Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-10

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 5.5)

The bar chart illustrates the information about women involved in weekly primary activities according to their age and educational background, in 2009.

Overall, in 75 and above, significantly spent their time in leisure and sports, and less time in working activities. In addition, in terms of education women who involved in leisure and sports stood at less than a high school diploma.

To begin with,by the age of 75 and above, the women involved in leisure and sports recorded at 51.7 hours per week,whereas the age group 45 to 54, fell down to 27.4 hours per week in leisure and sports activities. Moreover, the the age group 75 and above stood at 1.3 in working activitie

In comparison, in terms of education, the women involved in leisure and sports activity was at less than a high school diploma recorded its peak at 43.5 hours per week, while bechlor degree and higher was considerablly lower at 28.6 hours per week.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify relevant categories and include several accurate figures, such as 51.7 hours of leisure for women aged 75 and over and 1.3 hours of work for this group. However, the response only partially summarises the chart: it gives little account of the age pattern in household activities or the education-related trends in work and household tasks. The overview is also unclear: saying that women with less than a high-school diploma “stood at” leisure does not state the comparison, and the figure is reported as 43.5 rather than the chart’s 43.1. The leisure figure for ages 45–54 is also misreported as 27.4; that value belongs to ages 35–44. Select the main trends and compare them accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic overall structure, with an introduction, an overview and two body sections, and it attempts to group information by age and education. However, progression is limited because the overview does not clearly summarise the main patterns, while the body paragraphs provide only a few comparisons and do not develop a consistent account of the chart. Linking phrases such as “To begin with” and “In comparison” help signal sections, but the relationships between some details remain unclear. For example, the sentence comparing the 75-and-over group with ages 45–54 does not explain the significance of the figures. Use clearer topic sentences and organise each paragraph around a trend, with comparisons that directly support it.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “weekly primary activities,” “leisure and sports,” “recorded,” and “peak,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “women who involved in leisure and sports stood at less than a high school diploma” confuses the activity with the education category, and “fell down to” is not a natural way to describe a chart value. There are also spelling errors in “activitie,” “bechlor,” and “considerablly.” Aim for precise reporting phrases such as “spent,” “accounted for,” and “was highest among,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of sentence forms, including an overview and clauses linked with “whereas” and “while.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement and punctuation sometimes make the comparisons hard to understand. For instance, “in 75 and above, significantly spent their time” lacks a clear subject and has an incomplete construction; “women who involved” needs a passive or relative-clause form; and “the age group 45 to 54, fell down” has an unnecessary comma and an awkward clause structure. The final education comparison also lacks a clear grammatical connection between the category and its figure. Build complete subject–verb sentences, check articles and agreement, and proofread spacing and punctuation.

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