Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table gives information about the average hours spent on the Internet by European people of different age groups.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

The tablular chart illustrates the moderate hours spent on the online platform by european individuals of various age categories.

Overall, it is evident that there were categories throughout the given time period as man remained the most dominant category, where as, women accounted for the smallest figure.

To commence, looking first at the highest category 16-20 in males and women recorded the greatest figure at 19%and 18% respectively ,followed by 11-15 which stood at 8% and 6%.Although both categories accounted for a significant proportion the gap between then was approximately 2%.By comparision 21-25 registed a more moderate value of 7% and 5% making it considerably lower than two leading categoies.

Moving ahead , turning to the remainig categories 26-30 in men and womens recorded only 4% , while 31-50 had the lowest figure at 3%nd 4% .the remainig categories are 51+ in males and females which accounted for 2% and 3% respectively .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main peak accurately: people aged 16–20 record the highest figures for both sexes, at 19 hours for males and 18 for females, and you include several other age groups. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate. The claim that men were “the most dominant category” and women had “the smallest figure” does not capture the overall pattern: males are higher in most groups, but females exceed them in the 31–50 and 51+ groups, while both sexes are equal at 26–30. Also, the figures are hours, not percentages, so references to “19%” and a “2%” gap misreport the units. A clearer overview and more precise comparisons would make the key features more fully addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs grouping the higher and lower age ranges. This gives the reader a basic route through the information, and phrases such as “To commence” and “Moving ahead” signal transitions. However, progression is sometimes weakened by unclear or mechanically linked sentences. For example, “there were categories throughout the given time period” does not clearly explain the overview, and the final paragraph repeats “the remaining categories” without a clear comparison. Group the figures by meaningful patterns and use direct links such as “By contrast” or “In the oldest groups” only where they clarify the relationship. Clearer referencing and less repetitive transitions would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of formal and comparative vocabulary, including “greatest figure,” “significant proportion,” “moderate value,” and “considerably lower.” These choices show an effort to describe data rather than simply list it. However, several expressions are inaccurate or unnatural for this table: “moderate hours,” “online platform,” and “dominant category” do not describe the data precisely, while “proportion” and “percentage” wrongly suggest that the values are shares rather than hours. Spelling errors such as “tablular,” “comparision,” “registed,” and “categoies” are also noticeable. Use straightforward, accurate terms such as “average hours,” “higher,” and “lower,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with clauses, as in “Although both categories accounted for a significant proportion…” and “while 31–50 had the lowest figure…”. However, complex sentences are often not controlled successfully, and errors sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “looking first at the highest category 16-20 in males and women recorded…” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “where as” is incorrectly joined and the clause beginning “Overall” is awkwardly constructed. Punctuation is also inconsistent, with missing spaces after full stops and commas. Build comparisons in complete, parallel sentences—for example, state the male figure and then the female figure—and check sentence boundaries, agreement, and punctuation.

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