65 IELTS Writing Task 2 Practice Questions
Every question below is written in authentic Task 2 style and grouped by essay type — because the type determines the structure you need, and getting that wrong is the most expensive mistake in the test.
Pick one, write it, and get it marked against all four criteria·Your first essay is free
Enough to start writing, not enough to write it for you
What the question is really asking
Including the specific trap for that prompt.
Two sample positions you could defend
So you're never staring at a blank page.
Topic vocabulary at the level you're aiming for
In phrases you can actually use.
Then you write it — with guided planning first, or straight into the essay if you'd rather.
Ten essays with feedback beat fifty without it
Ten essays with real feedback beat fifty without it. Volume without diagnosis just reinforces the habits you already have.
Most candidates practise opinion essays because they're the most familiar, then meet a double question in the exam and lose Task Response marks for answering half of it.
40 minutes: about 5 planning, 30 writing, 5 checking. Read how long to spend planning before your first timed attempt.
Taking a marked essay and fixing it teaches more than starting a new one — that's why re-scoring exists.
Pick a question and write your first essay free
Marked against all four criteria in about a minute, no card required.
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