IELTS WRITING TASK 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
twofold
Answer:
(adjective) twice as much or as big
Question:
the former
Answer:
(noun) the first of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned (e.g. In
'A & B' it is A)
Question:
the latter
Answer:
(noun) the second of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned (e.g.
In 'A & B' it is B)
Question:
respectively
Answer:
(adverb) (of two or more items) with each relating to something previously
mentioned, in the same order as first mentioned
Question:
to account for
Answer:
(verb) to form part of a total
Question:
to constitute
Answer:
(verb) to form or make something; to form part of the whole; to add up to
Question:
significant
Answer:
(adjective) important or noticeable; e.g. There has been a significant increase
in the number of women students in recent years.
Question:
dramatic
Answer:
(adjective) very sudden or noticeable; e.g. There has been a dramatic fall in the
number of crimes in New York City.
Question:
a proportion of
, Answer:
(noun) the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared
to the whole (Note: can be expressed as a percentage or a fraction)
Question:
The most noticeable feature is...
Answer:
A good phrase to use to start describing the most important data in Task 1
Question:
gross
Answer:
(adjective) the total amount before tax is paid, or costs or other things are
subtracted; e.g. gross income, gross profit, gross capacity, gross domestic
product (GDP)
Question:
forecast
Answer:
(verb & noun) to say what you expect to happen in the future
Question:
estimate
Answer:
(verb & noun) to guess the cost, size, value, etc of something
Question:
project
Answer:
(verb) to calculate an amount or make a guess about the future based on
information that you have
Question:
predict
Answer:
(verb) to say what you think will happen in the future (noun: prediction)
Question:
expect
Answer:
(verb) to think that something will happen
Question:
anticipate
Answer:
to expect something, or to prepare for something before it happens (noun:
anticipation)
Question:
meanwhile
Answer:
(adverb) while something else is happening, or in the time between two things
happening
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
twofold
Answer:
(adjective) twice as much or as big
Question:
the former
Answer:
(noun) the first of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned (e.g. In
'A & B' it is A)
Question:
the latter
Answer:
(noun) the second of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned (e.g.
In 'A & B' it is B)
Question:
respectively
Answer:
(adverb) (of two or more items) with each relating to something previously
mentioned, in the same order as first mentioned
Question:
to account for
Answer:
(verb) to form part of a total
Question:
to constitute
Answer:
(verb) to form or make something; to form part of the whole; to add up to
Question:
significant
Answer:
(adjective) important or noticeable; e.g. There has been a significant increase
in the number of women students in recent years.
Question:
dramatic
Answer:
(adjective) very sudden or noticeable; e.g. There has been a dramatic fall in the
number of crimes in New York City.
Question:
a proportion of
, Answer:
(noun) the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared
to the whole (Note: can be expressed as a percentage or a fraction)
Question:
The most noticeable feature is...
Answer:
A good phrase to use to start describing the most important data in Task 1
Question:
gross
Answer:
(adjective) the total amount before tax is paid, or costs or other things are
subtracted; e.g. gross income, gross profit, gross capacity, gross domestic
product (GDP)
Question:
forecast
Answer:
(verb & noun) to say what you expect to happen in the future
Question:
estimate
Answer:
(verb & noun) to guess the cost, size, value, etc of something
Question:
project
Answer:
(verb) to calculate an amount or make a guess about the future based on
information that you have
Question:
predict
Answer:
(verb) to say what you think will happen in the future (noun: prediction)
Question:
expect
Answer:
(verb) to think that something will happen
Question:
anticipate
Answer:
to expect something, or to prepare for something before it happens (noun:
anticipation)
Question:
meanwhile
Answer:
(adverb) while something else is happening, or in the time between two things
happening
