Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-12

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The bar chart below shows the average number of hours that women in various age groups and women with varying levels of education spend on primary activities each week.

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

Average hours per week women spent in selected primary activities, by age and educational attainment, 2009

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The following bar chart compares hours spent in primary activities by women of different age and educational attainment in 2009. In the comparison of women's age bar chart, leisure sports activities are dominated by every age of women. The women of age over 75 years mark lead in the sports section by 51.7 of average and are least interested in working activities with average of only 1.3. Working activities are also less at almost 6 to 9. Household activities dominates in age of 65 to 74 years rising around with average of 21.1. Similarly, working activities dominates in age of 45 to 54 with an average of 27.3.

In the educational attainment bar chart comparison, leisure sports activities dominates in the section of women of less than high school diploma. household activities dominate in high school graduates and work related activities dominates in the section of bachelors degree holder or higher. These activities decline in the section of women with no high school diploma, bachelors degree , and some college as

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response successfully covers both parts of the chart (age and educational attainment), identifying several key features and making comparisons. For instance, the student notes that leisure sports activities are 'dominated by every age of women' and specifically points out that women over 75 lead in sports (51.7 hours) while spending the least time on working activities. Similarly, comparisons are made regarding educational attainment, such as work-related activities dominating among bachelor's degree holders. However, the overview is missing, and the data is somewhat fragmented, with a tendency to list isolated figures rather than fully synthesizing the main trends. Furthermore, the response trails off abruptly at the end ('and some college as'). Consequently, the task is only partially addressed in terms of overall integration, earning a Band 5.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is divided into two distinct paragraphs corresponding to the two charts, providing a basic organizational structure. However, the logical progression is hindered by repetitive phrasing and weak cohesive devices. The writer relies heavily on simple repetitive openings like 'Working activities are also...' and 'Similarly, working activities dominates...'. Paragraphing is used to separate the two charts, but the lack of an overarching introductory overview and the incomplete final sentence disrupt the flow. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the mechanical repetition of sentence structures means that overall cohesion does not rise above Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is generally adequate for the task, allowing the student to describe numbers and categories such as 'leisure sports activities', 'household activities', and 'educational attainment'. However, the range is quite limited and repetitive, with frequent reliance on basic verbs like 'dominates' and 'spends'. There are also lexical inaccuracies and awkward collocations, such as 'mark lead in the sports section by 51.7 of average' instead of 'lead in sports with an average of 51.7 hours'. Spelling is mostly accurate, but the lexical control is strained when attempting less common phrasing. These factors place this criterion at a Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'The following bar chart compares hours spent in primary activities by women of different age and educational attainment in 2009.' However, grammatical accuracy is weak, with frequent errors in subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'working activities dominates', 'household activities dominates') and missing prepositions or articles (e.g., 'in age of 65 to 74 years'). Punctuation is generally acceptable, but the response cuts off mid-sentence at the conclusion, leaving an unfinished grammatical structure. The frequency of errors in basic grammar rules keeps the score at a Band 5.0.

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