Writing practice
TEF Canada writing tasks with annotated sample answers
Eight original practice tasks, four for each section of the writing test. Each page gives the task as you would see it, a plan, the vocabulary of the topic, the traps that cost points and a sample answer at NCLC 7, with margin notes on what gets it there and what holds it back.
Section A: continue a news article
You read the start of a news story and write what happens next, in several paragraphs. 25 minutes, at least 80 words.
Work · Sample at NCLC 7
Section A practice: a tech company moves into a village stationSoftware developers move into a small village. Tell how the village reacts.
Health · Sample at NCLC 7
Section A practice: an 84-year-old runs his first half-marathonAn 84-year-old runner starts a half-marathon. Tell how his race goes.
Environment · Sample at NCLC 7
Section A practice: a heat wave keeps the pools open until midnightA city opens its pools late during a heat wave. Tell what went wrong on the first night.
Technology · Sample at NCLC 7
Section A practice: a computer outage sends city hall back to paperCity hall's computers go down. Tell how the staff work on paper for a day.
Section B: give and defend your opinion
You react to a statement in a letter, a forum reply or an email, with at least three developed arguments. 35 minutes, at least 200 words.
Education · Sample at NCLC 7
Section B practice: 40 hours of volunteering to graduate?Should volunteering be required for a high school diploma? Take a side in a letter.
City life · Sample at NCLC 7
Section B practice: not knowing your neighbours, a good thing?A resident says not knowing your neighbours is fine. Reply on the forum.
Consumption · Sample at NCLC 7
Section B practice: should buying second-hand clothes become a reflex?A shop founder says nobody needs new clothes. Write to the magazine.
Housing · Sample at NCLC 7
Section B practice: better to rent all your life than to buy?A financial adviser says renting beats buying. Write to the newspaper.
How the samples were levelled
Each sample answer was written for this site to show NCLC 7 features, including the kind of errors a real NCLC 7 text still has. We graded each one three times with the Allez7 grader and compared it with reference scripts of known level. A page states a level only when the grader gives it in most runs. These are AI estimates, not marks from a TEF examiner.
All tasks and sample answers are original practice material written by Allez7. They are not official TEF items and do not reproduce any exam.