Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-27

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table below shows the change in some household types in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The table provide the information about change in some hosuehold types in Great Britain during 1971 to 2007.

Overall, it is clear that Dependent children had the highest figure, whereas Lone parent recorded the lowest. One family household and couple were no household percentage in Great Britrain. There are some noticeable differences among the figures.

Looking at first, Dependent children figure was 52% in 1971, while Lone parent recorded 4%.After that, dependent children percentage slightly decreased at about 39% in 2001. Similarly, Non-dependent children recorded 10%, compared with 19% for No children.

Turning to the reamaining information, some household types percentages fell during that time, but some types percentages are increased gradually over the same period. One person had a figure of 12%, while DEpendent children stood at 36% in 2007. The figure for No children and Non-dependent children were 25% and 9. Overall the table shows clear difference between the categories.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the task by reporting several features from the table, such as the figures for Dependent children and Lone parent in 1971 and 2007. However, the overview is weak and contains confused statements, such as 'One family household and couple were no household percentage', which fail to accurately summarise the main trends. Furthermore, some data points are misreported or vague, and comparisons are inconsistently applied. The selection of data is somewhat disjointed, leading to a partial overview of the prompt. This performance aligns with Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response is organised into brief paragraphs, but the logical progression is frequently disrupted by abrupt shifts and unclear referencing. Phrases like 'Looking at first' and 'Turning to the reamaining information' attempt to guide the reader, but cohesive devices are often mechanically applied or inaccurate. Paragraphing is present, but the internal flow within paragraphs is disjointed, and the relationships between ideas are not always clear. This level of organisation corresponds to a Band 5 descriptor.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is relatively limited and repetitive, with noticeable spelling and word-choice errors throughout the text (e.g., 'provide' instead of 'provides', 'hosuehold', 'reamaining'). While the student attempts some task-specific terminology such as 'Dependent children', 'Lone parent', and 'No children', the range is narrow and inadequate for sophisticated reporting. Errors in word formation and collocation cause some difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5 criteria.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but many of these attempts contain noticeable errors or awkward phrasing (e.g., 'The table provide the information', 'dependent children percentage slightly decreased at about 39%'). Grammatical errors, particularly with subject-verb agreement, verb tenses, and prepositions, are frequent throughout the text. Although meaning can generally be discerned, the high frequency of errors places this response firmly at Band 5.

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