If youve never written an essay task 2 of the ielts writing test may feel daunting 250 words in only 40 minutes the good news is that just like the speaking test you dont need to write something interesting or truthful if you dont have an opinion about how to educate children just invent one. On this page you will find some ielts writing task 2 sample questions that you can use when you practise your ielts essay writing ive decided not to write a big long list of 100 sample questions nobody needs to write that many practice essays instead ive selected a few questions but ive included some comments about each question my comments point out tricky words in the question . If youre not sure how to write a band 7 introduction or conclusion please check out the other blog posts in our task 2 writing section once you know clearly what you need to do to make the examiner super happy then of course the next step is to spend weeks even months practising so you can do it for any topic or question type. These ielts writing questions are examples of essay questions given in the ielts exam for task 2 the ielts essay topics have been divided into common ielts writing topics and many have model answers this way you can easily see and understand the kind of areas of knowledge you will need to know about in order to help you do well in the test