Coherence and Cohesion in IELTS

Coherence refers to ....

• the flow of your writing

• the appropriate organization of your ideas

• the appropriate flow and organization of your ideas, and appropriate sequence

• how your paragraphs can be easily understood by the readers

Cohesion refers to ...

• how your paragraphs connected

• how you answer the task

• How your ideas, paragraphs, and sentenced connected

• How you organize your essay

When answering task 2, you should paraphrase the question and restate your opinions in the conclusion

• no

• yes

For effective coherence, before starting your essay, you should...

Answer explanation

plan your essay

You should organize your essay into 3-4 paragraphs for both tasks.

• yes

• no

Different ideas should be put in different paragraphs

• yes

• no

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the short sentence that summarize the main idea of the paragraph called?

Answer explanation

the topic sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The topic sentence can be presented...

• at the beginning of the paragraph

• at the end of the paragraph

• either at the beginning or at the end of the paragraph

• before its supporting idea

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Name one method in Linking.

Answer explanation

-Using pronouns

-Using substitutions

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

It's ok to repeat one cohesive words 3-4 times in the essay.

• yes

• no