Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-13

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Access to clean water is a basic human right. Therefore every home should have a water supply that is provided free of charge.

Do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

A water is a main survivale source of human life. Each and every specie also requires water for there habitat. It is a basic neccessasity of state to provide a free water supply for there homes. A purified pipeline is a major consideration.

I agree upon because is already a free source provide by the universe. People are already paying heavy taxes for other sources like electricity,natural gas and fuel. Digestion process of young infants will be protected from harmful diseases. Summer days require extreme source and mostly used because each and every person is taking bath everyday against the sweat.

Water should be provide from clean areas like extracting seawater removing the salt . Which will be beneficial for economic trade. Purify it and provide it and state can also make water pumping station's to collect ground water. Which is less expensive than other methods or making a huge tanks on hilly peaks to collect rainwater. Extreme rainfalls starts at he end of summers every year rather then wasting in dirty river's they can be useful in drought days.

Proper meetings should be set in each center of the city where individuals get to learn for saving water and use it when it is required. Fines can be also imposed who ever is wasting water unusually will have to pay damages. Security check is required in each and evey weak on people.

I like to conclude that water is life. Many state collapses when there is shortage of water in state so goverment should always take intiale measures for saving water in near future.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to address the prompt regarding whether free water supply should be provided to every home, presenting a clear personal stance ("I agree upon"). However, the development of ideas is limited and at times disjointed. The writer touches on various points such as taxation, infant digestion, seawater extraction, and educational meetings, but many of these ideas are under-developed or tangential, moving into mechanical solutions rather than focusing deeply on the core socio-economic and ethical debate of water as a human right. While a position is maintained, the support lacks sufficient extension and depth, aligning best with Band 5 descriptors where ideas are limited and partially developed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is divided into short paragraphs, but overall progression and logical flow are frequently disrupted. Sentences often feel disjointed, and the relationships between ideas are not always clear, as seen in abrupt transitions between paragraphs (e.g., moving from infant digestion to seawater extraction). Cohesive devices are used minimally and sometimes inappropriately. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal paragraph cohesion is weak. There is noticeable repetition, and referencing is occasionally unclear (e.g., "Which is less expensive..."). This organisational structure and mechanical cohesion place the response at Band 5.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors that impede readability, such as "survivale", "specie", "neccessasity", and "there" instead of "their". While the writer attempts some less common terms like "seawater extraction" and "economic trade", the execution is marred by inaccuracies and awkward collocations (e.g., "extreme source", "take intiale measures"). The range is limited and minimally adequate for conveying basic points, but frequent lexical errors place it firmly at Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The grammatical structure is heavily restricted, consisting largely of simple sentences and faulty attempts at complex structures. There are frequent errors in basic grammar, punctuation, and agreement, such as "Water should be provide", "water pumping station's", "who ever", and fragment sentences starting with relative pronouns ("Which will be beneficial..."). Punctuation errors and misuse of articles are pervasive throughout the text. Because errors are frequent and occasionally cause difficulty for the reader in parsing the exact meaning, the performance reflects Band 5 criteria.

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