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 information on the number of members who participates for the different social activities, film club, martial arts, amateur dramatics, table tennis and musical performances at social center in Melbourne, Austrailia during 2000 to 2020 period of time.
Overall, Higest number of members participates for the film society while lowest ones are joined for the table tennis.
At the begining of the era, highest number of peopale engadged with film club, accounted 65 while for the material arts, ameteur dramatics, table tennis it showed 38, 28 and 18 accordingly. Members who were prefer to do teble tennis dramatically increased after year 2010, also this trend continued until 2020. People who were interest to join for the amateure dramatic society constantly increased until 2005, after that number of people are decresed gradually and at the beginig of 2020 it followed only 9 members.
At the 2005, the musical performences group was started and more people are engadged with that society followed constantly increased until 2010. The members are slowly increased while at the end it shows 19 members in the club
By contrast,
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 attempts to cover the main features of the graph, presenting an overview and reporting several specific data points, such as the peak for the film club and the rising trend in table tennis. However, the overview contains factual inaccuracies: it states that the lowest number of members joined for table tennis, which is incorrect at the start of the period, and misses the broader structural changes. Furthermore, the summary trails off abruptly at the end with an incomplete sentence ('By contrast,'). Data points are also slightly inaccurate in places (e.g., reporting 65 instead of 64 for the film club, and 9 instead of 6 for amateur dramatics in 2020). These lapses in accurate reporting and the incomplete ending limit the task response to a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has a basic structure with an introduction, body details, and an attempt at an overview. However, progression is hindered by poor paragraphing, lack of clear cohesive devices, and an incomplete final sentence. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and sentences are loosely connected rather than logically sequenced. The abrupt ending ('By contrast,') severely disrupts the overall flow. These features align with the Band 5 descriptor, where information shows some organization but lacks clear overall progression and coherent paragraph structures.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate to convey basic information about the chart, including terms like 'participants', 'dramatically increased', and 'gradually'. However, there are numerous spelling errors ('Austrailia', 'Higest', 'participates', 'beginig', 'teble', 'amateure', 'performences') and awkward word choices or collocations, such as 'members who participates for' and 'followed only 9 members'. While the range is sufficient to attempt the task, the high frequency of lexical and spelling errors restricts the score to 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 weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('number of members who participates', 'number of people are decresed'), incorrect prepositions ('joined for', 'interest to join for'), and tense inconsistencies. Punctuation and sentence construction are also faulty, culminating in an incomplete fragment at the end. Because errors are frequent and occasionally cause some difficulty for the reader, this performance fits Band 5.0.
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