Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-27

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 5.0)

In many countries today,many people interest increasingly to finding the history of their house in which they are living in .

Reason behind of this,there are two major reasons behind it the first thing is curiosity have a big role on it . People often wonder whose people was lived here before and how much time this is building was contructed . People also thinking that what was the function was held here

and secondly, people have curiosity to knowing that whonwas the architect of this building and whose belong to this house .The new owner feel proud after knowing that all .

This is how people research about it , they go to the government property offices and search from maps and aslo taking clue from so places the one of last destination where they got their answers are neighbours .The neighbour are telling them all about of the building how much function was held in this building,who was the architect of this building .

They telling everything about interesting about this building

In conclusion, people have curiosity to knowing everyting about their building and they go to the government offices ,archives and neighbours . The people collecting information and interesting information about their home so after listening everything they feel good and live in their home peacefully .The curiosity is a good thing that can safe people from a big loss so people do much good for investigating everything . Sometime the first owner was famous person so when he/she sale his house people feeling proud that they are living in a famous person house.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses both parts of the prompt, identifying reasons why people research their home's history (curiosity about previous occupants, architects, and a sense of pride) and how they do it (government property offices, maps, and neighbors). However, the development of these ideas is quite limited and repetitive, particularly regarding the overarching theme of curiosity. The tone is somewhat conversational and lacks the extended support and fully developed argumentation expected at higher bands. While all parts of the prompt are touched upon, the lack of depth and overly simplistic explanation of ideas place this response comfortably in Band 5.5, showing partial development of the task requirements.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay displays some overall organization, attempting an introduction, body paragraphs addressing the prompt's two questions, and a conclusion. However, paragraphing is severely hindered by awkward grouping and run-on structures, such as combining distinct ideas into poorly constructed blocks of text. Cohesive devices are frequently inadequate, repetitive (e.g., overusing 'and secondly', 'this is how', and 'they telling'), and mechanical. Referencing is often unclear, such as 'taking clue from so places' and 'all about of the building'. There is no clear progression of thought, and the lack of proper punctuation causes the text to drift rather than flow logically. These features reflect the Band 5 descriptor.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

Vocabulary is limited and repetitive, with basic lexical choices deployed throughout the essay. The student attempts some less common vocabulary items such as 'curiosity', 'architect', and 'investigating', but these are undermined by persistent word-choice errors, non-standard collocations (e.g., 'curiosity have a big role on it', 'whose belong to this house'), and incorrect word forms (e.g., 'interest increasingly to finding', 'contructed', 'whonwas', 'knowing that all'). While communication is generally maintained despite the strain, the frequent inaccuracies and restricted vocabulary range firmly position this response at Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The grammatical range is severely restricted. The student attempts complex sentences, but these attempts are almost entirely faulty and riddled with structural errors, tense inconsistencies, and missing articles (e.g., 'Reason behind of this,there are two major reasons behind it', 'People also thinking that what was the function was held here', 'The neighbour are telling them all about'). Punctuation is largely absent or misused, leading to run-on fragments. The majority of sentences contain major grammatical errors that frequently cause difficulty for the reader. This performance aligns with the Band 4.0 descriptor.

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