Sample Essays

IELTS - General Training Writing - Task 1

QUESTION 10 - A cancellation 1

QUESTION 11 - A learning program 1

QUESTION 12 - Request for more information 1

QUESTION 13 - Recipe 1

QUESTION 14 - Trip cancellation 1

QUESTION 15 - Acquiring an item 1

QUESTION 16 - Conference 1

QUESTION 17 - Potential relocation 1

QUESTION 18 - Unwell 1

QUESTION 19 - Recommendation 1

QUESTION 1 - Moving home 350

QUESTION 20 - Substandard facilities 1

QUESTION 21 - Interview follow-up 1

QUESTION 22 - New life 1

QUESTION 23 - Neighbours 1

QUESTION 24 - Reality versus expectation 1

QUESTION 25 - Allay worries 1

QUESTION 26 - Compensation 1

QUESTION 27 - Job review 1

QUESTION 2 - New graduate 35

QUESTION 3 - The perfect job 1

QUESTION 4 - Graduation time 1

QUESTION 5 - Resignation 1

QUESTION 6 - Regret 1

QUESTION 7 - Request to stay 1

QUESTION 8 - Rescheduling a visit 1

QUESTION 9 - Request to contribute 1

IELTS - General Training Writing - Task 2

QUESTION 10 - The process of aging 1

QUESTION 11 - Environmental challenges 1

QUESTION 12 - Transformative technology 1

QUESTION 13 - Culture 1

QUESTION 14 - Social media 1

QUESTION 15 - University degree 1

QUESTION 16 - Financial transactions 1

QUESTION 17 - Retirement 1

QUESTION 18 - Work-life balance 1

QUESTION 19 - Self-sufficiency 1

QUESTION 1 - Power sources 26

QUESTION 20 - Quotas 1

QUESTION 21 - Streaming 1

QUESTION 22 - Climate change 1

QUESTION 23 - Financial support 1

QUESTION 24 - Skills for success 1

QUESTION 25 - Online learning 1

QUESTION 26 - Anti-social behaviour 1

QUESTION 27 - Youth 1

QUESTION 28 - Data 1

QUESTION 2 - Privacy 16

QUESTION 3 - Competitions 6

QUESTION 4 - Influence 1

QUESTION 5 - Tourism 1

QUESTION 6 - False claims 1

QUESTION 7 - Play preferences 1

QUESTION 8 - What is art? 1

QUESTION 9 - Donations 1

NAPLAN - Grade 3 - Narrative Writing

QUESTION 01 - The hardest journey of all 7

QUESTION 04 - Culinary Masterpiece 1

QUESTION 11 - The box 16

QUESTION 14 - A story about music - NAPLAN Grade 3 1

QUESTION 16 - A scary story 1

NAPLAN - Grade 3 - Persuasive Writing

QUESTION 10 – Everyone should be vegetarian 11

QUESTION 1 - Are libraries dead? 1

QUESTION 3 - Prizes for participating. 1

QUESTION 5 - Hard work or talent? 1

QUESTION 7 - Exotic pets 1

QUESTION 8 - Only child or siblings 1

NAPLAN - Grade 5 - Narrative Writing

QUESTION 01 - The hardest journey of all 47

QUESTION 02 - Fighting 23

QUESTION 03 - A crowd 17

QUESTION 04 - Culinary Masterpiece 11

QUESTION 05 - An out of this world experience 18

QUESTION 06 - Enduring or ended friendships 13

QUESTION 07 - Trying something new for the first time 13

QUESTION 08 - Remote communities 10

QUESTION 09 - Room Renovations 10

QUESTION 10 - A spontaneous excursion 22

QUESTION 11 - The box 9

QUESTION 12 - An animal adventure 7

QUESTION 13 - A story about a lie 9

QUESTION 14 - A story about music - NAPLAN Grade 5 4

QUESTION 15 - Your teacher takes a day off 6

QUESTION 16 - A scary story 8

NAPLAN - Grade 5 - Persuasive Writing

QUESTION 10 – Everyone should be vegetarian 9

QUESTION 11 - Inland or Coast? 4

QUESTION 12 - Virtual or Physical Recreation? 5

QUESTION 13 - Rules 5

QUESTION 14 - Inventions 4

QUESTION 1 - Are libraries dead? 14

QUESTION 2 - Homework doesn't aid learning. 11

QUESTION 3 - Prizes for participating. 8

QUESTION 4 - Ranking and reviewing teachers 6

QUESTION 5A - Hard work or talent? (NAPLAN Grade 5) 4

