IELTS Academic Writing · Practice test
Museum visitors: IELTS Academic Writing practice test
A bar chart and a pie chart about one museum's year, then an essay on growing up in the countryside or a city.
- Academic
- Task 1 · Task 2
- 60 minutes
- Challenging
Writing Task 1 · 20 minutes · 150 words
Bar chart + pie chart: Culture
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The bar chart below shows the number of visitors to a national museum in each month of 2023, and the pie chart shows where those visitors came from.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Visitors per month (thousands)
Where visitors came from
- Local residents 18%
- Rest of the country 37%
- Europe 25%
- Rest of the world 20%
Figure: Visitors to a national museum, 2023 Bar chart: Visitors per month (thousands) (values: Visitors (thousands)) - Visitors: Jan: 42 thousand; Feb: 45 thousand; Mar: 58 thousand; Apr: 72 thousand; May: 80 thousand; Jun: 95 thousand; Jul: 128 thousand; Aug: 135 thousand; Sep: 88 thousand; Oct: 70 thousand; Nov: 48 thousand; Dec: 55 thousand Pie chart: Where visitors came from - Local residents: 18% - Rest of the country: 37% - Europe: 25% - Rest of the world: 20%
Writing Task 2 · 40 minutes · 250 words
Opinion essay: Family
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Some people believe that it is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city.
Do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.