Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-16

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In some countries, more and more people are becoming interested in finding out about the history of the house or building they live in.

What are the reasons for this?

How can people research this?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 4.0)

Most of the people are interested to find out about the history of the house or buildling they live in various countries.

In many countries the people to find out interested to find out history of building or house they live in, mostly this kind of things children has various douts how the house built, in the child there are dissimilar douts because the child has execiment to learn yet the same person was become young there was less douts because they know something hard work to study, the children has one subject like social in there schooling it was total about history of country and world, For instance most of the countries people are becoming interested to find out about history the people are under the role of law they learn about history, in the main city one of the salarjmusiem was built in the past years ago the musiem has there was a ramjon dead was located also so many thing which the freedom fighters used thing while fighting with other country in that total world history was made with some toys to memorise easily, children also easy to identify the things like knife, dress code, jewallery items and shooes.

The reason to know history some people can find out the new things by knowing the history, the things or item when they invited know about all things like which tool used then person can add some features are bulit new thing same as like old one.

In conclusion, most of the adults and children are interested in finding out the history of the house or building they live in.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt, discussing reasons for historical interest in buildings and touching upon how people research this, though the development is very limited and confused. The student attempts to explain reasons related to childhood curiosity, education, and discovering new techniques by examining old things. However, the ideas are underdeveloped and heavily obscured by poor expression. The mention of museums and freedom fighters wanders off track from the specific prompt about researching the history of one's own house or building. Consequently, the response meets the criteria for Band 4.0, as the ideas are minimally developed and the relevance to the specific prompt is frequently lost.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

Coherence and cohesion are severely lacking in this response. The text is divided into four paragraphs, but the logical progression within and between paragraphs is absent. Run-on sentences and a lack of proper punctuation make it extremely difficult to follow the writer's line of thought. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, with repetitive phrases like 'find out about history' appearing constantly without clear referencing. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal structure of the paragraphs is chaotic, shifting abruptly between unrelated concepts such as children's doubts, school subjects, and museum exhibits. This level of organisation aligns with Band 4.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is basic, repetitive, and frequently inaccurate. The student relies heavily on simple words and phrases, repeating terms like 'find out', 'history', and 'house or building' throughout the text. There are numerous word choice and spelling errors, such as 'buildling', 'douts', 'execiment', 'salarjmusiem', and 'jewallery', which significantly strain the reader and impede understanding. Attempts to use less common vocabulary result in non-standard collocations and incorrect forms. The lexical range is severely limited and inadequate for this task level, corresponding to a Band 4.0 score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical control is extremely weak. The response consists mostly of long, tangled run-on sentences joined incorrectly by commas or lacking necessary conjunctions. There is a near-total absence of accurate complex structures, and even basic sentence patterns frequently contain errors in subject-verb agreement and tense consistency, such as 'Most of the people are interested to find out' and 'children has various douts'. Punctuation is largely neglected, resulting in massive clauses that run together without proper separation. Due to the high frequency of grammatical errors that distort meaning and cause severe difficulty for the reader, this performance earns a Band 4.0.

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