INTRODUCTION
Test Format
Scoring Pattern
Difference Between Paper-Based and Computer-Based Test
Common Myths
Type Of Questions
Time Management
TIPS AND STRATEGIES
Word Limit And Cohesion
Connectors & Importance
Do's and Don'ts
Essay Structure
Letter Structure
Planning Phase and Time Management
MOCK TEST
Mock Test
Scoring Pattern
Scoring Pattern (Marking criteria in detail)
- Task 1 responses are assessed on:
- Task Achievement (TA):
- Coherence and Cohesion (CC):
- Lexical Resource (LR):
- Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA):
- Task 2 responses are assessed on:
- Task Response (TR):
- Coherence and Cohesion (CC):
- Lexical Resource (LR):
- Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA):
Answer every part of the question.
Connect the ideas and sentences with suitable linking structures. Keep the ideas simple and concise. The ideas expressed by the candidate must be easily comprehended by the examiner.
A Lexical resource is the vocabulary used in the writing. Vocabulary doesn’t mean using fancy/ complicated words. It means displaying a variety of synonyms i.e. not repeating the words on-and-on.
Use the right grammatical structure.
Answer every part of the essay needs to be addressed.
Connect the ideas and sentences with suitable linking structures. Keep the ideas simple and concise. The ideas expressed by the candidate must be easily comprehended by the examiner.
A Lexical resource is the vocabulary used in the writing. Vocabulary doesn’t mean using fancy/ complicated words. It means displaying a variety of synonyms i.e. not repeating the words on-and-on.
Use the right grammatical structure.
Each criteria takes up 25% and the total is converted in-terms of Band Score. Task 2 carries greater weightage than Task 1. Both the Tasks are evaluated individually and assigned a Band Score. The average of these makes the final Writing Score.
