IELTS Task 2 opinion essay: Video games on handheld devices
A Task 2 opinion question. Give your own view and keep it clear in every paragraph: agreeing in part is fine, as long as you say how far and why.
2 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 6.0 to 6.5. Updated on 26 October 2026.
The question
The availability of entertainment such as video games on handheld devices is harmful to individuals and to the society they live in.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Across these 2 essays the average band is 6.3: Task Response 7.0, Coherence and Cohesion 6.0, Lexical Resource 6.5, Grammatical Range and Accuracy 6.0. Coherence and Cohesion and Grammatical Range and Accuracy were the weakest criteria.
Real answers, shared without their writers’ names, newest first. Each opens with its revisions marked in place. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.0
Essay #2
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 6.0
It is believed that acesses to the entertainment like video games on devices have a bad impact on people. While spme may oppose this notion, I strongly argue in favour.…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #1
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 6.0
Nowadays, the easy access of dopamine inducing stuff such as mobile games on handheld gadgets may be damaging to people and the environment they reside in. Although there…
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