Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-20
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 table illustrates the average number of hours spent on the Internet of various age groups by European people.
Overall, The table clearly dominates that the teenagers including males and females featuring the age group 16-20 contributes as the highest number of Internet users, whereas the lowest of them are from the age group 51 and above of males and females spent approximately 2 and 3 hours on Internet respectively.
The age from 11-15 spent about 8 hours by men and 6 hours by women. The next age group comprising of 16 to 20 has the maximum number of average hours on social media. 7 hours for males and 5 hours for females per day are studied as an approximate spending time on the Internet. The following age group with individuals aging 21-25 with men and women utilizing 7 and 5 hours of their routine. 26-30 aged group personnels outlay just about 4 hours each for both opposite genders. Additionally, the 31-50 adults seems to spend round about 3 to 4 hours of their daily routine on their mobiles. Moreover, the old ones including males or females of mostly 51 above age invest 2 hours and 3 hours daily on the Internet, scoring as the age group with least number of hours spent on social media platforms or Internet.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The response covers all key features of the table, successfully identifying the highest age group (16-20) and the lowest (51+), alongside general trends for males and females across various categories. An overview is present in the second sentence. However, there are some data inaccuracies and contradictions in the body paragraphs: for instance, the text states for the 16-20 age group that there are '7 hours for males and 5 hours for females', which contradicts the table data showing 19 and 18 hours respectively. This confusion with data extraction significantly impacts the precision of the task fulfillment, resulting in a Band 5.5 score.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response demonstrates some organisation with an introduction, an overview, and a body section, but the progression feels disjointed due to repetitive phrasing and poor paragraphing. The entire body of data is crammed into one very long, dense paragraph, which hinders smooth readability. Cohesive devices are used mechanically (e.g., 'Additionally', 'Moreover', 'The following age group'), and referencing is sometimes awkward or unclear. Paragraphing needs to be split logically to separate different parts of the data. Cohesion is faulty overall, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a range of vocabulary related to data reporting, such as 'illustrates', 'contributes as', 'approximate spending time', and 'outlay'. However, there are notable word choice errors and unnatural collocations, such as 'clearly dominates that', 'personnels outlay', and 'old ones'. Furthermore, vocabulary referencing data points is sometimes imprecise or confusing. While the range is adequate to convey the general topic, frequent inaccuracies in word choice place this firmly in the Band 5.0 range.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('the teenagers... contributes', 'adults seems'), awkward prepositional usage ('spent on Internet', 'spend on their mobiles'), and flawed sentence structures ('The following age group with individuals aging 21-25 with men and women utilizing...'). These errors can cause difficulty for the reader and reflect a limited grasp of accurate complex structures, aligning with a Band 5.0 score.
See this exact question answered at other band scores — the same prompt compared across bands.
Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.