There are so many myths about IELTS exams. Students tend to get confused because of these myths that go viral. Some ask friends, some ask their teachers – and yet remain so confused with their simple doubts.
After interacting with prospective and inspiring IELTS students the UrbanPro team shortlists the most common doubts and clarifies them for the IELTS aspirants. Each myth has been countered with respective facts about IELTS exam.
Hope the myth-fact list made for IELTS examinees clarifies your doubts and make IELTS an easy challenge for them:
| Myths about IELTS Exam | Facts About IELTS Exam |
|---|---|
| Accent is a major concern in IELTS Exam | IELTS examiners do not look for accent. They simply judge students for their 100% error free English, both in writing and speaking skills. |
| IELTS is a onetime opportunity | One can appear for IELTS test as many times they wish to. However a maximum of two times a month is a basic criteria set by IELTS academic fraternity. |
| Examples used in IELTS test may be fact or fiction | Anything that supports your answer and is authentic in nature can be stated as example during IELTS test. |
| Ornamental English is a must in IELTS test | IELTS examiners prefer the use of formal and academic vocabulary during IELTS speaking test. |
| Score and standard of IELTS exam varies from country to country | IELTS and its worldwide popularity is because of the international standard it maintains. IELTS exam happens almost at the same time across the globe, with similar questionnaires. To make sure that IELTS remains consistent in its standards, its governed by British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English language assessment |
| The standard for IELTS Reading section test is getting rigid | The IELTS exam committee cannot be blamed for altering the standard of Reading section. They have now added new kinds of passages that they believe students can read. If a student reads various study materials prior to the exam, they can surely pass this modified version of Reading section. |
| To-the-point answers are not accepted in IELTS listening test | During IELTS listening test, examiners ask to repeat two out of three terminologies used in the audio clip. In that case, make sure you write only two and not the entire content an examiner says. |
| Word count is a mandate in IELTS writing test | One can definitely exceed word count in IELTS writing section. However, examiners won’t consider the extra writing for credit marks or negative marking. So the excess effort to write more might go in vein. |
| The entire IELTS paper needs to be solved in block letters | For IELTS Writing section, a student can write both in cursive or in block letters. However, careful attention should be led on capitalization of alphabets at the required places. |
| Confidence and attitude is tested during IELTS Speaking test | This is very untrue. Only English oratory is judged during IELTS Speaking test based on four parameters: Fluency and coherence, Lexical resource, Grammatical range and accuracy, Pronunciation |
