TOEFL iBT writing questions with model answers

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Should growing cities build roads or invest in public transport?

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Does optional attendance improve or harm university education?

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Is monitoring employee computers reasonable or an invasion of privacy?

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Do individual actions matter for the environment, or only government policy?

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Do recommendation algorithms expand our choices or narrow them?

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Are taxes on sugary drinks an effective public health tool?

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Is living with parents into your late twenties positive or negative?

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Should schools ban smartphones or teach students to use them?

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Should governments keep funding the arts when budgets are tight?

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Should museums return objects taken during the colonial period?

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Does paying children for good grades help or harm their motivation?

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Who should pay to retrain workers replaced by automation?

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Are city farms a serious food source or a pleasant hobby?

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Should a city protect old buildings or replace them with housing?

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Should universities spend heavily on competitive sports teams?

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Should public money be spent reviving languages with few speakers?

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Would a minimum age for social media protect young people?

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Is a four day working week realistic for most organisations?

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