IELTS Academic Writing Practice Tests Sample (Download PDF)
These IELTS academic writing test samples are just to give you a brief overview of what you should expect on the day of your exams. So, if you have registered for IELTS exams, you need these writing test samples to boost your chances of passing.
Apart from the writing test samples, you can also see our guide on how to prepare for IELTS writing test. This guide tells you everything that you need to know about the IELTS writing test.
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IELTS Academic Writing Practice Tests
The IELTS Academic Writing test is 60 minutes long.
There are two tasks. Candidates are required to write at least 150 words for Task 1 and at least 250 words for Task 2. Â Both responses should be written in a formal style.
IELTS Academic Task 1
You will be asked to describe some visual information (graph/table/chart/diagram), and to present the description in your own words. You may be asked to describe and explain data, describe the stages of a process, how something works, or write about an object or event. You need to write 150 words in about 20 minutes.
IELTS Academic Task 2
You will be presented with a point of view, argument or problem. You need to write 250 words in about 40 minutes.
Below are samples of Task 1 and Task 2.
(Note that the Academic Writing test is different from the General Training Writing test).
IELTS Academic Writing Sample Tasks
- Academic Writing Sample Task 1Â (PDF, 34KB)
- Academic Writing Sample Task 2Â (PDF, 11KB)
- IELTS Writing Answer sheet – Task 1Â (PDF, 700KB)
- IELTS Writing Answer sheet – Task 2Â (PDF, 400KB)
- IELTS Academic Writing Sample Script (PDF, 1.4MB)
