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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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250 words?

I'm studying for the IELTS exam and in one of the writing exercises I'm required to write an essay of no less than 250.
How do I know if I've reached the required words-number? I'm not even writing on "WORD".
How can you tell the number of words you've written in the paper?
  

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Hi, You could count them. Even if you just do it in your practices, it will give you a fair idea of how much space that takes. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, You could count them.
  • Even if you just do it in your practices, it will give you a fair idea of how much space that takes.
  • Clive
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Hi,

You could count them. Emotion: wink

Even if you just do it in your practices, it will give you a fair idea of how much spac
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What are you writing on? You should have a word-count function. If not, how about downloading the free [url=http://www.openoffice.org/]OPENOFFICE[/url]? Otherwise, you can guess at 200-250 words per A4 page...but it depends on your type size and spacing.
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In my school, we always have to count the words in exams. It just takes a few minutes depending on how much you wrote.
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Mister MicawberWhat are you writing on? You should have a word-count function. If not, how about downloading the free OPENOFFICE? Otherwise, you can guess at 200-250 words per A4 page...but it depends on your type size and spacing.
Well, as I previously said, I'm not using the computer. It's hand-writing. Does it mean I should waste my time counting the wor
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ElidaWell, as I previously said, I'm not using the computer. It's hand-writing. Does it mean I should waste my time counting the words one by one?
Why not ? As I said, it doesn't take a lot of time. During the period you asked this question you could have counted it
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Alex-93
ElidaWell, as I previously said, I'm not using the computer. It's hand-writing. Does it mean I should waste my time counting the words one by one?
Why not ? As I said, it doesn't take a lot of time. During the period you asked this question you could have counted it .I don't believe that there are other beneficial methods.Alex
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You could limit yourself to 10-word sentences, and then just count the sentences and multiply by ten.
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Hi,

If you don't want to count, try this.



Get an idea of how much space 250 words usually fills.

If it's eg three quarters of a page, just write a page in the exam.



Or count.



Clive
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Using a sensitive set of scales, establish, through a series of experiments, the average weight of ink applied to the paper per word. In the exam, weigh the blank sheet of paper, and then periodically re-weigh as your essay proceeds. To estimate the number of words, divide the weight increase by the value you obtained in the first step.
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In the exam it might be really problematic. I agree with you. Clive's idea is a good option. I don't think your teacher will check the words, just if you wrote too less. So check your writing, and write an essay with around 250 words.
I would advise you to use the same pencil. With a quick overview you should see whether you wrote enough. The more you practice to get 250 words, the more you a
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