The Writing Sub-Test

The Writing Sub-test takes 60 minutes.

There are two writing tasks.

The first task will take approximately 20 minutes, and you are required to write a minimum of 150 words. The second task will take approximately
40 minutes with a minimum of 250 words.

For Task 1 you describe information that is presented to you in a graph, table, chart, diagram, or short piece of text. The description is usually given in the form of a report. You might have to compare sets of data, or use a set of data to support a given statement. Alternatively, you might be required to describe the stages of a process, describe an object, or explain how something works, or how it is used.

For Task 2 you are asked to write a formal essay or a report in which you might have to offer a solution to a particular problem, present and justify an opinion, compare information given in the question task, or evaluate and challenge a given argument.

In both tasks you must write in the formal academic style appropriate to the question task. You will also be marked on your ability to organise your writing, and on your choice of content within your answers.

The question tasks do not require you to have any specialised knowledge of a particular subject.