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IELTS Academic Academic Writing Predicted Question Paper

The Academic Writing paper in the IELTS Academic is structured for 165 minutes for 9 band score across 4 sections: Academic Writing (9 pts), Speaking (9 pts), Listening (40 pts) and Academic Reading (40 pts). A predicted paper mirrors this exact shape so practising it feels like sitting the real exam.

Exam intelligence dashboard

= model estimate
  • Blueprint match70%Good structure match
  • Total score9points
  • Duration165 min~1.9 min/question
  • Questions modelled854 sections
  • Syllabus topics5analysed
  • Est. topic coverage5/5~100% per topic
  • Prediction for2026Admission / entrance test
  • Built withGoogle AIintel-1.0

Figures marked are model estimates derived from the exam’s published blueprint and syllabus — not measured historical frequencies. How this is built.

Paper blueprint

SectionTypeQuestionsScore
Academic WritingStructured / long-answer questions2 · Band 0-9; Task 2 carries twice the weight of Task 1 each9
SpeakingStructured / long-answer questions3 · Band 0-9 across the three parts each9
ListeningStructured & extended-response questions40 · 1 (raw score out of 40 converts to a band) each40
Academic ReadingStructured & extended-response questions40 · 1 (raw score out of 40 converts to a band) each40
Total · 165 min9

Question-type distribution

By the blueprint's own weighting, structured & extended-response questions account for 80 of 9 band score (889%) and structured / long-answer questions account for 18 of 9 band score (200%).

  • Structured & extended-response questions80 pts · 889%
  • Structured / long-answer questions18 pts · 200%

Frequently assessed Academic Writing topics

The IELTS Academic Academic Writing syllabus spans 5 core areas — including Task 1: describing graphs, charts, tables, processes and maps, Task 1: writing an overview and comparing data, Task 2: opinion, discussion and problem-solution essays and Coherence, cohesion and paragraphing — and a predicted paper draws questions across them in line with how the real paper is weighted.

  • Task 1: describing graphs, charts, tables, processes and maps
  • Task 1: writing an overview and comparing data
  • Task 2: opinion, discussion and problem-solution essays
  • Coherence, cohesion and paragraphing
  • Lexical resource and grammatical range

Your AI study plan

Model estimate

A suggested strategy built from the blueprint weighting and syllabus order — adapt it to your own strengths.

Priority chapters

  1. 1.Task 1: describing graphs, charts, tables, processes and maps
  2. 2.Task 1: writing an overview and comparing data
  3. 3.Task 2: opinion, discussion and problem-solution essays

Suggested time & order

Plan roughly 11 hours across the syllabus.

Practice in this order

  1. 1.Listening — 40 pts
  2. 2.Academic Reading — 40 pts
  3. 3.Academic Writing — 9 pts
  4. 4.Speaking — 9 pts

Last-minute revision checklist

  • Nail the Listening section — it is worth the most (40 points).
  • Re-read your notes on the foundational topics: Task 1: describing graphs, charts, tables, processes and maps, Task 1: writing an overview and comparing data.
  • Practise to ~1.9 min/question so timing feels automatic.

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How the prediction is made

Each predicted paper is assembled from two real inputs: the exam’s published paper structure — its sections, marks, question types and timing — and the official syllabus topic list. Questions are written slot-by-slot to match that blueprint and to read in the exam’s own style, then checked so every multiple-choice item is well-formed and the marks add up. This is structured, exam-style revision material — not a forecast of the exact questions, and it never uses leaked or copyrighted past papers.

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Frequently asked questions

How is the IELTS Academic Academic Writing paper structured?
The Academic Writing paper in the IELTS Academic is structured for 165 minutes for 9 band score across 4 sections: Academic Writing (9 pts), Speaking (9 pts), Listening (40 pts) and Academic Reading (40 pts). A predicted paper mirrors this exact shape so practising it feels like sitting the real exam.
How many band score is the Academic Writing paper and how long is it?
The paper is 9 band score, sat over 165 minutes. By the blueprint's own weighting, structured & extended-response questions account for 80 of 9 band score (889%) and structured / long-answer questions account for 18 of 9 band score (200%).
What question types appear in Academic Writing?
You’ll practise structured & extended-response questions and structured / long-answer questions, matching the real paper’s mix.
Are these the real exam questions?
MCQForge is an independent study tool. Predicted IELTS Academic papers are original practice material — they are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sourced from the examining authority, do not reproduce real or leaked questions, and make no guarantee about which questions will appear in any sitting.

MCQForge is an independent study tool. Predicted IELTS Academic papers are original practice material — they are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sourced from the examining authority, do not reproduce real or leaked questions, and make no guarantee about which questions will appear in any sitting.