Locally generated practice paper · Set C
IELTS Academic Writing — Task 1
Modelled on the official test format, with an original chart and invented data.
Time allowed
20 minutes
Length
150 words minimum
Input type
Bar chart
Writing Task 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart below shows the percentage of electricity generated from four sources in one country in 2000, 2010 and 2020.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Figure 1. Share of electricity generation by source, 2000–2020 (% of total)
2000
2010
2020
Show the figures as a table
| Source | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 |
|---|
Your answer
0 words
Your response is marked against all four Writing criteria — Task Achievement, Coherence & Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range & Accuracy — each scored separately. Marking needs a free account; log in or join to get your band score and feedback.
Self-check before you finish
- Is there a clear overview sentence naming the main features — not just an introduction that rewords the question?
- Did you select the key features — the collapse of coal and the rise of renewables — rather than listing all twelve figures?
- Did you group the sources that behave alike, rather than taking each of the four in turn with no connection between them?
- Did you quote figures from the chart accurately, and use percentage language correctly (a share that rises from 7% to 35% rises by 28 percentage points, not by 28%)?
- Did you avoid speculating about causes (e.g. why coal declined) or adding personal comment?
Data is invented for practice purposes and does not describe any real country's electricity generation. Task phrasing and
marking criteria follow the format described in IELTS's official Writing Key Assessment Criteria and
Writing Band Descriptors (ielts.org). This is an English Me practice paper, styled after the official test
format — it is not an IELTS product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by IELTS, the British Council, IDP,
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