Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-17
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The graph below gives information on the numbers of participants for different activities at one social centre in Melbourne, Australia for the period 2000 to 2020.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 5.5)
The given line chart illustrate the details about the value of the involvement for myraid activities at one community centre in Melbourne in Australia from 2000 to 2020. The units are mearured in number.
At a glance, it is evident that the trend showed fluctuations in all activities. Film club had depicted the hightest figure as compared to others. Additionally, the lowest value was of musical performance.
To commence with, after analysing the chart, it can bi clearly seen that around 65 of participants was covered by film club in 2000 which almost remained constant in all years and finally stopped atsame point in 2020. Furthermore, musical performace was started at 0 in former year and gradually increased in all years and reached at approximatelly 15 attending on 2020.
Probing ahead for further details, the number of participant for table tennis was accounted for 16 in 2000 which stable in first ten year and suddenlly rose up from 16 to above 50 in 2020. Moreover, 28 number of participants by amateur deamatics in 2000, then dramaticaly fall in all year and stopping at 7 in 2020.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student covers all major trends shown in the graph, presenting an overview in the introduction/second paragraph and detailing specific movements for the various activities, such as the film club's stability and table tennis's dramatic rise. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in data reporting (e.g., stating musical performance started at 0 and reached 15 in 2020, whereas the chart shows 18). Furthermore, the overview is slightly simplistic ('trend showed fluctuations in all activities' is inaccurate since some remained stable or rose steadily). Overall, the response addresses the prompt adequately, earning a Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response is organized into clear paragraphs, starting with an introduction and overview, followed by body paragraphs grouping the activities. Cohesive devices are employed to guide the reader ('To commence with', 'Furthermore', 'Probing ahead for further details'), though some transitions feel a bit mechanical or unnatural. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different parts of the visual data. Referencing is generally clear, though occasional awkward phrasing affects the flow. This performance aligns well with the Band 6 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student attempts a range of vocabulary appropriate for task 1, including terms like 'involvement', 'fluctuations', 'constant', and 'gradually increased'. However, there are numerous lexical and spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'myraid' (myriad), 'mearured' (measured), 'hightest' (highest), 'performace' (performance), and 'deamatics' (dramatics). Word choices are sometimes awkward, such as 'the lowest value was of musical performance'. Because these errors occasionally distract the reader but do not prevent understanding, the lexical resource is rated at Band 5.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, incorporating relative clauses and passive structures (e.g., 'around 65 of participants was covered by film club in 2000'). However, grammatical accuracy is weak, with frequent errors including subject-verb agreement ('line chart illustrate', 'participant for table tennis was... which stable'), preposition errors ('attending on 2020'), and tense usage ('dramaticaly fall'). These errors occur in many sentences and can occasionally cause minor difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptors.
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