Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-09-30
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 Given Pie Charts illustrates the day spent by the youngsters from 1958 to 2008 in a country. From the Chart it is seen that Working accounted the major portion in both charts.
In 1958, it can be noticed that working is the major occupation of the youngsters of the country in 1958 about 33%, followed by sleeping with a greater then one third. Going out with friends and Playing Sports were average actvities less then a one fifth and 7%, respectively. Travelling to work and Relaxing at home were least popular activities.
In 2008, it is observed that working constitutrd majar part with 42% and sleeping comprised of a quarter. Relaxing at home become the third major activity of youngsters with greater than one tenth,Going out with friends, Playing Sports,Travelling to work wereleast popular activities which share 7% ,6% and 7%,correspondingly.
Overhall , from the Pie Charts Working was the most poplar and major occupation of the adults and Playing Sports was the least popular activty.
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 address the prompt by summarizing the two pie charts showing how working adults spent their time in 1958 and 2008. However, there are significant inaccuracies in data interpretation and reporting. For instance, the student refers to the subjects as 'youngsters' rather than 'working adults,' and misinterprets sleeping in 1958 as 'greater then one third' when it is actually 32%. Furthermore, key trends, such as the increase in working hours from 33% to 42% and the introduction of playing sports in 2008, are only superficially covered. The overview provided in the conclusion is very basic and contains factual inaccuracies (e.g., claiming playing sports was the least popular activity overall, whereas going out with friends was 6% in 2008). Consequently, the response earns a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is organized into four paragraphs, including an introduction, two body paragraphs, and an overall summary, which establishes a basic structure. Logical progression is attempted with temporal markers such as 'In 1958' and 'In 2008'. However, cohesive devices are sometimes misused or mechanical (e.g., 'constitutrd majar part', 'correspondingly'). Paragraphing is evident, but referencing is occasionally unclear, and the overall flow is hindered by repetitive phrasing and poor integration of data points. Overall, the coherence and cohesion match the Band 5.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively limited and repetitive, with frequent spelling and word-choice errors such as 'actvities', 'Overhall', 'poplar', and 'activty'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary items like 'proportion', 'occupation', and 'constituted', but inaccuracies in collocation and spelling ('constitutrd majar part') impede clarity in places. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey a basic summary, it falls short of Band 6 requirements due to the frequency of lexical slips and basic spelling mistakes. Therefore, a Band 5.0 is appropriate.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response contains a mix of simple and some attempted complex sentence structures. However, grammatical accuracy is weak, with frequent errors in articles, prepositions, verb forms, and punctuation. Examples include 'The Given Pie Charts illustrates', 'working accounted the major portion', 'greater then one third', and 'Relaxing at home become the third major activity'. These errors cause some difficulty for the reader and demonstrate poor control over complex structures. The frequency and nature of these errors place the response firmly at Band 5.0.
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