IELTS Task 1

In IELTS Writing Task 1, the amount of words participants have to write is at least...

• 100 words

• 125 words

• 150 words

• 170 words

Participants have 60 minutes to create essays for both Task 1 and Task 2.

• True

• False

Which one bellow is the incorrect criterion for IELTS Writing Task 1?

• Task Response

• Coherence & Cohesion

• Lexical Resource

• Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Answer explanation

In IELTS Writing Task 1, the first criterion is called as Task Achievement.

Task Response is the term that is used in IELTS Writing Task 2.

If the details which participants input in their Task 1 essay are inaccurate, this mistake will be penalised under....

• Task Achievement

• Coherence & Cohesion

• Lexical Resource

• Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Using collocation in essay is great to increase the score for...

• Task Achievement

• Coherence & Cohesion

• Lexical Resource

• Grammatical Range & Accuracy

To achieve Band 9 in Grammatical Range & Accuracy, our essay should not contain any errors.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

For Band 9 in Grammatical Range & Accuracy, rare minor errors could still occur, but only as 'slips'.

What should we use in our essay to increase Coherence & Cohesion?

• Mix between simple and complex sentences

• Idioms

• Collocation

• Linking words

Misspellings will be penalised under...

• Task Achievement

• Coherence & Cohesion

• Lexical Resource

• Grammatical Range & Accuracy

"Between 2001 and 2006, New Brunswick rose by around five

percent from approximately 7% to just under 12%. Nova Scotia."

That statement above should be put in the Overview Paragraph.
True/False?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

In Overview, you should not mention the details/percentages yet.

You can only spend 20 minutes to create essay for IELTS Writing Task 1.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It is widely recommended to spend around 20 minutes to complete Task 1, but it is not a must.