JurassicSeparate contradiction from missing information
RDG-TFNG-ASSUME — original coaching practice; evidence before judgement.
Practice only; no IELTS scoring.
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Observable problem
You label a claim False because it sounds unlikely, even though the passage does not contradict it. Or you choose True because the claim fits your background knowledge. Keep the claim’s exact scope visible: who, what, when and any limiting word. Then require a passage anchor before deciding.
Why it happens
Everyday reasoning fills gaps automatically. This reading routine asks a narrower question: what does this passage establish? Not Given means unsupported by the passage, with neither confirmation nor contradiction. It does not mean the claim is false in the world. Distinguish an explicit opposite from a detail that is simply absent.
Original micro-drill
Original text: “The repair café meets on Saturdays. Visitors bring small household items. Volunteers provide tools.” Classify these claims: meetings are on Saturdays; meetings are on Sundays only; visitors pay an entry fee. Quote a settling line for the first two. For the fee, name the missing information instead of inventing a price.
New-task transfer check
Use the fresh seed-library passage in evidence checks. Cover its answer key until you have written a reason for each decision. Cite R2-P1 or R2-P2 and keep “no line establishes payment” separate from a contradictory line. If you have already read that passage, ask for another original text before claiming fresh transfer.
Reading evidence checksNext action
Keep a claim, its paragraph reference and your reason together. If there is no settling line, say what is missing instead of importing background knowledge. Use a new passage before describing transfer. Keep Academic and General Training evidence separately scoped; this exercise supplies no band. Bring both attempts for review if the same unsupported inference returns, and choose one reading action to try next.
Observation code: RDG-TFNG-ASSUME