Drill R3 · Reading

Matching Headings

10 passages with lettered paragraphs. Choose the heading that best summarises each paragraph from the drop-down. There are more headings than paragraphs, so some are not used.

How this question type works ›

A heading captures the paragraph's main idea — not one small detail inside it.
Read the whole paragraph, then ask: “What is this mostly about?” Match that to a heading.
Distractor headings often match a single sentence; the right one fits the whole paragraph.
There are more headings than paragraphs — some headings are traps that are never used.
Do the easy, obvious paragraphs first; that removes headings and makes the rest clearer.

Worked example — let's solve one together

Paragraph: “Coffee was first eaten as a fruit, then brewed as a drink, and only later roasted as we know it today.”

Headings: ii = How coffee is grown · v = Changing ways of using coffee.

Answer: v. The paragraph is about the different ways coffee has been used over time — its main idea — not about growing it.

Choose the best heading for each paragraph

Pick from the drop-down. Feedback appears the moment you choose.

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Carry into the mock: summarise each paragraph in your own head first, then pick the heading that matches the whole paragraph, not a single line.

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