QUESTION 5 - Hard work or talent? (NAPLAN Grade 5) 3

QUESTION 6 - In captivity or in the wild? 4

QUESTION 7 - Exotic pets 8

QUESTION 8 - Only child or siblings 6

QUESTION 9 – Home schooling should be prohibited 5

NAPLAN - Grade 7 - Narrative Writing

QUESTION 001 - The Discovery 21

QUESTION 002 - A Mix-Up 10

QUESTION 003 – A Journey 10

QUESTION 004 – A reunion 6

QUESTION 005 - Home 9

QUESTION 006 - A Lesson 8

NAPLAN - Grade 7 - Persuasive Writing

QUESTION 001 - The Best Life Skill 9

QUESTION 002 - School Subjects 6

QUESTION 003 – Volunteering 2

QUESTION 004 – Harmful Habits 4

QUESTION 005 - Technology 3

QUESTION 006 - Stereotypes 2

QUESTION 007 - Animal Cruelty (Grade 7) 2

QUESTION 012 - Human Skills (Grade 7) 2

QUESTION 014 - Australian Mascot (Grade 7) 2

QUESTION 015 - School (Grade 7) 1

QUESTION 016 - Dangerous Sports (Grade 7) 1

QUESTION 019 - Learning Techniques (Grade 7) 2

QUESTION 024 - Intelligence (Grade 7) 1

NAPLAN - Grade 9 - Narrative Writing

QUESTION 001 - The Discovery 5

QUESTION 002 - A Mix-Up 7

QUESTION 003 – A Journey 5

QUESTION 004 – A reunion 5

QUESTION 005 - Home (Year 9) 1

QUESTION 006 - A Lesson (Year 9) 1

NAPLAN - Grade 9 - Persuasive Writing

QUESTION 001 - The Best Life Skill 2

QUESTION 002 - School Subjects 2

QUESTION 003 – Volunteering 3

QUESTION 004 – Harmful Habits 3

QUESTION 005 - Technology (Grade 9) 1

QUESTION 006 - Stereotypes (Grade 9) 1

QUESTION 007 - Animal Cruelty (Grade 9) 2

Selective School/Scholarships - Grade 7 - Narrative Writing

QUESTION 01 - I had finally got it 162

QUESTION 02 - Facebook friends 70

QUESTION 03 - Here it goes again 67

QUESTION 04 - The doorbell rang 84

QUESTION 05 - The twinkling stars 62

QUESTION 06 - Playing in the park 54

QUESTION 07 - A soccer game 81

QUESTION 08 - The playground 41

QUESTION 09 - A gift 137

QUESTION 10 - A dinosaur 60

QUESTION 11 - A maze - Help I need to get out 132

QUESTION 12 - The bees 55

QUESTION 13 - A picnic 46

QUESTION 14 - Jumping 42

QUESTION 15 - Sandcastles 41

QUESTION 16 - The reindeer 44

QUESTION 17 - My saddest day 65

QUESTION 18 - When I helped someone 77

QUESTION 19 - My happiest day 23

QUESTION 20 - Winning the race 47

QUESTION 21 - Coming last. 38

QUESTION 22 - Hope. 51

QUESTION 23 - I imagined that 39

QUESTION 24 - I stepped out 27

QUESTION 25 - Suddenly, it appeared 35

QUESTION 26 - Footsteps 50

QUESTION 27 - It's not fair... 38

QUESTION 28 - Learning to fly 33

QUESTION 29 - A window to the other side 44

QUESTION 30 - Isolated but not helpless 30

QUESTION 31 - A fish unlike any other 29

QUESTION 32 - Sudden change is painful 40

QUESTION 33 - One day, a mysterious box arrives... 101

QUESTION 34 - Curious or cautious? 23

QUESTION 35 - Wishful thinking 17

QUESTION 36 - Friends are forever 10

QUESTION 37 - A coin 23

QUESTION 38 - What's behind the door? 58

QUESTION 39 - The orchestra 14

QUESTION 40 - No technology for the whole day 28

QUESTION 41 - Transported into a board game 55

QUESTION 42 - Being a tourist 41

QUESTION 43 - A hot air balloon ride 29

QUESTION 44 - The big brown bear 27

QUESTION 45 – The campfire 15

QUESTION 46 – A view of the sea 23

QUESTION 47 - In bloom 42

QUESTION 48 - A story about music 10

QUESTION 49 - Turbulence 20

QUESTION 50 - A happy memory 8

QUESTION 51 - A train journey 9

QUESTION 52 - Snow fox 8

QUESTION 53 - Injury and Goal (Word/Text and Picture/Image Combined Writing Prompt) 10

