In this article we will provide you with sample questions, model answers, general tips and strategies to prepare for APTIS writing part 1.
This article will:
- Briefly explain the nature of the test
- Look at example questions
- Discuss the writing skills required
- Discuss common problems
- Give you tips and advice
- Provide your with strategies to use preparing for your exam and on exam day
What is APTIS Writing Part 1?
The first part of the writing test consists of five questions that need short answers. The questions are general questions that ask for information about you.
The general idea is that you have joined a club, or society, or a course and the other members are asking you questions by text about you (don’t use text message shorthand though)
For the further details please visit British Council website here.
This part of the test is only worth a few marks and only assesses you to A1 level and you are recommended to spend three-minutes doing it if you want to get a high score. For this part of the test, you are not expected to write sentences and if the answer is good, individual words are fine.
You will be asked to write 1-5 words. Don’t write more than this.
However, you should try to balance your replies so that they sound natural.
· For example, this sentence is too long:
Question: How are you?
Response: I am feeling wonderful, thank you very much. And how are you?
· This sentence is too short and sounds a little rude:
Question: How are you?
Response: Fine!
· This sentence achieves the task.
Question: How are you?
Response: I’m fine thanks.
The focus of this section is only on communication and factors like spelling, using capital letters and grammar are not considered.
However, try to Include the relevant articles and prepositions if you can to make sure you receive the highest mark.
*Note. Unless you are speaking to a close friend, or you are well into a conversation, one-word answers are not generally considered polite in English (it makes the person you are communicating with think you are not interested in talking to them).
If you get a question that requires only a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answer, try to extend it- ‘Yes, it is’. ‘No, it isn’t’ etc. Practice this at home, it will help your speaking too, and get into the habit of answering in short phrases.
Below are some example questions for APTIS writing part 1.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#1
Part 1: You are joining a technology club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What is your name? _____________________________________________
What do you do? _____________________________________________
Where do you live? ______________________________________________
What is your favourite device?______________________________________
What’s your favourite colour? ______________________________________
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APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#2
Part 1: You want to join a travel club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What is your surname name? ________________________________________
Where do you live? _______________________________________________
What is your favourite place? ________________________________________
What’s the weather like where you are?_________________________________
What’s your favourite time of year?____________________________________
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#3
Part 1: You are joining a tennis club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What’s your favourite sport? _________________________________________
Do you play often? ______________________________________________
When do you play? _______________________________________________
When do you play? _______________________________________________
What do you usually do in the morning? ________________________________
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#4
Part 1: You are joining a school debating society. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What do you like doing? _____________________________________________
What do you do at the weekends?_______________________________________
What’s music do you like? _____________________________________________
What’s your favourite food? ____________________________________________
What is the first thing you do in the morning?_______________________________
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#5
Part 1: You are joining the walkers club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What’s your favourite way to spend a day off?________________________________
Where was your best holiday? ____________________________________________
What animals do you like? ______________________________________________
What can you cook? ____________________________________________________
What is the first thing you do in the morning?_________________________________
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#6
Part 1: You want to do a yoga course. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What do you find difficult? _______________________________________________
What family member makes you laugh most?__________________________________
What’s your favourite drink?_______________________________________________
What kind of people do you like? ___________________________________________
How often do you exercise? ________________________________________________
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#7
Part 1: You want to join a golf society. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What time of day do you like most? __________________________________________
What languages do you speak?_______________________________________________
Who do you like with? ___________________________________________________
What time of day do you like most? ___________________________________________
How often do you play golf? ________________________________________________
Would you like to be famous? ________________________________________________
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#8
Part 1: You want to join a social club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
Can you play an instrument? _______________________________________________
What hobbies do you have?________________________________________________
What’s your favourite board game?___________________________________________
What time do you go to bed? _______________________________________________
Have you ever lived in another country? _______________________________________
Do you socialize often? ____________________________________________________
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#9
Part 1: You want to join a language course. You have five messages from a member of the course. Write short answers (1-5 words) to each message.
