Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-14
IELTS Writing Task 2 question
It is very common for people to change both their habits and their opinions as they get older.
Do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Student answer (Band 5.0)
Yes,i agree with the statement.People should surely change their habits,preferences,lifestyle s according to the age and Time. One should not stick to their old cultures.The most relevant example for this is a system of dowry which was very common in past centuries but now it is almost extinct from our culture but some people are still stucked with thier old opinions and continuing that thing in their culture which is wrong. Also if you see around the persons with strong and logical opinions are getting more successful rather than the people living in their shell of old habits.The technology is developing,The education system is developing everything else in a surrounding is developing quickly so why should the person's opinions and habits should remian old .
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response clearly states an agreement with the prompt and attempts to provide an example regarding the dowry system and changing technologies. However, the task achievement is significantly hindered by the severe length issue. The student produced only 125 words, falling well short of the 250-word minimum requirement. Consequently, the ideas are underdeveloped and lack the necessary extension and support expected for a complete essay. While the writer addresses the prompt, the brief nature of the response restricts the overall development to a Band 5 level based on partial task completion and underdeveloped ideas.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text lacks proper paragraphing, as it is written as a single dense block of text, which negatively impacts the overall structure. There are basic cohesive devices used, such as 'Also' and 'One should', but referencing is sometimes unclear, particularly with pronoun use like 'that thing' and 'their shell'. There is an overall arrangement of ideas attempting to link personal growth with technological development, but the lack of clear paragraph breaks and mechanical transitions prevents a smooth progression of ideas. This aligns with the descriptors for Band 5, where organisation is present but progression is unclear and cohesive devices are inadequate or repetitive.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, with phrases like 'habits, preferences, lifestyles' and 'strong and logical opinions'. There are noticeable errors in word choice, form, and collocation, such as 'stucked' instead of 'stuck', 'lifestyle s' with incorrect spacing, and 'in a surrounding' instead of 'in our surroundings'. The range is limited but minimally adequate to convey the basic premise, allowing the reader to understand the intended meaning despite the inaccuracies. These features are characteristic of Band 5, showing a limited lexical range with noticeable errors that cause some difficulty for the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The writing displays a very limited range of sentence structures, relying primarily on simple sentences or faulty complex structures, such as the run-on sentence structure seen in 'The technology is developing, The education system is developing everything else in a surrounding is developing quickly so why should the person's opinions and habits should remian old'. There are frequent errors in punctuation, capitalization (such as 'Yes,i' and 'People'), and verb forms (e.g., double modals like 'should... should'). These frequent errors and the lack of structural variety restrict the grammar score to Band 4, as errors are frequent and occasionally distort the intended meaning.
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