IELTS Advice: about 'task response'

Someone asked me about the following phrase, which describes a band 9 task response in writing task 2:

"presents a fully developed position with relevant, fully extended and well supported ideas"

Is it really possible to "fully extend and support" your ideas in such a short essay? Probably not. If you had time to write 1000 words, I'm sure you could extend and support your ideas more fully.

However, we shouldn't "overthink" this problem. Examiners know that it's impossible to write a truly perfect, fully developed answer in just 250 words. They understand the limitations of the task, and (hopefully!) they use their common sense. Instead of worrying about the precise meaning of the band descriptions, it's best to simply focus on answering the question as well as you can.

Comments

[Sukhvir]

Thanks Sir,

It is really useful post. Now,I was in dilemma , which opinion would be beneficial in the condition of agree or disagree , one sided or partially agree or disagree. Because I listen that the band score would be more if we have one sided opinion rather than partial view.

[Fanry]

Many people believe that scientific research should be carried out and controlled by the governments rather than private companies. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

how to organise the idea ？

[sjm]

Sukhvir

There is no difference between the two approaches.

[Ridha Ali Ben Saleh]

Actually I did not got the meaning of the statement.

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[soji biju]

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