How the IELTS Writing Checker scores your essay
IELTS Writing is marked on four equally-weighted criteria, and your overall Writing band is the average of them. Our AI examiner is calibrated to the official public band descriptors and scores each one from 0 to 9:
- Task Achievement (Task 1) / Task Response (Task 2) — whether you fully answer the question. In Task 1 that means covering the key features of the chart with an accurate overview; in Task 2 it means a clear position developed with relevant ideas.
- Coherence & Cohesion — logical paragraphing and smooth linking between ideas without over-using connectors.
- Lexical Resource — the range, precision, and natural collocation of your vocabulary.
- Grammatical Range & Accuracy — a variety of sentence structures used with control and few errors.
Task 1 vs Task 2
Academic Task 1 asks you to describe a chart, graph, table, map, or process in at least 150 words, and it counts for one third of your Writing score. Task 2 is a formal essay of at least 250 words responding to an opinion, argument, or problem, and it counts for two thirds. Being under the word count is penalised, so the checker also flags length.
Keep practising
The checker is built for fast feedback while you draft. When you want the full exam experience, take a timed Writing mock test with model answers, sharpen your vocabulary in the Vocabulary builder, or follow the structured Band 7+ Masterclass.