Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-09-12

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The bar chart below shows the percentage of Australian men and women in different age groups who did regular physical activity in 2010.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The bar chart shows the percentage of Australian men and women, vertical represent percentage and horizontal age group. The columns with dark color show the percentage of female while the columns with lines represent the percentage of men. The percentage range from 0-60 and the age group from 15-over 65. Age group between 15-24 shows 52.8% men and female it is 47.7. Between 25-34 , men shows 42.2% and female 48.9%.Between 35-44 ,men is 39.5% and female 52.5%. Between 45-54 men shows 43.1% and female 53.3%. Between 55-64, men sows 45.1% ad female 53%. Between 65- over the percentage of men is 46.7 and female is 47.1.The chart sows the increased percentage of men in the age group between 15-24 and and then varies and increased again in the 65 and over. while female percentage shows a decrease in early age group and then increase between 25-54 and then decreases.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the task by reporting figures from various age groups, such as stating 'Age group between 15-24 shows 52.8% men and female it is 47.7'. However, the response heavily relies on listing raw data mechanically rather than selecting and reporting the main features or making meaningful comparisons. There is no clear overview of the chart's general trends, and several figures cited do not accurately reflect standard chart reporting. The lack of structured overview and the exhaustive listing of isolated data points place this response at Band 5.0 according to the Task Achievement descriptors.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is written as a single, dense block of text without proper paragraphing, which significantly hampers the overall organization. There is a lack of logical progression, and cohesive devices are virtually absent, relying instead on repetitive sentence starters like 'Between...'. Referencing is sometimes unclear, for instance, 'The chart sows the increased percentage of men in the age group between 15-24 and and then varies...' contains broken cohesive flow. While individual sentences are linked closely to the data, the absence of paragraphs and clear logical progression limits the score to Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on general readability.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The lexical range is quite limited and repetitive, relying heavily on basic terms like 'percentage', 'men', 'female', and 'age group'. There are several spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'sows' instead of 'shows', and awkward phrasing like 'Between 65- over'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey basic numerical information, there is little attempt to use less common lexical items or synonyms to describe trends (e.g., proportion, demographic, fluctuation). This performance corresponds to a Band 5.0 for Lexical Resource.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, consisting mainly of simple descriptive sentences with frequent structural errors. Examples include 'vertical represent percentage and horizontal age group' and 'female it is 47.7', which lack verbs or proper subject-verb agreement. There are also typographical and agreement errors throughout, such as 'men sows' and 'ad female'. Although the meaning can mostly be deciphered, the high frequency of basic grammatical errors and the lack of complex sentence control place this criterion firmly at Band 5.0.

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