Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-09-27

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)

Sharing ideas and information is builts, A person creativity and knowledge which helps in many stage of life . In spite of many individuals believe it is good to share much information that required in scientific research, business and the academic world . Although, other believe that information is too crucial or too valuable to be shared freely . From my perspective it depends on suitions to giving your concept or information in various terms and research .

Majority of people believe that providing or shares your idea and information is good but only share as much as required in research, business and the educational world . Due to the fact that they think sharing too much information is unnecessary or not making yourself cool .

Furthermore on the other hand some other believe that sharing your concept , ideas and information is good . They think it will help people to giving them assist to their project , research and in their educational system and it will become beneficial to others to made their work reliable and good .

From my perspective, I strongly believe that it depends on the suition to giving yours ideas and information to some beneficial things which will gives them benefits . However, I think giving too much information as required is good because we don't know it will help others in their future scientific research , business and the educational system such as giving your opinion in some ones exams and they follows your idea and score good marks .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses all parts of the task by discussing both views—that information should be shared freely and that some information is too important to share—while providing the student's own perspective. However, the development of ideas is limited and somewhat repetitive. For instance, the discussion on why people believe in sharing information relies heavily on general statements like 'it will help people to giving them assist to their project' without extending the arguments with fully elaborated examples. The writer's position is discernible throughout the essay, particularly in the introduction and conclusion, but the reasoning remains basic. These features align the response with a Band 5.0, as the task is addressed, but the ideas are under-developed and lack sufficient support.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay is divided into paragraphs, attempting an introduction, two body paragraphs representing opposing views, and a conclusion. However, the overall progression is difficult to follow due to mechanical and faulty cohesive devices. Phrases such as 'Furthermore on the other hand some other believe' create awkward transitions and misuse cohesive markers. Additionally, referencing is frequently unclear, such as the ambiguous pronoun use in 'we don't know it will help others'. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal logical organisation is weak, resulting in sentences that feel disconnected. This level of organisation and cohesion corresponds to a Band 5.0 descriptor, where some organisation is present, but clear overall progression is lacking.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently reusing terms like 'information', 'scientific research', 'business', and 'educational world' across paragraphs. There are noticeable word choice and morphological errors, such as 'builts' instead of 'builds', 'suitions' instead of 'situations', and 'to giving your concept' instead of 'to sharing your concept'. These errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a limited, minimally adequate range of vocabulary. The student attempts to use less common academic collocations, but inaccuracies in form and collocation prevent the score from reaching a higher band. This performance is consistent with Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The text displays a very limited range of sentence structures, and attempts at complex sentences are almost always faulty and grammatically inaccurate. Examples include 'Sharing ideas and information is builts, A person creativity and knowledge which helps in many stage of life' and 'It depends on the suition to giving yours ideas and information to some beneficial things which will gives them benefits.' Frequent errors in subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and clause structures impede smooth reading and cause significant strain for the reader. Because simple sentences are flawed and complex structures fail to maintain accuracy, the response fits the Band 4.0 descriptor closely, though it manages to convey a rudimentary message.

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