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TOEFL Writing Practice Questions - Build a Sentence

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TOEFL Writing Practice Questions - Write an Email

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Table Of Contents

  1. TOEFL Writing Introduction
  2. TOEFL Academic Discussion Writing Task
  3. TOEFL Build a Sentence Writing Task
  4. TOEFL Write an Email Writing Task
  5. How the TOEFL Writing Section is Scored
  6. New TOEFL Writing Preparation

TOEFL Writing Practice Introduction

The TOEFL writing section contains three tasks: Build-a-sentence, Write an Email, and Academic Discussion. Overall, it's short with practical tasks that mirror real world situations in school and daily life.

  • The section now focuses on communication in both academic and everyday contexts.
  • You complete up to twelve short writing items instead of one or two long essays.
  • There are three task types: Build a Sentence, Write an Email, and Write for an Academic Discussion.
  • The Total test time for the writing section is about 23 minutes, which is shorter than before.
  • Scores follow a 1.0–6.0 band scale that aligns with CEFR levels, making it easier for schools to compare your writing level with other exams.
  • High scores depend more on clear, appropriate communication than on writing very long answers.

Section

Question

Time

Build a Sentence

10 questions

About 6 minutes

In the Build a Sentence task, you'll see several sentences with words or phrases in the wrong order and move them to form a grammatical sentence or question. This task measures the test taker's command of sentence structures, a skill that is essential for all written communication.

No break — section continues

Write an Email

1 task

About 7 minutes

The TOEFL "Write an Email" task requires you to respond to a short academic or social scenario by writing a clear, polite, and organized email to a professor, office, or peer, covering specific bullet points within a short time limit (around 7 minutes). It tests your ability to use appropriate tone, grammar, vocabulary, and writing mechanics for practical, real-world communication, like asking for information, making requests, or giving suggestions.

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Academic Discussion

1 task

About 10 minutes

For this task, you will write a post in an online academic discussion. You'll read a question from the professor and two posts from other students. You’ll have ten minutes to read everything and write. You should write a minimum of 100 words, but aiming for around 130 words is advisable for a more thorough response and a higher score.

Approximately 23 minutes in total

TOEFL Writing Build a Sentence Task

In the Build a Sentence task, you'll see several sentences with words or phrases in the wrong order and move them to form a grammatical sentence or question. This task measures the test taker's command of sentence structures, a skill that is essential for all written communication.

Build a Sentence TOEFL Writing Sample Question
I think the presentation could start earlier tomorrow morning.
?
who has
would
anyone
adjusting
to commute
the agenda
affects
affect
  • spellcheck Answers
    Would adjusting the agenda affect anyone who has to commute?

TOEFL Write an Email Writing Task

The TOEFL "Write an Email" task requires you to respond to a short academic or social scenario by writing a clear, polite, and organized email to a professor, office, or peer, covering specific bullet points within a short time limit (around 7 minutes). It tests your ability to use appropriate tone, grammar, vocabulary, and writing mechanics for practical, real-world communication, like asking for information, making requests, or giving suggestions.

Write an Email TOEFL Writing Sample Question
Your statistics professor has encouraged students to form study groups before the midterm. You have reserved a library room, but you need to finalize the meeting details and the topics to review. Write an email to your classmates to organize the study session.

Write an email to your classmates. In your email, do the following:

- Provide details of the reserved room and time
- Suggest specific topics or chapters to cover
- Ask classmates to confirm attendance and contribute materials

Write as much as you can and complete the sentences.

Sample Essay

Hi everyone, I hope your revision is going smoothly. I’ve booked Room 402 in the main library for Monday, 12 March, from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. It has a whiteboard, projector, and enough seats for ten people, so we should be comfortable.

To keep the session focused, I propose that we concentrate on Chapters 5 through 8: probability distributions, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and simple regression. If time permits, we can also run through last year’s practice paper.

Could you please reply by Friday to let me know whether you can attend? If you have useful summary sheets, problem sets, or lecture slides, attach them so I can compile a shared folder over the weekend.

Looking forward to a productive review session.

TOEFL Academic Discussion Writing Task

For this task, you will write a post in an online academic discussion. You'll read a question from the professor and two posts from other students. You’ll have ten minutes to read everything and write. You should write a minimum of 100 words, but aiming for around 130 words is advisable for a more thorough response and a higher score.

Based on the sample questions released by ETS TOEFL, there are five types of question prompts in this task:

  1. Proposing a Solution
  2. Choosing an Approach
  3. Problems and Solutions
  4. Opinion
  5. Description and Explanation
Academic Discussion TOEFL Writing Sample Question
Your professor is teaching a class on Education. Write a post responding to the professor’s question.

