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3 Ways Overthinking Decreases Reading Scores

2,605 views · Published 23 August 2018 · 5:06 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: IELTS Energy TV · 2018 · Education

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In this video, you’ll learn 3 ways in which overthinking decreases your IELTS Reading scores.
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We’ve mentioned before how overthinking lowers scores.

So, today, let’s get into more specifics about when this actually occurs on your exam.

1. Trying to understand the whole passage
-You don’t have time to read the whole passage, let alone understand it fully.
-Good news- you don’t have to! All you need are strategies.
-It’s all about matching key words in the questions and the passage.
-If you try to understand the passage, you’re thinking too much and wasting time.

2. Going back and forth between question and passage too many times.
-This, obviously, wastes time!
-Don’t go beyond 1 minute for each question.
-If you read too much, you think too much, and you get the wrong answer.

3. Changing your answers
-This is an overthinking no-no on any exam.
-Usually, when we change our answers, we change it to a wrong answer.
-Don’t doubt yourself or the strategies.

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