Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-29

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)

Today, we have too many options for everything in any aspects of life. Some individual thinks that nowdays we adopt different solutions for a single dilema.

As we know that, in present time scinene become too much advanced that provides us different solutions for any problem. Such as, nowdays, people can find their dream jobs on different paltforms by one click on the internet without facing people and getting tired. They find their best career because today, there are too many options because development increases the number of opportunities for youngsters, they don't feel insane in choosing career. This thing is very benifical and interesting for us because through this we meet many new things that we never faced before.

There are many other instances such as in shopping aspect, we have too many options in selecting clothes for wearing on differnet occasions. For example on weddings people likes to wear traditional clothes, on islamic festivals people wear religious clothes and on special events they wear casual clothes. Sometimes these options make us puzzled because due to too many options we do not select the right thing and become traumatized.

I am fully agree with too many choices because it makes our life easy and saves us from being static. There are different options in cuisine, if any one is allergic for any thing and do not want to eat that thing, we can orders something special for him on that time. Through these choices people select ravishing things and makes their lives beautiful.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address the question and make your position clear: you agree that there are many choices, while explaining that they can be both useful and confusing. The examples about finding jobs online, choosing clothes, and accommodating food allergies are relevant. However, the discussion is unevenly developed. The benefits of career and food choices are mentioned, but the reasoning is brief; the point that choices can make people “puzzled” is also not explained with a specific consequence or example. The opening refers to choices “in any aspects of life,” but the essay could define more clearly when choice becomes excessive and weigh that against its benefits. Develop each main point with a fuller explanation and a concrete example.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction to examples about careers, clothing, and food, followed by a concluding opinion. This gives the reader a general sense of the argument. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow: the career paragraph shifts from online job searches to opportunities for young people and then to meeting new things without clearly connecting these points. Linking phrases such as “because” and “such as” are repeated, and some references, including “This thing,” are vague. Use topic sentences to establish each paragraph’s main idea, then explain and illustrate it in a clear sequence. More precise transitions would make the contrast between the advantages and disadvantages easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “opportunities,” “career,” “allergic,” and “traditional clothes,” and the reader can generally understand your examples. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes meaning less clear. For instance, “do not feel insane in choosing career” does not express the intended idea naturally, while “select ravishing things” is an awkward way to describe choosing appealing options. Spelling errors such as “nowdays,” “dilema,” and “benifical” are also noticeable. Build a bank of accurate phrases for discussing choice, such as “a wide range of options,” “make an informed decision,” and “feel overwhelmed by choice,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “because” and “if,” so there is some variety in structure. However, complex sentences are often not controlled accurately, and errors can make the reader pause. Examples include “Some individual thinks,” “people likes to wear,” and “we can orders,” where subject–verb agreement is incorrect. There are also problems with articles and sentence construction, as in “in present time scinene become too much advanced,” and the opening “As we know that” is not formed naturally. Practise building accurate sentences with one main clause and a subordinate clause, then check agreement and articles. Greater control of these patterns would make your ideas clearer.

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