Guided Writing and Composition
What this domain tests
You write a short email, message, opinion paragraph, or description from prompts. The exam checks whether you include all required points, organize ideas clearly, and control basic grammar, spelling, and punctuation. If a word limit is given, count words after drafting, not while writing.
Core rules
- Plan by numbering the required points; each point should appear in one clear sentence.
- Use a simple frame: greeting → purpose → details → closing. For opinions: statement → reason → example → conclusion.
- Link ideas with first, also, because, however, for example.
- Keep sentences short enough to control; check tense consistency and subject–verb agreement at the end.
- Use familiar vocabulary; accuracy beats complexity.
Worked example
Prompt: Write an email to a friend inviting them to a school festival. Include the date, one activity, and a meeting place. Model: 'Hi Yuki, Our school festival is on Saturday, June 10. We will have a food booth, and I will help there from 10 a.m. Shall we meet at the school gate at 9:45? See you then.' Reasoning: the email covers date, activity, and meeting place, uses a friendly greeting and closing, and keeps the tense consistent.
Traps that cost marks
- Copying the prompt instead of writing a full sentence.
- Missing one required point and losing content marks.
- Mixing past and present tenses without a time signal.
- Forgetting a greeting or closing in an email.