Who’s your favourite movie actor?_____________________________________
What do you think the hardest language is?_______________________________
Where do you buy your clothes?_______________________________________
How much time do you spend on your phone?____________________________
What do you eat for lunch?___________________________________________
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#10
Part 1: You want to do a marketing course. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
Are you an introvert or an extrovert?____________________________________
Were you well behaved at school?_______________________________________
Where do you meet your friends?_______________________________________
What is your favourite month? _________________________________________
Do you ever sleep during the day?_______________________________________
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#11
Part 1: You want to join a cycling club. You have five messages from a member of the club. Write short answers (1-5 words) to each message.
What family member are you similar to?_________________________________
What is your favourite city?___________________________________________
What job would you like to do?________________________________________
How do you get to work or school?_____________________________________
What are you good at?_______________________________________________
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#12
Part 1: You are joining a languages club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What is your name?_______________________________________________
What do you do? ________________________________________________
Where are you from? _____________________________________________
What did you do on the weekend?____________________________________
What is the weather like today? ______________________________________
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#13
Part 1: You are joining a club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What is your name? ________________________________________________
What do you do? __________________________________________________
What is your favourite day?___________________________________________
How do you travel around your city/town? _______________________________
What time do you get up?_____________________________________________
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#14
Part 1: You are joining a photography a club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What is your name?___________________________________________________
What do you do?_____________________________________________________
What time do you go to bed?____________________________________________
When is your birthday?_________________________________________________
Where would you like to go on holiday?____________________________________
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Question#15
Part 1: You are joining a homework club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What is your name? ____________________________________________________
What school do you go to?_______________________________________________
What grade are you in?__________________________________________________
What is your favourite subject?_____________________________________________
How many hours do you study per week?_____________________________________
Hopefully, you had a chance to practice on above sample questions. Now we will provide example answers for APTIS writing test part 1.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#1
Part 1: You are joining a technology club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What is your name? My name is Gorkem Yildrim.
What do you do? I’m a pilot.
Where do you live? I live in Istanbul.
What is your favourite device? It's a laptop.
What’s your favourite colour? My favourite colour is blue.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#2
Part 1: You want to join a travel club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What is your surname name? My surname is Rodríguez.
Where do you live? I live in Madrid.
What is your favourite place? I love Greece.
What’s the weather like where you are? It’s sunny.
What’s your favourite time of year? My favorite time of the year is summer.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#3
Part 1: You are joining a tennis club. You have five messages from a member of the club. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What’s your favourite sport? It is Cricket.
Do you play often? I love Greece.
When do you play? Yes, I play every week.
When do you play? I play on Saturdays.
Are you a good player? I am Pretty good.
What do you usually do in the morning? I go to the gym.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#4
Part 1: You are joining a school debating society. You have five messages from a member of the club. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What do you like doing? I like watching TV..
What do you do at the weekends? Seeing my friends.
What’s music do you like? Hip-hop and rap.
What’s your favourite food? My favorite food is pizza.
What is the first thing you do in the morning? I make some tea.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#5
Part 1: You are joining walkers club. You have five messages from a member of the club. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What’s your favourite way to spend a day off? Relaxing at home.
Where was your best holiday? The Dominican Republic.
What animals do you like? I love cats.
What can you cook? Nothing.
What is the first thing you do in the morning? I make cup of coffee.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#6
Part 1: You want to do a yoga course. You have five messages from a member of the club. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What festival do you like best? I like Christmas.
What do you find difficult? Getting up early.
What family member makes you laugh most? My brother.
What’s your favourite drink? My favorite drink is tea.
What kind of people do you like? Optimistic ones.
How often do you exercise? I exercise 3 times a week.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#7
Part 1: You want to join a golf society. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What languages do you speak? I speak English and Spanish.
Who do you like with? With my wife..
What time of day do you like most? No, I wouldn’t.
How often do you play golf? The morning.
Where are you from? I’m from Dorset.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#8
Part 1: You want to join a social club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
Can you play an instrument? Yes, the piano.
What hobbies do you have? I like gardening.
What’s your favourite board game? My favorite board game is Risk.
What time do you go to bed? I go to bed around 10:00 pm.
Have you ever lived in another country? No, never.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#9
Part 1: You want to join a language course. You have five messages from a member of the course. Write short answers (1-5 words) to each message.
