Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-25
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 5.0)
The line graph illustrates the changes in the number of participants for five activities in a social center in Melbourne, Australia between 10 years.
Overall, the activities iclude Film club, Martial ars, Amateur dramatics, Tabble tennis and Musical performances. Film club was liked by everone any remained the higest in these years, table tennis developed interest and showed dramatic increase. In contrast, Amateur lost the members and dropped at the end of the period.
In 2000, film club gained most of the interest of the people which sgnificantly rose, but showed slight decline in 2010, before it reached to maximun limit. Started roughly from 64 and reached to 70 at the end of the era.
Martial arts fluctuated these years in between 33 to about 35.
Table tennis gained alot of interest in between 2010 to 2020, it started from 15 then grew constantly and reached to the limit which was abiut 50. Them comes to musical performances at first 5 years it had no members then from 2005 people started to take interest a
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 task by reporting on the main features of the line graph, including the Film club, Martial arts, Amateur dramatics, Table tennis, and Musical performances. An overview is attempted in the second paragraph, mentioning the highest and lowest points and major trends. However, the response contains several inaccuracies and missing data points, and it trails off incompletely at the end ('a'). Furthermore, the duration is miscalculated in the introduction ('between 10 years' instead of 20 years). While key trends like the rise of table tennis and decline of amateur dramatics are noted, the development of ideas is limited and imprecise, warranting a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is organised into multiple paragraphs, but the logical progression is weak. The second paragraph attempts an overview, but the grouping of information is confused. Cohesive devices are minimal, repetitive, or mechanically deployed ('In contrast', 'Then comes to'), and referencing is sometimes unclear, as seen in fragmented transitions between paragraphs. Paragraphing is attempted, but the final paragraph is incomplete and cuts off mid-sentence. Overall, the structure shows some organisation, but cohesion and progression are frequently faulty, placing it at Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The lexical range is limited and adequate only for basic communication. The student attempts some less common vocabulary ('dramatic increase', 'significantly rose'), but there are numerous spelling errors throughout ('iclude', 'ars', 'Tabble', 'everone', 'any', 'higest', 'sgnificantly', 'maxinum', 'alot', 'abiut', 'Them'), as well as word choice inaccuracies ('Amateur lost the members'). These errors occasionally cause strain for the reader. Therefore, a Band 5.0 is appropriate for lexical resource.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response uses a mix of simple and some complex sentence forms, but control is weak. There are frequent grammatical and punctuation errors, such as missing prepositions and articles ('reached to maximun limit', 'gained most of the interest of the people'), incorrect verb forms ('Film club was liked by everone any remained'), and incomplete sentences at the conclusion. These frequent errors affect readability, though communication is not entirely obscured, supporting a Band 5.0.
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