Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-24
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 represents the information about the average hours spent on the internet by European people of different age groups.
Overall, it is clear that young people aged 16- 20 was the highest for spending most time on internet. While older persons aged 51 plus was ranked lowest. This illustrate the average internet consumed by age wise people in Europe
The children aged 11-15 of male was 8 hour and female was 6 hour, then the younger people aged 16-20 male was 19 hour and female was 18 hour. Moreover, people aged 21-25 male was 7 hour and female was 5 hour.
In contrast, people aged 26-30 male and female was the similar 4 hour. Subsequently, older people aged 31-50 male was 3 hour and female was 4 hour. In addition, the persons aged 51 plus male was 2 hour and female was 3 hour.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student attempts to cover all parts of the task by reporting data across the various age groups and genders. An overview is provided, highlighting the 16-20 age group as the highest and the 51+ group as the lowest. However, the data reporting contains inaccuracies and awkward phrasing, such as 'young people aged 16- 20 was the highest for spending most time on internet'. Furthermore, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 145 words, which impacts task fulfillment. While key trends are identified, the overall development lacks precision, resulting in a band score of 5.5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The text is organized into logical paragraphs, with an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs splitting the age cohorts. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Overall', 'While', 'Moreover', and 'In contrast', though some are basic or slightly mechanical. Paragraphing is handled reasonably well, but referencing and logical flow occasionally feel disjointed due to grammatical errors. There is a clear overall arrangement, but the progression could be smoother. This corresponds to a band 6.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, relying heavily on terms like 'people', 'aged', 'male', 'female', 'hour', and 'internet'. There are noticeable lexical inaccuracies and awkward collocations, such as 'internet consumed by age wise people' and 'male and female was the similar 4 hour'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the basic statistics from the table, it lacks flexibility and precision, restricting the score to a band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response employs a mix of simple and some attempted complex sentence forms, but it is heavily marred by persistent grammatical errors. Subject-verb agreement is frequently violated, such as 'young people ... was' and 'people aged 26-30 male and female was'. There are also missing plural markers, articles, and prepositions ('8 hour' instead of '8 hours'). These errors occur throughout the text and cause frequent minor disruptions to readability, placing the grammar at a band 5.0.
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