Writing Task 2: Responding to Survey Questions
Task 2 asks you to pick one of two options in an opinion survey and defend your choice in about 150 to 200 words. Raters look for a clear choice in the first sentence, distinct supported reasons, and a polite semi-formal tone.
No account needed for the demo. Practicing the full bank takes a free account.
Writing Task 2 format: how the test plays out
Every panel below is a moment from the exam interface this site rebuilds. Read the flow once, then run the same screens yourself in the demo.
An opinion survey offers two choices. State yours in the first sentence.
Distinct supported reasons in a polite semi-formal tone, about 150 to 200 words, with the counter running.
Choose, then argue: the survey stays on the left while you write on the right, 26 minutes with a live word counter.
That is the whole flow. The demo runs these exact screens with a real question, timed like test day.
How Writing Task 2 is scored
Trained raters score each Writing task on four equally weighted dimensions: Content and Coherence, Vocabulary, Readability, and Task Fulfillment. Tasks 1 and 2 each carry half of your Writing result, reported as CELPIP levels 1 to 12 aligned with CLB.
Four equally weighted dimensions per task, no single killer criterion
Task 1 and Task 2 each carry half of the Writing result
Levels 1 to 12, aligned with CLB for immigration targets
Task 2 carries the other half of your Writing result, and raters reward one clearly defended choice far more than a beautiful fence sit.
Practice here returns the same four dimensions plus grammar from an AI marker, with sentence level corrections and a CLB style estimate on every draft.
Submit for AI grading
Your response comes back scored on four dimensions plus grammar, with strengths and weaknesses on each one, corrections written on your own sentences, and a CLB style estimate. Each note points at something specific to fix, so you know where the next point comes from.
Inside your Writing score report
Every answer comes back as one report in two parts: a transcript of what you said, and the grading details that show where the score came from. Both are built from your own answer, and the improvement lives in the details.
Strengths and weaknesses on every dimension
Content and Coherence, Vocabulary, Readability, and Task Fulfillment each get their own read: what worked, what fell short, and what to change. You can tell exactly which dimension is holding the score back.
See where you stand
Your result lands on a distribution of scores from every test taker on the site, and each dimension is set against the site average, so you know whether you are ahead, on pace, or behind on that skill.
Corrections on your own sentences
Grammar and wording fixes are written directly on what you wrote, sentence by sentence, so you fix the habits you actually have instead of textbook examples.
A full written review at the end
Past the numbers, the report closes with a written review of the whole answer: what to keep doing and the few changes that will move the score first.
Writing Task 2, answered
How long should the Task 2 survey response be?
About 150 to 200 words in 26 minutes. State your chosen option in the first sentence, then defend it with distinct supported reasons.
How is Writing Task 2 scored?
The same four equally weighted dimensions as Task 1, and Task 2 carries the other half of the Writing result. A clear first sentence choice feeds Task Fulfillment directly.
What happens if I write more than 200 words?
There is no posted penalty for a few extra words, but 150 to 200 is the calibrated range. Long answers drift, and drifting is what actually costs points under Coherence.
Can I practice Writing Task 2 online for free?
Yes. The free demo shows the exact survey interface, and a free account unlocks the Task 2 bank with four dimension AI marking during pre-launch.
All CELPIP Writing question types, covered
2 tasks · about 53 minutes on the mockPick a side in an opinion survey and argue it; marking comes back with a CLB estimate.
Ready to try Responding to Survey Questions?
Open the demo to see the exact exam interface, or create a free account to practice the full bank. Everything is free during pre-launch, no credit card required.
