GT Reading Section 3: longer general-interest texts
Manage time on the longest General Training text, follow the writer's ideas paragraph by paragraph and answer headings, summary and multiple-choice questions.
বাংলায় সারাংশ (Bangla summary)
General Training-এর সবচেয়ে লম্বা লেখায় সময় ঠিক রাখুন, প্রতিটি অনুচ্ছেদের মূল ভাব ধরুন, আর heading, summary ও multiple-choice প্রশ্নের উত্তর দিন।
By the end of this lesson you can
- Leave about 20 minutes for Section 3
- Identify the main idea of each paragraph for matching headings
- Use summary completion to locate details in order
Stage 1 · Learn
A longer text, a steady plan
Section 3 is one longer descriptive text on a topic of general interest — community projects, nature, travel, technology in daily life. The language is less technical than an Academic passage, but the text is longer and the questions test ideas as well as details.
Aim to finish Sections 1 and 2 in about 40 minutes, so you have around 20 minutes here. Skim the whole text in two or three minutes first, noting what each paragraph is about.
Stage 1 · Learn
Main ideas and details
Matching headings tests the main idea of a paragraph, not one detail in it. A paragraph about obstacles to repairing products may mention screws and glue, but its heading is about the problems, not about tools.
Summary completion and multiple choice usually test details in order. Find the paragraph using a keyword, then read the nearby sentences carefully.
Main idea vs detail
Paragraph: Some residents worry darker streets feel unsafe; successful towns consult early and change gradually.
Weak heading: "Walking home at night" (one detail).
Better heading: "Responding to residents' concerns" (the whole paragraph).
Stage 3 · Practice
Guided practice
Choose the best answer.
Stage 3 · Practice
Practise on your own
Answer on your own.
Stage 2 · Quiz
Mini test
Check what you learned. Wrong answers show why they are wrong and go to your mistake notebook.