Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-15

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 5.0)

The given table illustrates data concerning the average hours consumed on the internet by Europen residents of different age categaories.

Overall, it is clear that the consumptiom of internet high among youngster, while there was a lowest usage seen in older people in both groups. In addition male spent more time on internet than female.

First of all, in 16 year 20 age gents individuals give almost 19 hours bur ladies consumed less than him which was 18 hours followed by upto 25 year old people, although there was remain same usage between both genders in the period of per anum.

In contrast the older female are huge busy on internet as compared male which was 4 hurs and 3 hours respectfully. Furtherlly, it can be seen that 51 plus aged women aslo used more time with the difference of one hours with the mens which was 120 minutes and 180 minutes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to cover the main features of the table, noting that internet usage is highest among youngsters (aged 16-20) and lowest among older groups. However, there are numerous factual errors and misreadings of the data. For example, the student writes that 'older female are huge busy on internet as compared male which was 4 hurs and 3 hours respectfully', but the table shows 3 hours for males and 4 hours for females in the 31-50 group, and 2 for males versus 3 for females in the 51+ group. Furthermore, the final sentence claims the difference was '120 minutes and 180 minutes', which contradicts the table units (hours). The overview is present, but the body paragraphs contain inaccurate data reporting, leading to a Band 5.0 performance.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into an introduction and body paragraphs, attempting a basic structure. However, the logical progression is severely disrupted by confusing phrasing, awkward transitions ('First of all, in 16 year 20 age gents individuals...'), and garbled sentences. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion is weak and often mechanical or inaccurate ('which was 18 hours followed by upto 25 year old people'). Reference pronouns and cohesive devices frequently fail to make clear connections between ideas, making the text difficult to follow in places. This corresponds to a Band 5.0 for Coherence and Cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

Vocabulary is limited and heavily flawed by spelling mistakes and inappropriate word choices throughout the text. Examples include 'Europen' (European), 'categaories' (categories), 'consumptiom' (consumption), 'youngster' (youngsters), 'gents' (gentlemen), 'bur' (but), 'anum' (annum), 'respectfully' (respectively), and 'aslo' (also). The student attempts some less common vocabulary ('consumption', 'residents'), but persistent errors in spelling and word formation restrict the range and cause strain for the reader, placing this firmly at Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on positive marking of minimally adequate topic-related vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but grammatical control is weak. There are frequent errors in verb tense, agreement, and prepositions, such as 'male spent more time on internet than female', 'there was remain same usage', and 'women aslo used more time with the difference of one hours with the mens'. Punctuation is also problematic in places. These persistent errors frequently impede smooth reading and obscure meaning, matching the criteria for a Band 5.0 in Grammatical Range and Accuracy.

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