Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-27

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 given tabular data shows information about the average hours consumed on the internet ny European people in six different age groups,

Overall, Teenagers offer highest attention on internet than others. While, over fifty-one years people spent lowest time on it as well. In addition to,others contributes nearly same hours of time in a day on internet.

Begin with larger number of people utilised them time on internet is included in teenager and age is between 16-20 years, 19:18 in numbers, where male and female respectively. secondly, age between 11-15 years 8 men and 6 women is consider second most age group who used internet frequently in whole day. In addition, age between 21-25 years follows same trend as above. But numbers are different and they are 7:5 for male:female,respectively.

Furthermore, between 26-30 years indicates equal ratio foe both male and female, and it is 4:4.Remaining age groups follow nearly samedistribution and it is about 3:4 for male and female.On the other side,51 and more aged people follows lowest amount of people who consumed them time on internet.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern accurately: the 16–20 group records the highest figures for both sexes, while people aged 51+ have the lowest. You also report several key comparisons, including the equal figures for ages 26–30 and the male–female values for younger groups. This addresses the task, although some details are less fully or clearly presented. In particular, “Remaining age groups follow nearly same distribution” is vague and appears to combine the 31–50 and 51+ groups, even though their figures differ. Also, the table gives average hours, not numbers of people, so phrases such as “larger number of people” and “lowest amount of people” misdescribe the measure. State the unit consistently and summarise the overall age-related pattern more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and a body that moves through the age groups. This gives the reader a generally coherent route through the data. However, progression is sometimes weakened by mechanical or unclear linking, such as “Begin with,” “secondly,” and “On the other side,” and the overview’s “In addition to, others” does not clearly connect its ideas. The final body section also blurs two distinct groups by saying they have a “nearly same distribution.” Use clearer transitions to show the sequence of age bands, and group the figures into meaningful comparisons—for example, the peak at 16–20, the decline thereafter, and the small differences between sexes. This would make the organisation more purposeful and references easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of vocabulary, including “tabular data,” “distribution,” and “respectively,” but several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing a table. “Hours consumed” and “offer highest attention” do not express time spent online naturally, while “utilised them time” and “lowest amount of people” make the data harder to interpret. There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, including “ny,” “foe,” and “samedi stribution.” These issues sometimes cause difficulty because the reader must infer your intended meaning. Aim for precise, repeatable data-reporting language rather than elaborate phrasing: use “spent,” “recorded,” “figure,” and “hours per week/day” only if the table specifies that unit. Check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including a contrast beginning “While” and clauses introduced by “where” and “which.” However, some sentence structures are incomplete or awkward, such as “While, over fifty-one years people spent lowest time on it as well,” and “Begin with larger number of people utilised them time…” The sentence fragments and missing or misplaced articles make relationships between ideas unclear. There are also errors in agreement and sentence construction, for example “age groups follow” followed by an unclear description, and punctuation is inconsistent around figures and sentence boundaries. Build each comparison around a complete subject and verb, and use straightforward patterns such as “Men aged 16–20 spent 19 hours, compared with 18 for women.” This will preserve variety while improving accuracy.

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