Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-16

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 4.5)

the table provides information about the average hours spent on th internet by european people of different age groups.

overall it can be seen that the most popular porportion whove have been using internt in both sexs thats are 16-20. and the 51 plus age group is leaset .followed by 11-15 group which are on second place .and then followed by 21-25 and 26-30 and 31-50

16-20 age group are the highest onece in this male average of using internet is 19 hours and female 18 hours ,in 11-15 age group male spent 8 hours while womens using internet 6 hours.furthermore in 21-25 age male average is 7 and female 5 hours.

and the both lowest group is 31-50 and 51 pus in this male spent 3 and female 4 houre while in other male spent only 2 hours in day and the female 3 hours . male spent more then female in overll average .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to cover the main features of the table, successfully identifying the 16-20 age group as the highest and the 51+ group as among the lowest. However, the response contains several inaccuracies and omissions in reporting specific data points. For example, the student claims that the 11-15 group is in second place, whereas the 21-25 age group actually has comparable or distinct figures depending on how the data is grouped, and the ordering of categories becomes confused. Furthermore, the overview is somewhat muddled by awkward phrasing and minor misinterpretations of the data trends. Overall, the response addresses the prompt partially, earning a Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.5

The organization of the response is weak. The student fails to use standard paragraphing, grouping almost all sentences into a single block of text following an incomplete introduction. Cohesive devices are either missing, inadequate, or repetitive, relying heavily on basic linkers like 'and', 'then followed by', and 'in this'. There is no clear logical progression guiding the reader smoothly through the comparisons and trends. The referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult to follow which data points correspond to which age groups and genders. This meets the criteria for Band 4.5 to 5.0, comfortably landing at Band 4.5 due to the severe lack of appropriate paragraphing and basic mechanical cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The lexical range is quite limited and repetitive, with frequent spelling errors ('th internet', 'porportion', 'whove have', 'internt', 'sexs thats', 'leaset', 'onece', 'houre', 'overll'). The student uses basic vocabulary throughout, such as 'people', 'hours', 'male', and 'female'. While some topic-specific vocabulary related to age groups and internet usage is present, the frequent word-choice errors and incorrect word forms ('womens' instead of 'women', 'pus' instead of 'plus') constrain the communication and indicate a restricted lexical repertoire. This performance corresponds to a Band 4.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The response demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures. Simple sentences dominate, and attempts at more complex constructions are consistently marred by severe grammatical errors, missing auxiliary verbs, incorrect subject-verb agreement (e.g., '16-20 age group are the highest onece', 'male spent more then female'), and punctuation neglect (lack of capitalization at the beginning of sentences and proper nouns). Errors are frequent and often cause difficulty for the reader in parsing the intended meaning. This fits the Band 4.5 descriptors well.

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