B2 • 15mTarget: 100–160 words

Evaluating the Trade-offs of Remote Work

Task Prompt

Your company leadership is debating whether to mandate a 5-day return to office or maintain hybrid flexibility. Write a concise argument acknowledging one key drawback of remote work, while ultimately defending hybrid flexibility.

Target Expressions0/3 used
hinge onRequired

depend entirely on something

e.g. “The team's success hinges on transparent asynchronous communication.”

notwithstandingRequired

in spite of; despite

e.g. “Notwithstanding the occasional sense of isolation, productivity has measurably climbed.”

strike a balanceRequired

find a fair compromise between two extremes

e.g. “Leaders must strike a balance between autonomous deep work and spontaneous collaboration.”

Scoring Criteria Focus
  • •Objective concession of spontaneous camaraderie loss
  • •Strategic defense linking retention and autonomy with 'hinge on'
  • •Pragmatic recommendation with 'strike a balance'
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Words Written
Target: 100–160
0 paragraph(s) • 0 sentence(s)
Instant Structural Diagnostics (L1 Rules)
Word countfail

0 words: 100 below the 100-word minimum.

Target expressionsfail

0/3 target expressions used.

Linking wordsfail

No linking words detected. Use contrast / addition / result connectors.

Lexical varietyinfo

Write at least 40 words to measure vocabulary variety.

Sentence varietyinfo

Write at least 3 sentences to measure sentence variety.