Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-09-17

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Write about the following topic: Some people believe that it is good to share as much information as possible in scientific research, business and the academic world. Others believe that some information is too important or too valuable to be shared freely. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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

Student answer (Band 5.0)

In this digital world, Sharing information has become benificial for people. while some people believe that giving too much information regarding scintific research, business and the academic world are not mecessary, other argue that it is very important or too valuable to be shared as freely. In my opinion, it good too share information as people can but it also leads too some dangerous situation.

First of all, Sharing information regarding anything helps people to grow more. This is because of people get ideas about different types of topics which leads them to do something achivable. For example, business man shared their success or shared information that admire other people and give their ideas so they do in right way.Therefore, sharing information is good that people are connected which each other information.

On the other hand, some people argue that it can be dangerous to shared too much information by freely. one reason is that, there are so many cases of the fraud that can be dangerous for people.For instance, one people shared their scintific research and they used them aginst them and put in the dangerous situation. I believe this is also a big issue noadays because people misused information just because they want to replaced them at their position so it is very dangerous to shared information by trustly.

In conclusion, although both viewpoints have their own merits, i believe that sharing information are valuable and important but as much possible, Because fraud cases increased day by day and its put in dangerous situation to people and the nation.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses all parts of the task by discussing both views on sharing information in scientific research, business, and academia, while also offering a personal opinion. The position is stated, although it is somewhat imprecise due to grammatical confusion in sentences like "in my opinion, it good too share information as people can but it also leads too some dangerous situation." Ideas are introduced and supported with basic examples, such as business success and fraud cases, but these ideas tend to be slightly repetitive and under-developed. The examples lack specific depth, remaining quite general. However, the writer covers all necessary prompt requirements satisfactorily. Therefore, a Band 5.5 is appropriate for Task Achievement as the task is addressed, but the ideas and position lack the clear extension and strong development characteristic of Band 6.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is divided into four paragraphs: an introduction, two body paragraphs presenting opposing views, and a conclusion, showing an overall logical arrangement. Cohesive devices are used to signal transitions, such as "First of all," "On the other hand," and "In conclusion." However, referencing is sometimes unclear or faulty, as seen in phrases like "and they used them aginst them." Paragraphing is visible, but the logical progression within paragraphs is occasionally disrupted by awkward phrasing and repetition, such as the redundant use of "shared information" multiple times in close proximity. While the essay is readable and has a recognizable structure, the mechanical and repetitive nature of the cohesive links and occasional referencing errors place this performance firmly at Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive throughout the essay. The writer frequently recycles words and phrases like "sharing information," "dangerous situation," and "people." There are notable spelling and word-choice errors, such as "benificial," "scintific," "mecessary," "aginst," and "noadays." Although the writer attempts some less common vocabulary items like "achivable" and "merits," spelling inaccuracies and incorrect collocations impede clarity in places, such as "shared information by freely" or "by trustly." The lexical range is limited to minimally adequate for the task, meaning it can convey a basic message but suffers from frequent errors in word formation and spelling, aligning with the descriptors for Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing subordinating conjunctions like "although" and "because." However, grammatical accuracy is weak, with frequent errors occurring across most sentences. Examples of errors include subject-verb agreement issues ("sharing information are valuable"), incorrect prepositions and modifiers ("to shared too much information by freely"), and awkward tense usage. Punctuation is also inconsistent, with several run-on sentences and missing capitalizations at the beginning of sentences and proper sentence boundaries. While the meaning can generally be deciphered, the high frequency of grammatical mistakes means that error-free sentences are rare, placing this text at a Band 5.0 level.

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