Reading Part 3
Here you read a factual passage split into labelled paragraphs, then decide which paragraph each statement belongs to - including statements that belong to none of them.
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Reading for Information gives you a descriptive or explanatory passage - a place, a programme, a phenomenon, an organisation - divided into several lettered paragraphs.
Each question is a statement, and your job is to say which paragraph it came from. Crucially, one of the options is always "not given", and using it correctly is a large part of scoring well here.
The subject matter is neutral and factual - the kind of writing you would find in a magazine feature, an encyclopaedia entry, or a well-written brochure. No specialist knowledge is ever required.
Skim the passage in about 90 seconds and give each paragraph a one-word mental label - what is this one about. Do not read for detail yet; you are building a map.
Then take the statements in order, about 45 seconds each, going straight to the paragraph your map suggests and confirming it. Keep the final 45 seconds for the ones you flagged, and resist changing an answer unless you can point at the sentence that proves the change.
The candidates who do well here are not the fastest readers - they are the ones who skim strategically and then verify precisely. Practise the two-stage habit deliberately: map first, verify second. And get comfortable choosing "not given", because refusing to use it costs marks on almost every attempt.
Quick answers about Reading Part 3.
It means the statement is not supported anywhere in the passage - it may be true in general, or close to something the passage said, but the text does not state it. It is a legitimate answer that appears on purpose, so choose it when the evidence is genuinely absent.
Usually four or five, each lettered so you can name them in your answers. Giving each a one-word label as you skim is what turns the questions into quick lookups.
Skim the passage first, quickly, to build a map of what each paragraph covers. Reading the statements first means re-scanning the whole passage for each one.
Nine, and they are worth one mark each with no penalty for a wrong answer, so never leave one blank.
No, and relying on it is a common way to lose marks. Everything you need is in the passage, and outside knowledge is exactly what makes "not given" statements look true.
Part 3 is factual and asks where information appears. Part 4 is opinion-based and asks who thinks what, and how strongly - so Part 4 turns on attitude and stance rather than location.