QUESTION 54 - Disrupted Announcement (Word/Text and Picture/Image Combined Writing Prompt) 9

QUESTION 55 - A Significant Event (Word/Text and Picture/Image Combined Writing Prompt) 7

QUESTION 56 - The Maiden Voyage (Word/Text and Picture/Image Combined Writing Prompt) 10

QUESTION 57 - A dangerous place? 8

QUESTION 58 - On an adventure or lost? 7

QUESTION 59 - A historic town with a secret 8

QUESTION 60 - Caution! 8

QUESTION 61 - Reflection 6

QUESTION 62 - A carousel 9

QUESTION 63 – Faucet Drip 40

QUESTION 64 – That's different... 32

QUESTION 65 - Following the leader 48

QUESTION 66 - What can you see? 7

QUESTION 67 - Higher places 14

QUESTION 68 - An encounter... 15

QUESTION 69 - Simple but important 14

QUESTION 70 - What happens now? 11

QUESTION 71 - Storm warning 14

QUESTION 72 - Similar to a 2020 Scholarship Question Appearing in an Edutest Exam 17

QUESTION 73 - Similar to a 2020 Scholarship Question Appearing in an ACER Exam 16

QUESTION 74 - Similar to a 2020 Scholarship Question Appearing in an ACER Exam 17

QUESTION 75 - Similar to a 2020 Scholarship Question Appearing in an ACER Exam 9

QUESTION 76 - Flying or spying? 14

QUESTION 77 - All that sparkles... 15

QUESTION 78 - The entrance... 9

QUESTION 79 - Development or disaster? 8

QUESTION 80 - What a mess! 13

Selective School/Scholarships - Grade 7 - Persuasive Writing

QUESTION 01 - Teaching poetry in schools 98

QUESTION 02 - Teaching technology in schools 55

QUESTION 03 - The internet is not a safe place. 68

QUESTION 04 - Downloading movies for free. 54

QUESTION 05 - Outlawing real fur in clothing. 78

QUESTION 06 - Parental monitoring using phone apps. 55

QUESTION 07 - Should all public transport be free. 60

QUESTION 08 - School sports promote cooperation or competition. 40

QUESTION 09 - Bullying 63

QUESTION 10 - 100% recyclable paper. 52

QUESTION 11 - Ballet or cricket 30

QUESTION 12 - Children competing in reality TV shows 49

QUESTION 13 - Should television be prohibited? 24

QUESTION 14 - Ban dangerous sports? 74

QUESTION 15 - Should schools allow essays to be graded by a computer? 24

QUESTION 16 - Is graffiti art? 49

QUESTION 17 - Free textbooks for all students 19

QUESTION 18 - Mandatory volunteering 13

QUESTION 19 - Graffiti, a form of art? 31

QUESTION 20 - Grading essays 18

QUESTION 21 - Online bullying 14

QUESTION 22 - Technology in school 24

QUESTION 23 - Boys choice of clothing 15

QUESTION 24 - Gender-neutral toys 22

QUESTION 25 - Ranking and reviewing teachers 37

QUESTION 26 - Animal-free entertainment 42

QUESTION 27 - Cosmetic testers 10

QUESTION 28 - Compulsory military service 22

QUESTION 29 - Feeding native wildlife 29

QUESTION 30 - Culling sharks 37

QUESTION 31 - Self-driving cars 25

QUESTION 32 - Parents and children 12

QUESTION 33 - Financial Literacy 14

QUESTION 34 - Recording Private Conversations 13

QUESTION 35 - Security Cameras in Schools 18

QUESTION 36 - Work experience 12

QUESTION 37 - Something money can't buy? 58

QUESTION 38 - One concept or idea 33

QUESTION 39 - An Important Invention 11

QUESTION 40 - Donations 17

QUESTION 41 - Activism 14

QUESTION 42 - Borrowing 19

QUESTION 43 - Education 15

QUESTION 44 - Promotions and advertising 12

QUESTION 45 - Similar to a 2020 Scholarship Question Appearing in an ACER Exam 18

