TEF Canada writing prompts by task
Section A · 27 prompts
- Text type
- news story — Starting from the opening of a short news story, write the rest of the article in several paragraphs.
- Word count
- at least 80 words
- Time
- 25 minutes (60 minutes in total, each section is timed separately)
- Published assessment criteria
- Quality and effectiveness of the text: fit with the situation, organisation, clarity of information and arguments
- Range and control of language: vocabulary, syntax (sentences, tenses, moods) and spelling
Section B · 32 prompts
- Text type
- letter — Write a letter to a newspaper giving your opinion on a statement from the press, with at least three arguments.
- Word count
- at least 200 words
- Time
- 35 minutes (60 minutes in total, each section is timed separately)
- Published assessment criteria
- Quality and effectiveness of the text: fit with the situation, organisation, clarity of information and arguments
- Range and control of language: vocabulary, syntax (sentences, tenses, moods) and spelling