Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-21

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 5.5)

This table is showing the percentages of people in household by type of household and family residing in Great Britain. in one person household type, the percentage of people gradually increased from 1971 to 2007.If we talk about the years 2001 and 2007, it was the same for both years. If we look at the one-family households. There are two main catagories;couple and the lone parent. The couple catagory is subcatagorized in three majors. They include the couples with children , the couples having dependent children and the couples having non-dependent or simply independent children.The percentage of couples having no children increased as the years passed and remained same for the years 2001 and 2007.But the percentage of couples having dependent children has decreased significantly by passing years. the percentages of non-dependent children remained almost same. At last, the percentages of lone parents increased much as the years passed.If we compare both the catagories of one-family household,we can say that the percentage of couples is significantly more as compared to that of the lone parents.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several genuine trends: the one-person figure rises from 6% to 12%, couples without children increase to 25%, and dependent-child households decline from 52% to 36%. You also note that the first two categories level off in the final years. However, the response does not give a clear, data-led overview of the most important pattern, and it omits most exact figures and comparisons. The description of family categories is also inaccurate: “couples with children” is not a separate category alongside dependent and non-dependent children, and the claim that couples overall are more common than lone parents is not a clear comparison of the table’s categories. Select the main contrasts and support them with accurate figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some organisation, moving from one-person households to one-family households and then to a comparison. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, it is presented as one continuous paragraph, and progression between points is often abrupt: “If we look at the one-family households” and “At last” do not establish a clear overview or grouping of related trends. Repeated use of “the percentage” and “as the years passed” makes the links mechanical, while the final comparison is not clearly tied to specific figures. Use separate paragraphs for an overview and the detailed comparisons, and connect trends with more precise references such as “by contrast” or “while.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “percentages,” “dependent children,” “non-dependent children,” “increased,” and “decreased,” so the main trends are generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or repetitive. “Catagories” and “subcatagorized” are misspelled, and “couples having dependent children” is an awkward way to describe the table’s household group. “Increased much” is also an imprecise collocation. The phrase “couples with children” risks confusing the categories rather than clarifying them. Aim for concise, accurate terms such as “households comprising couples with dependent children” and vary trend language with “rose,” “declined,” or “remained stable.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with subordinate clauses, for example, “The percentage of couples having no children increased as the years passed and remained same…” This shows some range, but errors in sentence boundaries, articles, agreement, and punctuation recur. The opening has a lower-case “in” after a full stop, and “the percentage … remained same” needs an article before “same.” The sentence beginning “If we look at the one-family households” is a fragment, while “the percentages … remained almost same” has a similar article omission. Capitalisation after full stops is inconsistent, and spaces are missing after punctuation in places. Build complete sentences and check articles and sentence boundaries during editing.

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