Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-12

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 table illustrates data regarding average time spent on the internet by European of various age groups.

Overall, the most time spent by a group is the teenagers group of male and female having age between 16 to 20, and the least time spent by a group is those having age 51 or more.

The age groups in columns are divided into male and female. The highest time spent by a gender is male of the group having age between 16 to 20. The least time spent by a gender is male having an age of 51 or more. The age group of 26 to 30 spent an average of 4 hours equally by both male and female.

Female of the group ranges an age of 11 to 15, spent 6 hours while male of the same group spent 8 hours. Female having age between 26 to 50 spent an average of 4 hours on the internet, while the data for male vary slightly. The male of age group ranges from 26 to 30, spent 4 hours and then from age 31 upto 50, they spent 3 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern accurately: the 16–20 group records the highest figures for both sexes, while the 51+ group has the lowest, and you include several relevant comparisons. The figures for ages 11–15 and 26–30 are also reported correctly. However, coverage is uneven: the 16–20 peak is not supported with its actual values, and the 21–25 figures (7 for males and 5 for females) are omitted. The statement about females aged 26–50 combines two separate age bands and obscures that their figures are 4 and 3, respectively. To make the summary more complete and precise, report the key values and compare the age bands systematically, while keeping the overview focused on the overall rise to a peak and subsequent decline.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an overview followed by paragraphs describing details, and the information is generally relevant to the table. However, progression is not consistently clear: the third paragraph repeats the overview’s claims about the highest and lowest groups before moving to the 26–30 figures. The final paragraph then returns to younger ages and combines the 26–50 range, making the sequence difficult to follow. Phrases such as “The age groups in columns are divided into male and female” do not add useful information, since this is already clear from the table. Organise the details in age order, group related comparisons together, and use references such as “this age band” only when their meaning is unmistakable.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing data, including “average time,” “highest,” “least,” and “spent,” so the main comparisons remain understandable. However, the wording is repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “spent” and “age group,” and some expressions are imprecise or unnatural. For example, “the teenagers group of male and female having age between 16 to 20” is cumbersome, while “the data for male vary slightly” does not clearly state the comparison. “European” also needs a plural noun in the opening sentence. Aim for concise data-reporting language and vary verbs and comparison phrases, such as “recorded,” “stood at,” and “compared with.” This would improve precision and naturalness without requiring unnecessarily advanced vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. Some grammatical errors nevertheless make the descriptions awkward. In “European of various age groups,” the noun should be plural; “the teenagers group … having age” also has an unclear construction. The sentence “Female of the group ranges an age of 11 to 15, spent 6 hours” has problems with articles, verb form, and sentence structure. In “The male of age group ranges from 26 to 30, spent 4 hours,” the subject and verb pattern are similarly faulty. Practise forming clear subjects followed by accurate past-tense reporting verbs, and check articles, agreement, and clause boundaries. More controlled complex sentences would help you express comparisons accurately.

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