Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-16

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 bar charts illustrates the average number of houres that women in distinct age eight groups and women with level of educational attainment spend on primary activities each week.

Overall, it is clear that working and work related activities was popular among young age group of women while leisure and sports actitiviest most common in yound adults female.In contrast, women with less than a high school diploma spent more hours in lesiure and sports activities.

Looking first at the distinct age groups, working and work related activities accounted for the highest figure among yound adults,spent 32 hours per week.

Househod activities were most common for late adults who spent 27 hours per week. Leisur activities were more popular for late adults to about 44 hours per week.

Regarding the level of educational attaintment,women with Bechelor's degree

degree spent more time in work and work related activities to about 28 hours per week whereas women with high school graduates,no collage , spend more time in lesiure activities, at approximatley 37 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to summarize the main features of the chart, including both age groups and educational attainment. However, there are significant inaccuracies in data reporting. For instance, the student states that working activities accounted for '32 hours per week' for young adults, whereas the chart shows 22.1 hours for 20-24 and 27.0 for 25-34, and mentions 'late adults who spent 27 hours per week' on household activities, which is imprecise and misrepresents several categories. While an overview is attempted, the lack of accurate data interpretation and some underdeveloped comparisons place this criterion at Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is organized into paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs for age groups and education. However, the logical progression is hindered by awkward transitions and confusing grouping. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the use of cohesive devices is rather mechanical and basic (e.g., 'Looking first at', 'Regarding the level of'). Paragraphing is present, but overall structural control is weak, aligning with Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for basic communication but contains numerous spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'houres', 'actitiviest', 'yound', 'lesiure', 'Househod', 'attaintment', 'Bechelor's', and 'collage'. While the student attempts to use topic-related vocabulary like 'educational attainment' and 'primary activities', the high frequency of lexical and spelling mistakes impedes fluency and restricts the score to Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The text displays a limited range of sentence structures, with frequent grammatical errors. There are issues with subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, and awkward phrasing (e.g., 'working and work related activities was popular', 'spent 32 hours per week' used as a dangling modifier, 'spend more time in lesiure activities'). These errors frequently cause difficulty for the reader and demonstrate a lack of firm control over complex structures, supporting a Band 5.0.

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