Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-09-18
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The pie charts below show how working adults in a particular country spent their time in 1958 and 2008.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
* Note: these aren’t the original diagrams given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration.
Student answer (Band 5.0)
The pie charts depicts the propotion of working adults in a major country spent their time on variious activities in the year 1958 and 2008.
Overall, adult preferred to spent the highest on work in both year. In 1958, less time was spent on travelling to work; while, in 2008, playing sports were the least choosen activity.
After analysing the data, Working is far more popular at 33% and 42% in 1958 and 2008 respectively. In 1958, the fewer people prefer for traveling to work at 2%, which is comparatively the least dominated activity by adults. On the other hand, sleeping has contributed 32%, relaxing at home shared 8%, going out with friends and family shared 90% respectively.
The remaining data indicate the activities for which adults spent in the year 2008 mention ahead. Firstly the huge contribution was a shared by working at 42%. however going out with family and friends has only contributed 6% simultaneously playing spot contributed 7%. The activity of sleeping had been prefer by 25% of people.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response covers the main features of both pie charts, noting the highest and lowest categories across 1958 and 2008. The student successfully identifies 'Working' as the most prominent activity in both years and highlights changes such as the rise in working hours and the introduction of playing sports in 2008. However, there are significant data inaccuracies, notably stating that going out with friends and family shared '90%', which is a clear reading error for 19%. Furthermore, some comparisons are underdeveloped. While all parts of the prompt are touched upon, the lack of precision in reporting data places this response at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into paragraphs with an introductory sentence and an overall overview. However, logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions, such as starting paragraphs with 'After analysing the data' or 'The remaining data indicate'. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately (e.g., 'while, in 2008, playing sports were the least choosen activity' with incorrect punctuation and plural agreement). Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal structuring of sentences and ideas lacks smooth cohesion. Pronoun referencing is occasionally unclear. This demonstrates the characteristics of a Band 5.0 performance.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and heavily repetitive, with frequent spelling mistakes ('propotion', 'variious', 'choosen', 'prefer' instead of preferred). There are inappropriate lexical choices and collocations, such as 'the fewer people prefer for traveling' and 'shared 90%', where a mathematical data term is misused. While the student attempts some less common vocabulary items related to the visual data, the high density of errors in word choice and spelling restricts communication and places the lexical score firmly at Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but many attempts contain noticeable grammatical errors. Examples include tense and subject-verb agreement issues ('adult preferred to spent', 'playing sports were', 'Working is far more popular'). Prepositional errors ('spent their time on', 'prefer for traveling') and punctuation mistakes are frequent. Although the meaning can usually be understood despite these issues, the high frequency of errors across basic and complex structures aligns with the Band 5 descriptor.
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