 'keywords' that gave you the answers?

Comments

[Dips]

False
True
False
Ng

[WMk]

No
NG
Yes
No

[lily]

No
No
Yes
No

[Dung]

1. NG - not mention in the test
2. Yes - eyesight is affected = blurred vision
3. No - You must continue to take the medicine until the bottle is empty.
4. No - It is not suitable for children under 5 years

[Judy]

1. No
2. NG
3. No
4. No

[HV]

1. NG
2. Yes
3. No
4. No

[Dung]

1. No - before lying down
2. Yes - eyesight is affected = blurred vision
3. No - You must continue to take the medicine until the bottle is empty.
4. No - It is not suitable for children under 5 year

[Pachu]

1.NG
2.Yes
3.NG
4.No

[Bars]

1-No
2-Yes
3-No
4-No

[paul]

1-NO
2-YES
3-NG
4-NO

[hailey]

1. NO
2. YES
3. NG
4. NO

[Chau]

N
Y
NG
N

[Anonymous]

NG- keyword is "lie down after taking the medicine", but no instruction was given in the article.
Y-blurred vision
N-you should finish the medicine once you have started taking it.
N- it is not suitable for children under five

[Jerry]

N
Y
NG
N

[Ameet]

1. NG
No information is given.

2. Yes
Blurred Vision = imperfection of vision

3. No
Information contradicts

4. No
Not suitable for children under 5 year.

[Ajji]

No
Yes
Not Given
No

[LauraF]

NG
Y
N
N

[hang]

1. not given
2. yes
3. no
4. no

[thaibt]

1. NO
Do not take this medicine immediately before lying down
2. YES
blurred vision
3. NO
Once you have begun to take this medicine you must continue to take it until the bottle is empty
4. NO
not suitable for children under 5 years

[Henry Zhong]

1.NG
2.YES
3.NO
4.NO

[Jessica Zhang]

1.NOT GIVEN

2.TRUE eyesight is affect = blurred vission

3.FALSE until the bottle is empty, not stop taking the medicine when you feel better

4.FAlSE suitable for any age, not suitable for children under 5 years

[Jessica Zhang]

My own correction：
The first one should be FALSE.

Do not take …immediately before lying down.

Not

You should lie down after you have taken the medicine.

I was in such a hurry. I should have taken my time.

[Monica]

1. No
2. Yes
3. Not given
4. No

[Rita]

NO
Yes
NO
NO

[Guobang Liu]

N
NG
N
N

[Vishaal]

No
Yes
Not Given
No

[liz]

NOT GIVEN
YES
NO
NO

[Vimal]

1. No
2. Yes
3. Not Given
4. No

[Rex]

1. No
2. Yes
3. No
4. No

[Ram]

No
Yes
No
No

[Anne]

1.NG
2.Yes
3.NG
4.No

[Jessica Zhang]

No.
Yes.
No.
No.

I should have be careful.

[Sara adl]

No
Yes
No
No

[Jojo]

1. No
2. Yes
3. Not given
4. No

[Kanchan]

1.NG
2. Yes
3.NG
4.No

[Jaspreet Kaur]

No
Yes
Not given
No

[K Madhu Sudhan]

1. Yes
2. NO
3. No
4. No
5. No

[luke xiong]

1.NO
2.YES
3.NO
4.NO

[BURAK ŞENGÜN]

1.NG
2.YES
3.NO
4.NO

[preeti]

No
Yes
Not Given
No

[Anonymous]

Some students wrote True and False to answer the question.
Please be careful that the question stated that you should write Yes and No, and you will be considered wrong even though you answers are correct.

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. No
2. Yes
3. No
4. No

Here are the reasons for these answers:

1.
You should lie down after taking the medicine = NO = Do not take this medicine before lying down

2.
stop if your eyesight is affected = YES = discontinue (i.e. stop) if you have blurred vision

3.
stop taking the medicine when you feel better = NO = you must continue until the bottle is empty

4.
suitable for any age = NO = not suitable for children under 5

[Tahira]

No ng yes no

[Simon]

Tahira,

Check my correct answers above. You made two mistakes!

[Anonymous]

I thought the answer in a wrong way in question 1. Goodness me

[Vijay]

1.No
2.Yes
3.Not Given
4.No

[Sandeep Singh]

Not giver
Yes
Yes
No

[Sandeep Singh]

Not given
Yes
No
No

[Mudit Vasuja]

1. Not given- it is not mentioned what to do after you have taken the medicine.
2. Yes- It is clearly mentioned to discontinue in case of blurred vision.
3. No- you should only stop the consumption either the bottle is emptied or advised by the doctor.
4. No- it is already displayed that not to be consumed by children under 5 years of age.

[Kathleen]

1.False
2.True
3. False
4. False

[Krunal patel]

1.NO
2.YES
3.NO
4.NOT GIVEN

[Anhad]

Pap Campus, Gate No.3, Q. No.4 ,ngo's Mess,near Rama Mandi

[MASULA SAI MAHESH]

No
Yes
No
No

[H]

1.NO
2.YES
3.NOT GIVEN
4.NO

[Vishaal]

@ Simon

3. stop taking the medicine when you feel better = NO = you must continue until the bottle is empty

How? The question indicates about the effect of the medicine, which is not reflecting in the above statement. So, I believe that it should be 'Not Given' instead of 'No'. Please response / explain! Thanks

[Dipendra N Karmakar]

No
Yes
No
No

[Anhad]

No
Yes
No
No

[Arsh sohi]

No ( they have mentioned that do not the medicn before lying down so it is clear)
Yes
NG ( there is not mentioned about feeling better. They are just talking about a bottle until it get empty or as prescribed my doctor)
No

[Shweta]

False
True
Not given
False

[Maruf]

No
Yes
No
No

[Elisa Maharjan]

not given
yes = stop taking medicine when you have blurred vision
No = finish the bottle when started with medicine
No = not suitable below 5 yrs of age

[Uma]

no
yes
ng
no

[Dylan]

no
yes
no
no

[Dimple]

Hi Simon,.

How can we find the right answers for this exercise?

Can someone help me?

Thanks
Dimple

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. No
2. Yes
3. No
4. No

Here are the reasons for these answers:

1.
You should lie down after taking the medicine = NO = Do not take this medicine before lying down

2.
stop if your eyesight is affected = YES = discontinue (i.e. stop) if you have blurred vision

3.
stop taking the medicine when you feel better = NO = you must continue until the bottle is empty

4.
suitable for any age = NO = not suitable for children under 5

[David]

Dear Simon,
such question like the first one really bothers me. in the material it says don't "immediately" lie down while in the question it's just don't lie down. so I chose NG as my answer cuz i think material doesn't talk about anything after an immediate time. how to judge question like that?

[sadia]

No
Yes
NG
No

[myousefi]

1- No, Don't take this medicine immediately before lying down

2- Yes, blurred vision

3- NG

4- No, not suitable for children under 5 years

[Didier Drogba]

1)NG
2)True(Blurred vision)
3)False(continue until bottle is empty)
4)False(children under age 5)

[manjeet kaur]

no
yes
no
no

[Nirmal]

No
Yes
No
No