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IELTS Writing Scoring Guide

The document outlines the 4 criteria used to assess writing in IELTS exams: 1) Task Achievement/Task Response - examines overview, details, and accuracy of content for Task 1 and main idea and example development for Task 2. Word counts must be met. 2) Coherence & Cohesion - assesses information organization, paragraph structure, and connector use. Number of paragraphs impacts scoring. 3) Lexical Resource - evaluates vocabulary range, spelling, collocation use, and avoidance of wrong/informal words. 4) Grammatical Range & Accuracy - considers sentence structure, tense use, punctuation, and use of simple and complex statements with clear ideas and grammar control.

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IELTS Writing Scoring Guide

The document outlines the 4 criteria used to assess writing in IELTS exams: 1) Task Achievement/Task Response - examines overview, details, and accuracy of content for Task 1 and main idea and example development for Task 2. Word counts must be met. 2) Coherence & Cohesion - assesses information organization, paragraph structure, and connector use. Number of paragraphs impacts scoring. 3) Lexical Resource - evaluates vocabulary range, spelling, collocation use, and avoidance of wrong/informal words. 4) Grammatical Range & Accuracy - considers sentence structure, tense use, punctuation, and use of simple and complex statements with clear ideas and grammar control.

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IELTS Writing Assessment Criteria

IELTS Writing tests consist of two compulsory tasks . Each of these tasks are scored with respect
to four different criteria.
Know the Marking Criteria in Detail

The examiner assesses your IELTS Academic Writing & General Training Writing Test on the
below listed criteria. Each criterion contributes 25% of your total marks for Task 1 and Task 2.

Task Achievement (for Task 1)

This criterion examines the overview and information that you provide, details of your content and
the accuracy with which you have mentioned key features and illustrations.
You are supposed to write 150 words for Task 1. Else there will be penalty for under word
count.

Task Response (for Task 2)

In this criterion, the type of response that you write for the essay type question is determined. It
assesses the main idea of your essay and the way you develop it with relative examples.
You are supposed to write 250 words for Task 2. Otherwise you will be penalized for under word
count. To avoid such problems, you must learn how the examiner counts your word and how
many words you must write.

Coherence & Cohesion

Your information organisation, paragraphing skills and use of proper lexical devices (for example,
connectors, conjunctions) is determined.
Number of paragraphs are also taken into consideration. Dividing your essay into more or less
paragraphs might lower your score.

Lexical Resource

The use of sufficient range of vocabulary, proper spellings, correct implementation of collocations
and word formation are taken care of while scoring this criterion. You must avoid using wrong
words and informal language.
Grammatical Range & Accuracy

To score this criterion, things taken into consideration include sentence structures, proper use of
tenses, putting right punctuations, use of simple as well as complex statements with clear idea
and control over Grammar.

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