IELTS Research Reports

Construct validity in the IELTS Academic Reading testEXTENSION 1 --> LOCAL/INTERPRETATIVEIn Passage A, the writer states that ….. PROPOSITION (Line B)The implication of this sentence is that the writer thinks:a X is a good thing and should be encouragedb X is a bad thing and should be discouragedc not enough is known about X, and it should be investigated furtherd sufficient research has been conducted into XSample 1.1: Focus on inferential readings of sentencesA student referred to information in Paragraph B of Passage A in an essay. Which sentence is areasonable interpretation of the writer’s view:a Smith (2000) argues that X is a Yb Smith (2000) argues that X is not a Yc Smith (2000) argues that X is a Zd Smith (2000) argues that X is not a ZSample 1.2: Focus on reading-writing connections (scenario format)EXTENSION 2 --> GLOBAL/LITERALThe author of Passage A claims that (Proposition Y). The main evidence presented in the text for thisclaim is:a Findings from a study she conductedb Findings from a study conducted by Bc Findings from a study conducted by her, and by Bd Findings from several different studies conducted by B and CSample 2.1: Focus on macro-content of text (Epistemic entities= claim/evidence)IELTS Research Reports Volume 11253