Academic/General Training Module by Adam Smith First Published in 2015

Always Analyze your Wrong Answers 
It is very important to know why have answered a question wrongly. Knowing why 
have gone wrong is the key to improvement. Try to ask yourself why you have left a 
question unanswered or why you have made a mistake. This is sometimes due to:
not knowing or understanding a key word or an expression 
locating the wrong part of passage as a result of week scanning and skimming 
jumping into a conclusion about the answer 
over-thinking the answers 
not being familiar with the structures used in a sentence 
misspelling words while transferring the answers to the answer sheet 
not eliminating the wrong options (distracters) while having doubt 

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 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
93 
Exercise 31: Choose the best title 
Read the following article and choose the best title from the list below.
A new survey reveals that a family sit-down at dinnertime may reduce a 
teenager’s risk of trying or using alcohol, cigarettes and drugs. The study 
surveyed more than 1,000 teens and found that those who dined with their 
families five to seven times a week were four times less likely to use alcohol, 
tobacco or marijuana than those who ate with their families fewer than three 
times a week. 
A recent UK survey also found that dining together as a family is a key ingredient 
in ensuring a child's happiness. Children in the survey reported higher levels of 
happiness when they dined together with their families at least three times a 
week. "Contrary to the popular belief that children only want to spend time 
playing video games or watching TV," said researcher Dr. Maris Iacovou of the 
University of Essex, "we found that they were most happy when interacting with 
their parents or siblings." 
A) Children's happiness 
B) Why teenagers use alcohol, cigarettes and drugs 
C) What teenagers really want 
D) Why families should dine together