Passage Reference: • To create security awareness • To remove or reduce the risk of crime • To prevent criminal injury or distress to staff and patients • To protect property against theft or criminal damage

Common Mistake: Some students think this is NOT GIVEN because the word anxious is not used. This is a Synonym match trap. IELTS often changes the wording but keeps the same meaning.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'prevent criminal injury or distress to staff and patients' = Statement: 'avoid patients feeling anxious'

Tips: When you see an emotion word, check if the passage uses a similar feeling with a different word.

Key Vocabulary:

• distress = anxiety or worry
• prevent = stop

Question Focus: Direct statement match

Correct Answer: TRUE

Passage Reference: • ASK strangers to identify themselves • ALL visitors to wards or departments should identify themselves and state the nature of their business • DON'T allow the removal of ANY equipment without proper authorisation

Why this is correct: The passage directly says visitors should state the nature of their business, which means explaining why they are there. This exactly matches the statement.

Common Mistake: Some students overthink and look for extra conditions. This is a clear direct match, not a trick.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'state the nature of their business' = Statement: 'state why they are in the hospital'

Tips: If the sentence in the passage directly answers the statement, do not look for hidden meaning.

Key Vocabulary:

• nature of their business = reason for being there
• identify = say who you are

Question Focus: Contradiction - switchboard is only for serious physical attacks

Correct Answer: FALSE

Passage Reference: • If you or a colleague are involved in a serious physical attack/threat and are requiring immediate assistance, use the 'panic attack' alarm where fitted or ring Switchboard on 2222 • Minor incidents should be reported on an Incident form

Why this is correct: The passage says you ring the Switchboard only for a serious physical attack or threat. It does not say to contact the switchboard for every security incident, so the statement is wrong.

Common Mistake: Students often miss the condition serious physical attack and assume all incidents are the same. This is a Contradiction trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'serious physical attack/threat ... ring Switchboard' = Statement: 'see a security incident ... contact the switchboard immediately'

Tips: Always check if the passage limits an action to a specific situation.

Key Vocabulary:

• incident = event
• immediate assistance = help right now

Question Focus: Missing specific detail about women and handbags

Correct Answer: NOT GIVEN

Passage Reference: • DO consider keeping a personal attack alarm in your hand or pocket • DON'T leave house or car keys in your handbag - put them in your pocket

Why this is correct: The passage mentions a personal attack alarm, but it says to keep it in your hand or pocket, not a handbag. It also does not mention women at all. The passage does not discuss whether women should keep an alarm in their handbags.

Common Mistake: Students assume extra details based on common sense. This is a Not Given trap because the specific claim is never stated.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'personal attack alarm ... hand or pocket' = Statement: 'women ... keep an attack alarm in their handbags'

Tips: Do not add gender or location details unless they are clearly written.

Key Vocabulary:

• advisable = recommended
• personal = for yourself

Question Focus: Reverse meaning

Correct Answer: FALSE

Passage Reference: • DON'T leave house or car keys in your handbag - put them in your pocket • DO consider keeping a personal attack alarm in your hand or pocket

Why this is correct: The passage advises you to put keys in your pocket, which means keeping them on your person. The statement says the opposite, so it is false.

Common Mistake: Students confuse negative wording and miss the instruction. This is a Reverse meaning trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'put them in your pocket' = Statement: 'keep your keys on your person'

Tips: When a statement uses negatives like 'not a good idea', double-check the direction of meaning.

Key Vocabulary:

• on your person = with you
• handbag = bag you carry

Question Focus: Direct contradiction

Correct Answer: FALSE

Passage Reference: • DO display your permit/parking ticket in the windscreen • DON'T leave valuables in the car. Lock them in the boot.

Why this is correct: The passage clearly says to display your permit or parking ticket in the windscreen, which means leaving it in the car. The statement says you should not do this, so it is false.

Common Mistake: Some students mix up parking tickets with valuables. This is a Contradiction trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'display your permit/parking ticket in the windscreen' = Statement: 'leave your parking ticket in the car'

Tips: Do not group items together unless the passage does. Tickets are treated differently from valuables here.

Key Vocabulary:

• display = show clearly
• windscreen = front window of a car

Question Focus: Mention of police without stating presence

Correct Answer: NOT GIVEN

Passage Reference: • Watch out for prowlers • Inform the police immediately • Keep all ground floor windows closed or locked

Why this is correct: The passage says to inform the police immediately, but it does not say police are stationed or present in staff residences. The passage does not discuss whether policemen are based there.

Common Mistake: Students assume police presence because police are mentioned. This is a Not Given trap.

Paraphrasing: Passage: 'inform the police immediately' = Statement: 'policemen stationed in staff accommodation areas'

Tips: Mentioning an authority does not mean they are physically present.

Key Vocabulary:

• stationed = based in a place
• prowlers = people moving around suspiciously

General Tips:

• TFNG statements usually follow the order of the passage. Use the previous answer to help you find the next one faster.
• To choose between FALSE and NOT GIVEN, ask: does the passage clearly say the opposite? If not, choose NOT GIVEN.
• Do not add your own ideas or common sense. Only use what is written.
• Look carefully for conditions like 'only', 'if', or specific situations such as emergencies.