Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-18
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 chart compared the overall womens having different level of education from age 15 to 75 and above it,how they spend their basic life routine activities.If we see mostly womens of age between 15 to 75 and above it spend most of there time in leisure and sports , beside that a group of womens of these ages from 15 to 64 spend thier time in working and work related activities and from 65 to 75 and above it spend most of thier time in house hold activities.Education of these women from 15 to 75 and above it involve in leisure and sports is mostly less then high school diploma or high school graduates.on the other hand education of womens invovled in working and work related activities and hosuehold activities have associate degree, bachelor degree.Overall womens having education less than high school diploma spend most time in leisure activities
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to address the task by summarizing information from the bar chart regarding women's primary activities by age and education in 2009. However, the interpretation of the data contains significant inaccuracies and confusion. For instance, the student states that education levels involved in working and household activities are associate and bachelor degrees, while leisure is mostly for those with less than a high school diploma. This misreads the breakdown of education levels shown in the chart. Furthermore, there is no proper overview provided, and the structure lacks clarity in selecting and reporting main features accurately. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed, leading to a band score of 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text lacks clear overall progression and logical paragraphing, as it is written as a single dense block of text without proper introduction, body, or conclusion paragraphs. Cohesive devices are minimal, repetitive, and mechanical, relying heavily on conversational connectors like 'If we see' and 'beside that'. Referencing is also faulty, making it difficult to follow the logical links between ideas. While the overall arrangement attempts to discuss different categories of the chart, the lack of cohesive control and paragraph structure places this aspect at a band 4.5, rounded to 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is limited and repetitive, with frequent basic errors such as 'womens' instead of 'women', 'there' instead of 'their', and 'house hold'. The student attempts some topic-related vocabulary like 'leisure and sports' and 'working and work related activities', but struggles with accurate word formation and collocation (e.g., 'less then high school diploma', 'education of these women... involve in'). The lexical range is minimally adequate for the task, but noticeable errors in spelling and word choice cause some difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5 descriptor.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, consisting mostly of overly long, run-on simple and complex sentences that lack punctuation control (e.g., missing spaces after commas and periods). There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('womens... spend', 'education... involve'), incorrect prepositions, and awkward clause structures ('the bar chart compared the overall womens having different level of education'). These frequent errors impede smooth reading and demonstrate weak control over complex grammar, corresponding to a band 5.0.
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