WorksheetsxxxReady for IELTS 2nd ed. Unit 1: Writing Task 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
How long should a Writing Task 1 essay be?
150 words exactly
150 words or more
As many as you can write in 20 minutes
As many as you like really
How long do you have for Writing Task 1?
20 minutes in total
5 minutes to plan, 20 minutes to write, 5 minutes to check
40 minutes
60 minutes
Which is not an IELTS Writing Task 1 infographic?
Bar chart
Pie chart
Apple pie
Line Graph
How many sentences should the OVERVIEW be?
1-2
2-3
3-4
4-5
Which sentences below should NOT be in your OVERVIEW?
This essay will show that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of Twitter
This essay will describe the infographic.
This essay will explain why Twitter is popular with certain age groups.
Nowadays, everyone uses social media.
Twitter is a popular social media platform.
What word describes this infographic?
Bar chart
Pie chart
Diagram
Line graph
Which word should you use to summarise this data?
Overall
In summary
In conclusion
To sum up
Which are the two best phrases to use with the dates?
Between 2011 and 2018
From 2011 to 2018
Between 2011 to 2018
From 2011 and 2018
Which phrase best describes this part of the graph?se
A gradual increase
Remain stable
Rocket
Plummet
Which word best describes this part of the graph?
Dropped suddenly
Rose sharply
Declined steadily
Plunged dramatically
Which word best describes this part of the graph?
Remained stable
Increased suddenly
Fell gradually
Soared
Which phrase best describes this part of the graph?
Increased by 50%
increased twofold
Rose dramatically
Rose to 200
Which two words best describe what happens here?
Plunged
Soared
Plummeted
Rocketed
Which two phrases best describe what happens here?
Reached its lowest point
Reached a peak
Hit a low
Reached its highest point
What phrase best describes what happened here?
Reached a peak
Levelled off
Remained stable
Remained flat
Which phrases best describe what happened here?
Declined suddenly
Dropped noticeably
Decreased sharply
Fell by over 25%
Which phrases best describe what happened here?
Plummeted to a low
Plunged to its lowest point
Dropped dramatically
Decreased slowly
Which phrase best describes what happened here?
Reached a low point
Stabilised
Remained stable
Dropped dramatically
Which phrase best describes what happened here?
Dropped slow
Levelled off
Flatlined
Increased steadily
Which option correctly describes what happened here?
For red, there was an upward trend followed by a downward trend
For red, there was a downward trend followed by an upward trend
What word best describes what happened here?
Dipped
Dropped then rose again
Decreased then recovered
Rose then fell
What words or phrases best describe what happened here?
Jumped up and down
Fluctuated
There were fluctuations between 4 and 11
Went crazy
Which words best introduce the comparison between the read and blue lines?
Similarly
By contrast
Which words best introduce the comparison between the red and blue lines?
Similarly
By contrast
Which grammar tenses should you use in a graph that describes past information?
Present simple for the overview: this graph shows...
Past simple for the overview: this graph showed...
Present simple for the main body: the data increases then decreases...
Past simple for the main body: the data increased then decreased...
