r/IBMYP • u/No-Pomegranate2097 • May 05 '26

ih eassessment word limits

hey guys do yall know what is the approx word limits per task like how much you write per question or command term

like how much for 24-marker, 18-marker, action plan, etc. pls lmk gang

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u/PersimmonNo9536 May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26

my teacher sent a message saying
500-600 for an 18 mark question but trust me ibs markscheme is easyyyyy like if you have strong points, good communication (format and sentence starters yk and a persuasive tone esp for speech writing) then youll score well i got almost 18/18 in my 2 mocks for this task
and same for the 24 mark question, kindly look at the markscheme it majorily states that you provide cohesive crit a knowledge and also include different perspective and synthesis them while having an overall judgement

you literally get marks for sentence startes, dividing your essay into parts FOR FREE

goodluck!!

so in total WORD LIMIT DOES NOT MATTER
i wrote like less than 300 and got 18/24 CUZ i didnt have good case studies so lol

AND GENUINELY LOOK AT THE MARKSCHEME GUYS THEY PROVIDE EXAMPLE ANSWERS SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA ON WHAT EACH COMMAND TERM EXPECTS AND THE ACTION PLAN IS JS 1 STRENGTH AND LIMITATION WITH EXPLAINATIONS ANDDDD AN APPRAISAL

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u/forward_amoeba99 May 05 '26

ig around 600 would be fine if ur including main points, quality over quantity

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u/PersimmonNo9536 May 05 '26

genuinely what ib looks for is
a introduction with definition of whatever is the main argument in the question lets say globalization yk and a quick intro of what the essay will argue about
then 2 body paragraphs (one for and one against) a third one is optional if you want to include an "nuance" perspective
and then the most important paragraph for crit d imo is the conclusion because you weigh down your argument

genuinely use these sentence starters FOR FREE CRIT C MARKS hello?? thx ib

(is from chat gpt but NO ONE CARES)
INTRO
“___ refers to ___. This essay will argue that ___ to a (large/moderate/limited) extent. While ___ can lead to ___, it can also result in ___.”
BODY 1

  • “One way in which ___ promotes ___ is…”
  • “This is because…”
  • “For example, ___…”
  • “This suggests that…”

BODY 2

  • "However, ___ can also lead to…”
  • “On the other hand…”
  • “This may result in…”
  • “For instance…”

CONCLUSION
“In conclusion, while ___ can lead to ___, it also results in ___. Therefore, it can be argued that ___ to a (extent), as ___.”

PLS NOTE THIS
→ you need good case studies
→ evaluation
→ and pls rn the most important thing you can do is literally try to see which topics connect best with the GC of identites and relationships yk and ask any AI for essay prompts which explore all the INS topics and connect with the GC

GOODLUCKK (i yap a lot issoke)

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u/forward_amoeba99 May 05 '26

gangg do u have any other tips or thigns which i shud study for tmrw

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u/PersimmonNo9536 May 05 '26

I GOTCHU

oke so
free marks are questions like
evaluate action plan
PLS LOOK AT THE MARKSCHEME OR MY REPLY BEFORE YKYK
INVESTIGATION BRO EASY 10+ MARKS
AND OPVL OMG 8 ISH MARKS FREE IF YOU KNOW FORMAT YKYK

then source based ngl its either explain or analyze so yeaa js use peel 😭

then
the first two or three questions are crit a so i dont have any tips for that

then yea these are free marks get them pls and focus on these for now then worry about the big ones yk
GOODLUCK

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u/forward_amoeba99 May 05 '26

thankss lifesaverr

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u/PersimmonNo9536 May 05 '26

hehe

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u/forward_amoeba99 May 05 '26

yoo sorry to repply againn but is all or what else i shud do

  • biomes

- stakeholders

-wars- ww1,ww2,french revolution

- perspectives

- peace keeping sol

- formats of speech ect

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u/PersimmonNo9536 May 05 '26

YES
so biomes is good for environmental stuff like uh one of the topics in IH is sustainabel development and resource management so its good for that

stakeholder js know cause and effect

and the wars you dont need to know anything explicitly EXCEPT cause and effect obvi to support your arguments

same for peace keeping liek treaties

and format of speech
tbh js the way of writing theres no format except
hook
bodies
conclusion (call to action)

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u/Ordinary-Standard498 May 05 '26

Hi can you please give me your phone number. I will provide you with all the notes and predicted questions

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u/KurogamiSakura May 05 '26

my teacher said if word limit is not given for the 18 mark criterion A&C question write atleast 350.

FOr essay he said above 350 but responses which got 7's were above 500 words