Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-07-30

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The bar chart illustrates the amount of households in the US by their yearly income in 2007, 2011, 2015.

Overall, the income of one lakh dollar or more were recorded the highest figure, while the income of third-quarter of one lakh dollar had the least in number of households. In contrast the income range between the half a lakh dollar and third part of a lakh dollar was remained stood throughout all the years.

In the 2007, less than $25,000 dollars category began at 25 million household, which increased by 4 million in the next year 2011 and climbed to 29 million household. However, it fell by 2 million house owners, which was 27 million owners. Similarly, annual income between $25,000 to $49,999, it was 27 million landlords in 2007. In which it increased by 2 million and reached to its peaked in 2011, which was 29 million households. While in 2015 it slightly decline by 1 million and accounted for 28 million house owners. The income between $50,000-$74,999 were remained stood throughout the years, which was 21 million houseowners.

The annual income range from $75,000-$99,999 was the least recorded households, which accounted below 15 million landlords in every mentioned year. In contrast, the income range of $100,000 or more recorded the highest figure of households across all the years, in 2007 it was around 29 million households and in the year 2011 it experienced decline, which was approximately 27 million households. While in the year 2015, notably it recorded the highest houseowners of 33 million.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers the main features of the chart and makes relevant comparisons. However, the use of non-standard terminology like 'lakh' (an Indian numbering system) is inappropriate for an international IELTS exam and causes confusion. The overview is somewhat unclear due to these terminology issues, and the description of the data contains some inaccuracies regarding the years (e.g., mentioning 'next year 2011' when the data is for 2007, 2011, and 2015). While the main trends are identified, the lack of precision in data reporting and the use of non-standard units limit the score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, with an introduction, overview, and body paragraphs. Cohesive devices such as 'In contrast', 'Similarly', and 'However' are used to link ideas. However, the flow is occasionally disrupted by awkward phrasing and repetitive sentence structures. The referencing is sometimes unclear, and the progression of ideas is hindered by the confusing terminology used to describe the income brackets. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different data categories.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is limited and contains significant errors in terminology. The use of 'lakh' is not appropriate for an international audience and should be replaced with standard numerical expressions. There is also a misuse of terms like 'landlords' to refer to 'households', which is factually incorrect in this context. While the student attempts to use some descriptive language, the frequent misuse of basic terms and the reliance on repetitive phrasing prevent a higher score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include 'the income range... was remained stood' and 'it slightly decline'. Subject-verb agreement is often inconsistent, and there are issues with tense usage when describing historical data. While the meaning is generally understandable, the frequency of errors in basic grammar and punctuation is noticeable and occasionally impedes the reader's flow.

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