Who’s your favourite movie actor? I like Brad Pitt.
What do you think the hardest language is? Probably, Chinese.
Where do you buy your clothes? Mostly, on Amazon.
How much time do you spend on your phone? About an hour a day.
What do you eat for lunch? Usually, a sandwich.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#10
Part 1: You want to do a marketing course. You have five messages from a member of the course. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Generally an introvert.
Were you well behaved at school? Not really.
Where do you meet your friends? At the local pub.
What is your favourite month? My favorite month is August.
Do you ever sleep during the day? Sometimes, at the weekend.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#11
Part 1: You want to join a cycling club. You have five messages from a member of the club. Write short answers (1-5 words) to each message.
What family member are you similar to? Sometimes, at the weekend.
What is your favourite city? At the local pub.
What job would you like to do? Sometimes, at the weekend.
How do you get to work or school? I go to school by bus.
What are you good at? I am good at chess.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#12
Part 1: You are joining a languages club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What is your name? Fayzullo Davlatov
What do you do? I am an accountant.
Where are you from? I am from Dubai.
What did you do on the weekend? I play tennis.
What is the weather like today? It is raining.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#13
Part 1: You are joining a student club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What is your name? Kevin Green.
What do you do? I am a student.
What is your favourite day? It is Friday.
How do you travel around your city/town? I travel by car.
What time do you get up? I get up at 07:00 am.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#14
Part 1: You are joining a photography club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What is your name? My name is John.
What do you do? I am a teacher.
What time do you go to bed? I go to bed around 09:00 pm.
When is your birthday? My birthday is in April.
Where would you like to go on holiday? I would love to go to Switzerland.
APTIS Writing Part 1: Example Answer#15
Part 1: You are joining a homework club. Fill out the form. Write short answers (1-5 words) for each message. You have 3 minutes.
What is your name? My name is Kevin.
What school do you go to? I go to King James's School.
What grade are you in? I am in grade 5.
What is your favourite subject? My favorite subject is math.
How many hours do you study per week? I study 20 hours per week.
Top Tips For The APTIS Writing Test
Tip 1: Use the right register.
This is the level of formality, friendliness, politeness you use when you write. Knowing and being able to use the correct register when you write (and speak) shows that you can use English well. Using the correct register is more likely to get you the solution you want and so, it is also important for task achievement.
Tip 2: Know the correct spelling.
English spelling is difficult but when you learn the standard phrases, you can also learn the spelling. This will make spelling easier. We will look at other difficult words which occur often later. UK English and USA English sometimes have different spellings. It is not important which one you use but you should be consistent in every question.
Tip 3: Know the word count.
You lose marks if you write too little and waste time if you write too much (it isn’t counted). Therefore, you should know how many words should write and how long you have for each question. Then you can practice them at home. Remember that formal sentences are generally longer than informal sentences.
Tip 4: Read model answers.
Doing this will give you a good idea of what to expect. Think about the things the examiners are looking for and look at how accurate the grammar is. Ask yourself ‘is it cohesive and clear?’ ‘Is the vocabulary wide-ranging or repetitious?’ and ‘is it well planned?’.
Tip 5: Get used to the timings
Make sure that you know how long you have for each part and don’t go over that time. Practice ant home with a timer will stop you getting any horrible surprises. If you know an APTIS examiner or trainer speak to them and ask them what you need to do to improve.
Tip 6: Finish in time
You don’t get any marks for blank spaces, so always write something. Even if you think it’s bad, and you might be surprised, it is better than nothing.
Tip 7: Check your work
It is easy to lose points for making silly mistakes. Check what you have written. Look at spelling and punctuation. For grammar check- prepositions/dependant prepositions/verb noun agreement/countable and uncountable/tenses.
Tip 8: Practice makes perfect!
Doing practice tests will help you build your concentration levels and your instinct. More than that, practice will improve your English and help you with the timings you need to complete the test with the best result. If you would like to increase your APTIS score by practicing more APTIS tests then please check the exam library in our website here. There you will find largest simulated APTIS test database. Totally free with no registration (we won't even ask for your email).
