Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-12
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The table below gives information about the five small companies in Britain that came top in a survey of staff conducted by a national newspaper to find out which companies are the best to work for.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
THE FIVE BEST SMALL COMPANIES TO WORK FOR
Student answer (Band 5.0)
So, the given table illustrates the five best small companies to work for in britain.
It says that there are five positions- from 1st to 5th. the most number of staff is of the 5th one i.e, 190. and the least is 1st, which is 56 only. then, it comes about the make and female ratio, in which the highest number of female is in 4th one which is 87, that is even greater than the number of male in all companies. the highest number of male is in 3rd one which is only 74. now comes age which is under 35 and over 55. it seems like the highest number of staff over 55 is only 8% which is in 4th company. but, there are more of the staff under 35. the highest is of 5th company which is 93%. and the lowest is 26% of 4th company. Now comes the staff turnover. It can be seen that the highest percent of staff turnover is of 5th company which is 33% and the least is of 1st company which is 5% only. For the staff in high income bracket, it seems that only 2% of staff is in high income bracket which is of 5th company and the huighest is of 3rd one, which is 74%.
overall, it can be observed that all of the above company are best in ateast one of the topics, but in average ,obviosuly the 1st company wins.
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 cover the key information from the table, such as staff numbers, gender ratios, age demographics, staff turnover, and high-income brackets. However, the presentation lacks an overview and reads more like a mechanical listing of individual data points without proper grouping or meaningful synthesis. Furthermore, there are several inaccurate readings of the data, such as stating that 'the highest number of male is in 3rd one which is only 74' when the table indicates that company 3 has 74 females and company 1 has 56 males, misinterpreting the columns entirely. Due to incomplete data selection, lack of an overarching overview, and analytical inaccuracies, the response corresponds to Band 5.0 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text suffers from poor paragraphing, being presented in a single, block-like structure that makes navigation difficult. The progression of ideas is hindered by repetitive transitions such as 'now comes' and 'it says that'. Cohesive devices are used in a basic, mechanical manner rather than flexibly. Although there is an attempt to introduce an ending with 'overall', the lack of structured paragraphs and clear logical progression keeps the score at Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on the overall readability and sequence of data points.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The lexical range is quite limited and repetitive, relying heavily on basic terms like 'number', 'staff', 'highest', and 'lowest'. There are also spelling errors ('britain', 'ateast', 'obviosuly', 'huighest') and awkward phrasing ('the most number of staff is of the 5th one i.e, 190'). While the vocabulary used is minimally adequate to convey basic numerical comparisons, it lacks precision, flexibility, and the academic register expected in Task 1. These noticeable limitations place the response firmly in the Band 5.0 category.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer demonstrates a limited range of sentence structures, relying primarily on simple sentences and overused clauses connected by 'which is'. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as missing capitalization ('britain'), incorrect preposition use ('is of the 5th one'), and awkward punctuation. Complex structures are attempted but often faulty or non-standard in academic writing. These persistent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect the Band 5.0 criteria for grammar.
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