Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-09-21
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 illustrates percentage of the day spent by working adults on various activities in 1958 and 2008.
Overall, it can be seen from the charts that the maximum workers spent their time in working activities in both years. while, travelling to work minimum.
To begin, maximum proportion of workers spent their time in working activities which was about 33% in 1950. it rose in 2008 and accounted at 42%. It was popular among all activities. The second Highest activities was speeling in both years, which was 32% in 1958 and 25% in 2008. Moreover, the third highest activity was going out with friends/family in 1958, it was about 19%. It was fell in 2008 and account at only 6%, which was minimum among all activities.
In addition, relaxing at home and playing sports activities were about 8% and 6% in 1958. It were increased in 2008 and reached at 13% and 7%. Furthermore, workers spent theirs minimum time in travelling to work activity in both year which was only 2% in 1968 and 7% in 2008.
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 student attempts to cover the main features of the two pie charts comparing adult time use in 1958 and 2008. While an overview is attempted ('maximum workers spent their time in working activities in both years'), it is phrased somewhat awkwardly and contains a grammatical error. The data points reported contain several inaccuracies: working in 1958 was 33%, but the student refers to the year 1950 ('33% in 1950'), and for travelling to work in 1958, the student states '2% in 1968' instead of 1958. Furthermore, 'playing sports' (7% in 2008) is incorrectly grouped in the text alongside relaxing at home for 1958. Despite these data misreadings, the response touches upon all main categories. This performance corresponds to a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is divided into four paragraphs: an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs. However, the logical progression is hindered by awkward transitions and confusing sentence structures. For instance, the second paragraph starts abruptly with 'while, travelling to work minimum.' Cohesive devices are used mechanically or incorrectly ('It were increased', 'It was fell'), and referencing is often unclear (e.g., using 'It' to refer to plural subjects). Paragraphing structure is present, but internal cohesion fails frequently due to grammatical and mechanical flaws. Overall, Coherence and Cohesion aligns with a Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently relying on phrases like 'highest activities', 'spent their time', and 'maximum proportion'. There are noticeable spelling errors, such as 'speeling' instead of 'sleeping'. Less common lexical items are attempted but misused or incorrectly formed (e.g., 'account at' instead of 'accounted for', 'minimum' used as a noun or adverb incorrectly). Lexical control is weak, making it difficult for the reader at times and capping the vocabulary score at a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control is severely lacking. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the response, including subject-verb agreement issues ('maximum workers spent... it rose', 'relaxing at home and playing sports... It were increased'), tense errors ('It was fell'), and prepositional errors ('account at only 6%'). Punctuation and capitalization errors also appear (e.g., lowercase 'it' after a period). Because errors are frequent and often cause strain for the reader, this warrants a Band 5.0.
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