Each of the four criteria (Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy) is scored on a scale from 0 to 9. The average of these four scores determines the candidate’s final score for IELTS Writing Task 2.

For instance, if a candidate scores:

• 7 for Task Response
• 6 for Coherence and Cohesion
• 8 for Lexical Resource
• 6 for Grammatical Range and Accuracy

The final score would be calculated as follows:

(7 + 6 + 8 + 6) ÷ 4 = 6.75, which would be rounded to 7.0.