Assumes the reader is an expert. This person who is reading the short answer is checking the knowledge of the author against a standard response. Can vary in length, but ranges from 200-800 words (as a minimum).

Short Answer Questions do not have a generic structure. Questions may require answers such as complete the sentence, supply the missing word, short descriptive or qualitative answers, diagrams with explanations etc. The answer is usually short, from one word to a few lines.

Get to know someone by learning how they think Who would you want with you if you were stranded on a deserted island? If you could do anything you wanted right now, what would it be? If money was no object, what would you do all day? Where do you most want to travel, but have never been? What is your favorite memory?

Here are our top 4 tips to prepare for short answer questions:

1. #1 Take note of the keyword in the question. We’ve all heard it time and time again.
2. #2 Don’t overwrite. Yes, there is such a thing called overwriting.
3. #3 Look at how many marks the question is worth.
4. #4 Structure.

A short essay is 500 words long, which is about two pages with double spacing and one page with single spacing. That number is based on the assumption that you use Times New Roman font (12pt) with standard margins. Various formatting styles have different requirements for those elements.

The standard five-paragraph short essays have specific structure: introduction (1 paragraph), thesis, main body (3 paragraphs), and conclusion (1 paragraph). This helps your work be elaborately structured and easier to comprehend. First impression matters, even if you’re writing a short essay.

How Many Sentences Is 150 Words? 150 words is about 7-10 sentences. A sentence typically has 15–20 words.

We recommend writing 150-180 words for Task 1, and 250-280 words for Task 2. On average, most people write about 10 words per line, which means you don’t have to count every word, just the lines. You should be practicing your essays on IELTS Answer sheets.

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a page. As you may have already figured out, 1,000 words is approximately 3 pages of double-spaced typed manuscript with one-inch margins on the side. Three pages. That’s all.

The quickest I’ve ever written a 1,000-word article is one hour. In this case, I already knew the subject matter well and didn’t have to back up every fact in the essay with references.

For a beginner writer, it should take 40 minutes. 200 words can usually fit into 1 or 2 paragraphs. If it takes 3 to 4 hours to jot down 1200 words, it should take you no more than 1 hour to 2 hours for 500 words.

You can’t write 5000 words a day if you’re not used to writing every day. Therefore, daily writing is the first and most important habit you need to develop.

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