Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-18
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 average durations invested by european individuals of various age groups is illustrate by provided table .This figures provide the data in hours form .
Overall , the table reveals that the 16-20 age of group male and female both devoted their maximum hours of time in online platform whereas the elderly people of 51+ age group pf both gender has the lowest number of screentime in online.
According to the table , the age group of 11-15 years children who spent their time in online male spent more than 2 hours comapring from women with 6 hrs.whereas from the age of 16-20 years children both gender has highest hours spent in internet comparing other aged group with male has spent 19 hours and female 18 hours on internet .Afterthat , the european people from age 21-25 male spent 7 hours on internet and female 5 hours wheras from age of 26-30 both gender has devotee their time on internet in equal duration of 4 hours .The aged people from 31 -50 they spent their time on internet relatively less male spent 3 hours and female spent 4 hours and the elderly age group of people spent too less in internet by man 2 hours and female 3 hours .
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The student covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features from the table and making relevant comparisons across different age groups and genders. An overview is successfully provided in the second paragraph, highlighting that the 16-20 age group spent the maximum hours online, while the 51+ group recorded the lowest. However, there are minor numerical inaccuracies in the detailed body paragraph; for instance, the text states that for the 11-15 age group 'male spent more than 2 hours comapring from women with 6 hrs', whereas the table shows males spent 8 hours and females spent 6 hours. Despite these minor discrepancies, the overall trends are accurately identified and supported with data.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response is arranged into a logical structure consisting of an introduction, an overview, and a detailed body paragraph. Cohesive devices are employed to connect ideas, such as 'Overall', 'According to the table', and 'Afterthat'. However, paragraphing could be improved by separating the detailed age comparisons into more than one body paragraph to enhance readability. Furthermore, some cohesive links feel mechanical or awkward, such as 'wheras from the age of 16-20 years children both gender has highest hours spent in internet comparing other aged group', which affects the overall fluidity of the text.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, successfully using terms such as 'durations', 'invested', 'elderly people', and 'screentime'. However, there are notable word choice and collocation errors throughout the response, such as 'durations invested by european individuals', 'devoted their maximum hours of time in online platform', and 'has devotee their time'. Spelling errors also occur, such as 'comapring' and 'wheras'. These limitations restrict the score to Band 5.5, as the lexical control lacks precision.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response exhibits a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but grammatical accuracy is weak. There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement and tense consistency, such as 'The average durations... is illustrate', 'children who spent their time in online male spent', and 'both gender has highest hours'. Punctuation is also poorly managed, with spaces incorrectly placed before commas and periods. While communication is not entirely impeded, the high frequency of grammatical slips prevents the response from reaching Band 6.0.
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