Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-15

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 given bar deplicts the average hours per week spent by women according to their age and qualifications in 2009.

Overall, the bar demonstrates that the higher number of hours were spent on leisure and sports among all age groups and qualification categories. Leisure and sport activities were highly enjoyed by the youngest and oldest age groups. On contrast, ladies aged 35-44 and bachelor degree holders spent almost similar about of time on work related and leisure and sports activities.

As shown in the image, women younger than 19 spent almost 38 hours in fun activities, spendig as little as around 6 hours working or doing chores, followed by ladies in early to mid twenties, spent slightly less hours in leisure and sports which is 32.7 and worked almost three times more than younger ones while spent 10 hours on cooking and wahsing. Women aged 25-44 spent similar hours in work and relaxing activities and older ladies spent 3 hours extra doing household work. Furthermore, women over 45 enjoyed maximum hours on leisure and sports which are 32.2, 36.2,44 and 53.7 respectively while ladies over 65 spent as less as 6.9 and 1.3 hours working which is the lowest hours.

Women with the qualificationlower than diploma spent 43 hours enjoying and palying sports, working for only 10.7 hours and spending twice more on household work. High school graduates spent few less hours in sports which is 38.9 while spending more time at job and less hours in household activities which are 16.7 and 18.6 respectively. Moreover, Associate degree spent almost 9 hours more on leisure and sports than work related activities that are 32.4 and 23.3 while spending similar hours working at home. Bachelor holders spent similar time on sports and job, working for 15.2 hours at household.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both age and education groups and provide an overview, identifying leisure as the leading activity overall and noting the high leisure figures among the youngest and oldest women. Several comparisons are relevant, such as the low work hours among women over 65 and the relationship between education and time spent working. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: women aged 75 and over recorded 51.7 hours of leisure, not 53.7, and the 35–44 group did not spend almost the same time on work and leisure (26.3 versus 27.4). The overview also misses the broad patterns that work generally rises to middle age before falling, while household activity increases with age. More precise selection and reporting of these trends would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for age and educational attainment. This makes the two sets of categories easy to identify, and linking phrases such as “As shown in the image” and “Moreover” help signal progression. However, some sentences combine several comparisons and figures, making the relationships difficult to follow, particularly the long sentence beginning “As shown in the image.” Cohesion is also occasionally mechanical or unclear: “On contrast” does not express the intended contrast accurately, and “which are 32.2, 36.2, 44 and 53.7 respectively” requires the reader to infer the age groups. Use shorter comparison-focused sentences and clearer references to categories.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use a reasonable range of activity-related vocabulary, including “leisure and sports,” “work related,” “household activities,” and “qualification categories.” However, several choices are informal, imprecise, or incorrectly collocated for an academic chart summary. “Fun activities,” “ladies,” and “cooking and washing” are less suitable than neutral chart terminology, while “On contrast” and “similar about of time” are awkward expressions. Spelling errors such as “deplicts,” “spendig,” “wahsing,” and “palying” are noticeable and reduce accuracy. Aim for consistent, formal wording and check spelling carefully; precise terms such as “spent,” “recorded,” and “household tasks” will make comparisons clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including comparisons linked with “while” and “which,” and the main message is generally understandable. However, some sentences contain errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, or sentence construction. For example, “followed by ladies in early to mid twenties, spent slightly less hours” lacks a clear grammatical connection, and “Associate degree spent” uses an inanimate qualification as the subject of an action. In “while ladies over 65 spent as less as,” the comparative structure is not formed correctly. There are also awkward shifts between past and present forms, such as “spent” and “spending.” Build comparisons with complete clauses and check that each subject, verb, and time reference agrees.

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