Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people believe that nowadays we have too many choices.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

People nowadays thinks they have too many choices in their lives, which i think is accurate because in our daily life we really do have too many options either is for our daily life goods or ocassionally needed goods.

In our life we need to buy lot of things, we have to choose between many things, and for that we easily gets lots of options too. Whenever people goes for shopping , there are options. Whenever people goes to buy goods, there are options. In one word, whatever people tries to do, there are options available, sometimes too much options. Not in only buying essentials, people gets options in entertainment instruments. Even when people tries to find their partner for the life they finds too many options in there too. If we look closely, we can clearly see that we have options in every single thing. We have too many choices in our life.

And having choices is good but in sometimes it can be frightning. For example, when someone choose to buy some clothes, They usually have options. They can choose between things which is good. Because it is better to have options but it kills our valuable times. People spends too many time in chosing clothes for them as they have many options available, they get confused. But what if people had fewer choices, less options? They would spend less time in buying clothes, they can work in that time instead. Also if people have fewer options in their daily life, they would spend less time in those things. Which can help them to invest their time in something more valuable. In recent days, there is a serious issue which is marriage failure. In most marriage failure case we can notice a pattern that people finds better options and leave their partner for that. Having too much choices make people unhappy in what they already have. They thinks "i can be more happy with other choice". Which is alraming and impact people's moral in very bad way.

It would be more better if we have less choices in our life. We would be happy with what we have rather than chasing better options.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you agree that people have too many choices, and the conclusion reinforces this view. You address the question with relevant examples, including shopping and relationships, and explain that abundant options can waste time or make people dissatisfied with what they have. The clothing example is the most developed because you connect choice with confusion and lost time. However, several other points are asserted rather than explained: for instance, the claim that choices contribute to marriage failure needs a clearer explanation or a specific, carefully framed example. The discussion of benefits is also brief. Develop each main reason with more precise support and acknowledge the value of choice before explaining why its excess is harmful.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph describing the prevalence of choices, a paragraph discussing their disadvantages, and a concluding opinion. This gives the reader an overall route through your argument. However, progression within the body is weakened by repeated statements such as “there are options” and “we have too many choices,” which add little new information. The repeated “Whenever people…” sentences also make the paragraph feel list-like. Some links between ideas are abrupt, particularly the move from shopping to marriage failure. Group related examples, use clearer topic sentences, and explain how each example supports the central point. More precise referencing would also help readers follow connections between claims.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main argument, including relevant terms such as “options,” “entertainment,” “partner,” and “valuable time.” There are also attempts to express abstract effects, for example, “chasing better options” and being “happy with what we have.” However, the range is limited by frequent repetition of “options,” “choices,” and “people,” and some expressions are inaccurate or awkward, such as “daily life goods,” “entertainment instruments,” and “marriage failure case.” Spelling errors, including “ocassionally,” “frightning,” and “alraming,” also reduce accuracy. Build a more precise range for discussing decision-making and consequences, and check spelling and natural word combinations during revision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, using structures such as “Because it is better to have options but it kills our valuable times” and “If we look closely, we can clearly see…”. This shows some ability to connect ideas and express cause and condition. However, errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction occur across the response. Examples include “People nowadays thinks,” “people… easily gets,” and “Whenever people goes”; these subjects require matching plural verb forms. There are also awkward or incomplete constructions, such as “either is for our daily life goods,” and inconsistent capitalisation and punctuation. Review subject–verb agreement and practise building accurate complex sentences, then proofread for sentence boundaries and capital letters.

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