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Before you sit down at the test center to write your essays on the official IELTS Academic exam, what’s one thing you should absolutely do? Take an IELTS Academic Writing practice test! Not only can the test serve as a diagnostic, helping you guide your study, but it can also give you a sense of how close you are to reaching your score goals. With that in mind, Magoosh is thrilled to offer this free IELTS Academic Writing practice test with answers! <\/p>\n

Below, you’ll find this practice Academic Writing test, including a PDF version. You’ll also read our scoring advice, then get links to other practice tests and practice questions you can use to get ready for test day.<\/p>\n

IELTS Academic Writing Practice Test (PDF with Answers)<\/h2>\n

When you go through the PDF, try to write your own essays first. That way, you can compare your work to the model essays in the document! And now, without further ado, here’s the sample IELTS Academic Writing practice test:<\/p>\n

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How can I grade my writing tasks?<\/h3>\n

So you’ve finished writing the essays\u2014congratulations! Now, it’s time to score them. <\/p>\n

To do this, first read through the grading bands for Academic Writing Task 1<\/a> and Task 2<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Then, look at the scoring rationales in the PDF (IELTS Academic Writing Practice Test with Answers)<\/a> for both Task 1 and Task 2.<\/p>\n

Finally, turn back to your answer. How do your responses stack up? Here are some questions to help guide your scoring:<\/p>\n