Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-14

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)

The table provides the data about the five best small organization in Britain that came high rank in a survey of employees organized by a newspaper to research out which companies are the best to work for.

Overall, all five position in survey shows a different values. However, the staff numbers had the significant numbers in 5th poistion, ratio of male and female was highest in 3rd poistion, 5th in under age of 35 and over 55, similarly considerable in staff turnover and staff in high income bracket witnessed in 3rd position.

In the position in survey of staff numbers, the 5th stage showed a most largest trajectory by 190 numbers, however 2nd, 3rd and 4th was amlost stable approximetly 79, 72, and 76. While, just 56 in 1st position. Additionally, male and female ratio demonstrates maximum in 3rd, 74:53, conversly, 30:70 in 1st, 47:53 in 2nd, only 13:87 in 4th, and 51:49 in 5th.

In the remaining data, under 35 and over 55 aged staff, there were large numbers of employees who were under 35, 77%/0% in 1st,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to cover the main features of the table, noting positions, staff numbers, male-female ratios, and age groups. However, the student struggles significantly with data interpretation, resulting in confused reporting. For instance, stating 'the 5th stage showed a most largest trajectory by 190 numbers' misrepresents the data, and the response trails off incompletely mid-sentence at the end. Because the analysis is frequently unclear and incomplete, the response falls into the Band 5 category for Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response shows some basic attempts at organization, using introductory phrases like 'Overall' and transitional words such as 'Additionally' and 'conversly'. However, overall progression is hindered by confusing sentence structures and abrupt shifts between data points. Paragraphing is attempted, but the final paragraph breaks off prematurely. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult to follow which data corresponds to which company position. This aligns with a Band 5 for Coherence and Cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive (e.g., 'numbers', 'position', 'data'). There are also multiple spelling and word choice errors, such as 'organization' instead of 'organizations', 'poistion', 'amlost', 'approximetly', and 'conversly'. The student attempts some less common terms like 'trajectory' and 'considerable', but these are often used inaccurately. The lexical resource is minimally adequate for basic communication, earning a Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student uses a limited range of sentence structures, and attempts at complex sentences frequently result in faulty grammar. There are numerous grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'the data about the five best small organization... was') and missing prepositions or articles. Furthermore, punctuation is weak, and the incomplete final sentence demonstrates poor control over grammatical completion. These frequent errors cause difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5 descriptor.

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