Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-21

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 given bar chart illustrates average hours per week women spent in selected primary activities, by various age groups and levels of education in 2009. It is clear from the graph that most of women from all age group and educational attainment were intrested in leisure and sports activities.

Leisure and sports activities were most favourite activities in all age of women from 15 to 75 and over. Women of 75 and over were most contestant approximately 51.7 hours per week in sports and other free time activities than other groups. Women of 35 to 44 were least intrested only around 27 hours per week. At 1.3 hours, womens of 75 and over were less spent in working and related activities. Work related and household activities were less spent by women of 15 to 19 year which constitute roughly 6.9 hours and 6 hours respectively. Household activities were most spent by women of 45 to 54 around 32 hours per week.

All the educated women spent most of time in sports and other free time activities. Women who enrolled in diploma spent most time in sports than others around 43 hours, whereas they spent least time in working approximately 10 hours. Women in bachelor degree spent highest time in work which constitue 27 hours and less time in household.

overall, educated women and women of all age group spent most of thier time in sports and other free time activities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The candidate has attempted to cover the main features of the chart, providing an overview and selecting data across both age groups and educational attainment categories. However, there are significant inaccuracies in data interpretation and reporting. For instance, the text states that 'Women of 45 to 54' spent 'around 32 hours per week' on household activities, whereas the chart shows this figure was actually for leisure and sports, while household activities stood at 17.3 hours. Similarly, the statement regarding women with a diploma spending 'around 43 hours' on sports refers to those with 'Less than a high school diploma'. These misinterpretations affect the precision of the task response. While an overall trend is identified, the data selection and reporting contain noticeable errors, placing this response securely at Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is organised into four paragraphs, including an introduction and a concluding summary, which provides a basic structural framework. Paragraphing is attempted to separate age groups from educational categories. However, the logical progression is hindered by confusing transitions and imprecise referencing. For example, expressions like 'All the educated women spent most of time in sports' abruptly shift topics without smooth cohesive links. Cohesive devices are used repetitively or mechanically ('whereas', 'whereas they spent least time'), and referencing is occasionally unclear, such as ambiguity over which educational tier is being discussed. Overall arrangement is coherent enough to follow, but cohesion is faulty, supporting a Band 5.0 score.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for basic description, incorporating terms related to the visual data such as 'educational attainment', 'leisure and sports', and 'primary activities'. However, there are frequent lexical inaccuracies, awkward word choices, and spelling errors throughout the text (e.g., 'intrested' instead of 'interested', 'contestant' instead of 'contested' or a descriptive equivalent, 'womens' instead of 'women'). The candidate attempts less common phrasing like 'educational attainment' and 'work related and household activities', but errors in word formation ('intrested') and collocation ('most contestant approximately 51.7 hours') prevent the vocabulary from reaching a higher band. These lexical limitations constrain the response to Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The candidate attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as introductory subordinate clauses ('As a result...', 'While...') and relative or participial constructions. However, grammatical accuracy is weak, with frequent errors in prepositions, verb forms, and subject-verb agreement. Examples of errors include 'most of women from all age group' (pluralisation error), 'at 1.3 hours, womens of 75 and over were less spent in working' (awkward passive voice and pluralisation error), and 'Women in bachelor degree spent highest time' (missing articles and preposition errors). These frequent errors occasionally cause strain for the reader, placing the grammar performance at Band 5.0.

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