Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-09-16

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 5.0)

The graphical representation demonstrates the information related to number of households in united states which are categorised by their their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015. Moreover, number of houses are given in millions and income is mentioned in dollars.

Overall, in 2007 and 2015 majority number of houses had income more than 1 lakh dollars. however, in 2011 most number of houses had income between [redacted phone].in all three years just 15 million housesholds had income [redacted phone]9 which is also least among other categories.

In 2007, 25 million households had income less than 25000 and approximately 27 million houses income was between [redacted phone]0. Moreover, 20 millions households income was not more than 75000. unfortunetely, just 15 millions households had income betweeen [redacted phone]0 and 30 million houses income was more than 1 lakh.

In 2011, approximately 30 million houses had income less than 25 thousand and not more than 50000.however, number for houses whose income was least 50000 and between [redacted phone]9 number remain same as 2007.however, number of houses who had income more than [redacted phone] number decreases and reached 27 million.

In 2015,27 million houses income was less than 25000 and those whose income is

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the task by summarizing the provided chart on US households by annual income in 2007, 2011, and 2015. However, there are notable inaccuracies in reading the data (for instance, misinterpreting the $25,000-$49,999 category values and stating incorrect income brackets). The overview section contains confusing phrasing and minor generalisation errors. Furthermore, the response is incomplete and cuts off abruptly at the end ('And those whose income is...'), leaving the 2015 data largely unanalysed. Despite capturing some main trends, the incomplete conclusion and data misreadings restrict the task achievement to a Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response shows an attempt to organize information chronologically with introductory and body paragraphs. However, the paragraphing breaks down completely towards the end, culminating in an unfinished final sentence. Cohesive devices are used repeatedly and somewhat mechanically (e.g., 'Moreover', 'however'), and referencing is occasionally unclear, such as shifting between 'houses' and 'households'. The logical progression is disrupted by inaccurate data reporting and the abrupt termination of the text. Overall cohesion and paragraph structure align with a Band 5.0 descriptor.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The student demonstrates a limited range of vocabulary with frequent unnatural collocations and spelling errors (e.g., 'unfortunetely', 'betweeen', using 'houses' instead of 'households'). There is also inappropriate use of informal or non-standard terms, such as '1 lakh dollars'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey some basic information about the chart, the noticeable errors and restricted range place this response firmly in the Band 5.0 category.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar is weak. There are frequent errors in article usage, pluralisation, prepositions, and sentence construction (e.g., 'number of houses are given', 'majority number of houses had', 'number remain same'). The abrupt cut-off at the end further highlights a lack of grammatical control over complex structures. These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a Band 5.0 performance.

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