Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-05

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 given below, illustrates the information about the changes in residencies in Great Britain from the year 1971 to 2007.

Overall, the visual data depicts that Dependent chidrens were leading the highest percentage allover the period. Whereas, lone parenting witnessed the lowest percentages.

To start with the term, Dependent children were leading the highest bar allover the period witnessed with the top precentage of 52% in the year 1971 and in all other years it was almost identical to each other. However, the statement One person was noticed with the highest percentage of 12% in the year 2001 and 2007 each. Furthermore,the term Couple and One -family households were null in every year.

Probing further, Houses with no children faces a dramtical change in the units. Starting from 19% in the year 1971 to the top leading Percentage of 25% in the year 2007.Lastly, lone parenting was the lowest term witnesssed with 4%,6, 10 in the years 1971, 1981 and 1991 respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response only partially addresses the task and contains significant inaccuracies in reading the data, reflecting a minimal level of task fulfillment. While an overall trend is attempted, some key features are misreported or misunderstood. For example, the writer incorrectly claims that 'Couple and One -family households were null in every year', completely misinterpreting the table structure where 'One-family households' is a category heading containing couples and lone parents. Furthermore, data selection is weak, focusing heavily on minor details or misunderstanding figures (such as writing '6, 10' without units for lone parents). To reach a higher level, the response must accurately report the categories from the table, select and compare meaningful trends such as the decline in dependent children and the rise in single-person households, and avoid misinterpreting table headers as zero values.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some basic organization present with paragraphs and transitional markers like 'Overall', 'To start with', and 'Probing further', but there is no clear overall progression or logical flow of ideas. Cohesive devices are sometimes used mechanically or inaccurately, such as starting body paragraphs with awkward phrases like 'To start with the term' or 'Probing further'. Paragraphing is attempted, but grouping of information is disjointed. Referencing within the text is occasionally unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the comparison of data across years. To improve in this area, the writer needs to ensure that cohesive devices connect sentences and paragraphs smoothly and logically, and that data points are grouped meaningfully by category or trend rather than listed in a confusing manner.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and barely adequate for the task. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary, such as 'dramtical' (which contains a spelling error) and 'residencies', but this is accompanied by noticeable errors in word choice and form that cause difficulty for the reader. For instance, 'Dependent chidrens' contains a pluralization error, and terms from the prompt are awkwardly manipulated. Spelling errors like 'chidrens', 'allover', and 'dramtical' detract from the quality of the writing. To achieve a higher band, the writer must expand their lexical range with accurate spelling and appropriate collocations, using precise terminology directly related to statistical data reporting without distorting the original labels from the table.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response displays a very limited range of structures and frequent grammatical errors. While there are some attempts at complex sentences, they are often faulty or awkward, such as 'Dependent children were leading the highest bar allover the period witnessed with the top precentage of 52%'. Errors include incorrect preposition usage, article omission or misuse, and awkward verb forms like 'faces a dramtical change' when referring to past data. These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader. To progress to a higher band, the student needs to demonstrate a greater variety of sentence structures with improved accuracy, paying closer attention to past tense consistency when describing historical data and ensuring accurate use of articles and prepositions.

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