What skills are assessed in the Writing Test?

What skills are assessed in the Writing Test?

You are assessed on Task Achievement or Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy. Each criterion carries equal weight in determining your final band score.


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