QUESTION 46 - Better days 16

QUESTION 47 - What's stronger? 16

QUESTION 48 - Fix or leave? 16

QUESTION 49 - Children's toys 13

QUESTION 50 - What makes a true friend? 12

Selective School/Scholarships - Grade 9 - Narrative Writing

QUESTION 01 - Imagine that you've finally achieved something 75

QUESTION 02 - The seagull 62

QUESTION 03 - The field 37

QUESTION 04 - Hot lemon tea 44

QUESTION 05 - The camera 57

QUESTION 06 - The skatepark 32

QUESTION 07 - The wide open plains 27

QUESTION 08 - Life in the jungle 24

QUESTION 09 - Friendship 19

QUESTION 10 - The new student 37

QUESTION 11 - The absence of light 54

QUESTION 12 - Winter 28

QUESTION 13 - An explosion of colour 18

QUESTION 14 - Beyond the sea 11

QUESTION 15 - The old clock 27

QUESTION 16 - The beach 16

QUESTION 17 - A dandelion 21

QUESTION 18 - Uluru 17

QUESTION 19 - They don't understand 21

QUESTION 20 - Awe and Wonder. 26

QUESTION 21 - Second best 18

QUESTION 22 - A fast pace 7

QUESTION 23 - The rumour 30

QUESTION 24 - An unfortunate event 34

QUESTION 25 - A holiday 8

QUESTION 26 - Wild weather 10

QUESTION 27 - Up in the skies 6

QUESTION 28 - Honesty is the best policy... 9

QUESTION 29 - Satellites 8

QUESTION 30 - The road less travelled... 8

QUESTION 31 - An embarrassing moment 10

QUESTION 32 - Chicken or the egg 5

QUESTION 33 - Always late 9

QUESTION 34 - Chaos in the library 7

QUESTION 35 - A brick wall 13

QUESTION 36 - Fish in water 8

QUESTION 37 - Protest 7

QUESTION 38 - Broken 12

QUESTION 39 - A computer, mouse and tree 6

QUESTION 40 - Doing good 6

QUESTION 41 - What's in the box? 21

The great lion escape 6

Selective School/Scholarships - Grade 9 - Persuasive Writing

Is a tax for unhealthy food and drink necessary? 42

Is real life interaction better or social media? 35

Is Sport meant for fun or the competition? 17

QUESTION 01 - Safety of online social networks 43

QUESTION 02 - Repealing the carbon tax 22

QUESTION 03 - Spread of the urban sprawl 23

QUESTION 04 - The status of Australia's monarchy 15

QUESTION 05 - Free tram travel in Zone 1 16

QUESTION 06 - Schools focusing on literacy and numeracy 25

QUESTION 07 - ICT in primary school 26

QUESTION 08 - Australian doctors to help with Ebola 11

QUESTION 09 - Individual rights to privacy and public good 8

QUESTION 10 - Media promotion of less mainstream sports 18

QUESTION 11 - Banning travel to hinder spread of Ebola 12

QUESTION 12 - Mass surveillance 10

QUESTION 13 - Is Cloning for good or bad? 16

QUESTION 14 - Three-day weekend 36

QUESTION 15 - Mind-reading technology to solve crime 8

QUESTION 16 - Science to help people live longer 9

QUESTION 17 - Vaccination mandatory to attend school 16

QUESTION 18 - Capping elite sportspeople's salaries 21

QUESTION 19 - Should Adults be allowed to serve alcohol in their homes? 12

QUESTION 20 - Should all buses have seat belts? 15

QUESTION 21 - Limited places in schools 9

QUESTION 22 - Should councils be allowed to use Google Earth "Street View" for their purposes? 10

QUESTION 23 - Cleaning duties for children 9

QUESTION 24 - Bicycle registration 23

QUESTION 25 - Fairytales 11

QUESTION 26 - Banning soft drinks 17

QUESTION 27 - Genetic engineering on humans? 6

QUESTION 28 - Self-driving cars 17

QUESTION 30 - Development in Antarctica 6

Why do you want to be selected for a scholarship to your school? 8

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