IELTS Writing Band Descriptors: The Four Criteria

Writing is marked on four equally weighted criteria.

Key Points

1. Task Achievement or Task Response: fully address the task
2. Coherence and Cohesion: logical organisation and linking
3. Lexical Resource: range and accuracy of vocabulary
4. Grammatical Range and Accuracy: sentence variety and correctness

Expert Tip

Each criterion is worth 25 percent of your Writing mark.