In your response you should:
- express and support your opinion
- make a contribution to the discussion

An effective response will contain at least 100 words.

Professor

As we embark on this journey of higher education, let us reflect on the reasons that drive us to pursue a university education. We all know that university provides us with a platform for acquiring knowledge, skills, and expertise in our chosen field, but there are other reasons why people attend university like building network connections with classmates and professors, or broadening horizons through various extracurricular activities and clubs. So why do you think people attend college or university?

Two posts from students


Jason

So, I was just thinking about why I'm attending university, and I realized that one of the main reasons for me is to gain knowledge and expertise in my chosen field. I'm super passionate about psychology, and I believe that pursuing a degree in psychology will not only provide me with the academic knowledge but also the practical skills I need to make a positive impact in people's lives.


Mary

University is not just about academics, but also about the overall growth and development as an individual. It's a time for self-discovery, trying new things, and pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zones. I'm looking forward to the personal growth and transformation that university has to offer.

Sample Essay

Both points highlight real benefits of university. However, I partly disagree with the idea that personal transformation should be a main reason to attend. Self-discovery can happen through work, travel, or community service, often at lower cost. What universities uniquely provide is an accredited credential that opens regulated professions and signals reliability to employers. For instance, you cannot become a licensed nurse or civil engineer without a recognized degree, and many companies use degrees as a first screening tool. Beyond jobs, the diploma can be a pathway to social mobility, especially for first-generation students who need stable careers and benefits. In that sense, people attend university not only to learn, but to gain a portable, trusted certification that expands their life choices.

How is the TOEFL Writing Section Scored?

When you complete your TOEFL test, your writing must be evaluated. This is done by a combination of human readers and a computer program called e-rater®. The Writing section includes three tasks: Build a Sentence, Write an Email, and Academic Discussion.

Each task is worth 1/3 of your score. The build a sentence is scored out of 10. Each written response task is scored on a scale from 0 to 5. The scores from all three tasks are combined and converted into a band-6 scaled score.

There are four basic criteria on which your writing is evaluated. These four criteria are:

  1. How accurately and clearly you build a sentence using correct grammar and word order.
  2. How effectively you write an email to address a specific situation, purpose, and audience.
  3. How well you respond to and develop ideas in an academic discussion.
  4. How well you use the English language, including grammar, vocabulary, and writing conventions.

"Writing conventions" are the special rules of writing in English, including spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

How to Prepare for the TOEFL Writing Test

It takes time to develop good writing skills. Chances are a good English writer already has years of experience writing English and using English in their daily life. If you are not a strong English writer yet, do not get frustrated.

The good news is that you only need to write well for two short TOEFL Writing tasks: Write an Email and Academic Discussion. Below are a few effective strategies to help you prepare for all three tasks.

  1. To write well, first you need exposure to good English sentences and short texts. Reading high-quality sample responses helps your brain build a database of correct grammar, sentence structures, and vocabulary. We recommend studying our sample sentences, emails, and discussion responses carefully. Do not memorize them. Instead, analyze how sentences are formed, how ideas are expressed clearly, and how vocabulary is used naturally. Ask yourself, “Can I build a similar sentence?” and “Can I express the same idea in my own words?”
  2. Practice Build a Sentence tasks daily to improve grammar accuracy, word order, and sentence clarity. Focus on forming complete, natural-sounding sentences rather than long or complex ones.
  3. Practice Write an Email tasks to learn how to respond appropriately to a situation, purpose, and audience. Pay attention to tone, clarity, and task completion rather than essay-style writing.
  4. Practice Academic Discussion tasks regularly to improve your ability to express and support ideas clearly in an academic context.

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TOEFL Writing Tips

Here are several more TOEFL writing tips to help you score higher in the writing section.

  1. Spend time brainstorming ideas for common academic discussion topics so you can respond more quickly and confidently on test day.
  2. Complete our writing lessons to understand what characteristics high-scoring TOEFL responses share. In short, the following are key factors in scoring well on the TOEFL Writing section:
  3. Understand the requirements of each task type: Build a Sentence, Write an Email, and Academic Discussion.
  4. Write clear, grammatically correct sentences.
  5. Address the task directly and completely.
  6. Organize ideas logically and clearly.
  7. Use appropriate transition words to connect ideas when needed.
  8. Use a range of vocabulary accurately and naturally.
  9. Use a variety of sentence structures correctly and appropriately.
  10. Master paraphrasing, synthesizing, citing, and note-taking skills for academic discussion tasks.
  11. Use all of our writing lessons.

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