Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-27

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)

A table shows the number of household types with the range of numeric digit changes steadily with the change of year. Their is greatest increase in percentage of utilization of household is investigated in lone parents where value reaches upto 12 in year 2007 which started in 1971 as 4. On the other hand their is significant decrease in % value from 52 to 36 in years 1971 to 2007 by dependant children.In case of non-dependent children 10% remains constant in 1971 to 1981. A negligible increase in value to 11% in 1991 and afterword upto 2007 its constant decrease of value which shows 9%. It has been observed that percentage of No children usage of household gradually increases from 19 to 25 in first four decades. while its value remain same in last six years. One person data shows same as No children that it increase in first three decades and remain same in next six years. No data has been observed in table for both One family households and couple.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important trends accurately: the share of households with dependent children fell from 52% to 36%, while lone-parent households rose from 4% to 12%; you also note the rise in one-person and childless-couple households. However, the response does not provide a clear, concise overview of the main pattern, and some descriptions are imprecise. For example, the one-person figure rose from 6% to 12%, rather than simply following the same pattern as the no-children category, which reached 25%. The final claim that there is “No data” for one-family households and couples misreads the table: these are headings, and figures are supplied for the listed family types. Select the key contrasts and explain them more clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response moves through several categories in a generally understandable order, and phrases such as “On the other hand” signal a contrast. However, the ideas are packed into one paragraph, so the reader does not get a distinct overview followed by organised details. Connections are sometimes unclear: “same as No children” does not specify which feature is shared, and the final sentence interrupts the trend summary with a mistaken comment about missing data. Some linking expressions, including “In case of” and “while,” are used mechanically or without clear sentence boundaries. Separate the overview from the detailed comparisons, group related trends, and use references that make each comparison explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant terms for describing data, including “percentage,” “decrease,” “gradually increases,” and “remains constant.” Nevertheless, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to follow. For instance, “number of household types” does not describe percentages, and “percentage of utilization of household” is not an appropriate way to refer to household composition. “Numeric digit changes” and “constant decrease of value” are also unclear. Spelling and word-form errors such as “afterword” and “dependant” further reduce precision. Build a reliable set of chart-description phrases, such as “the proportion of households,” “rose to,” and “fell from … to …,” and use them consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more extended sentences, including comparisons across years, but control is uneven and errors frequently make the relationships between ideas harder to understand. Examples include “Their is greatest increase,” where the subject and verb structure is incomplete, and “which started in 1971 as 4,” where the relative clause is awkwardly attached. In “It has been observed that percentage … gradually increases,” the article and tense are not well controlled; the table reports past data, so past-tense forms are needed. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also inconsistent, as in the lower-case “while” after a full stop. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and build longer sentences from clear subject–verb patterns.

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