Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-09-27
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 bar graph compares US households by annual revenue using five diffrent measures, Less thjan $25,000, $25,000-$49,999, $50,000-$74,999, $75,000-$99,999 and $100,000 or more in the year 2007, 2011 and 2015.
overall, in the year 20155 there was highest number of households have rose their income more than $100,000. But all in three years revenue between $75,000-$99,999 was remaining equal by around 12 to 15 millions of family.
It can be vividly see that, in the year 2007 nearly 28 to 30 millions of households measured by more than $100,00 in one year. After this, income Between $25,000-$49,999 by approcimately 27 millions of family. Nonetheless, only 14 millions of houses have chase less than $99,999 and more than $75,000. After few years in 2011, noticed with obvious changes shows one side there are around 27 millions of family have recieved unsetisfied income as less than $25,000. on the other side in the same year approximately 26 millions of people have been raise their revenue by more than $1000,000.
Furthermore, surprising feature of US was recoreded in 2015 by hiting up to 32 millions of family have been chase more than $100,000 it is highly record comparetively past few years. Even though, such families near by 30 millions and 28 millions have only claim between $25,000 to $49,000 and less than $25,000 respectively.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response attempts to cover the main features of the chart, providing a general overview and citing data points for 2007, 2011, and 2015. However, there are significant inaccuracies in data interpretation and reporting throughout the response. For instance, the student states that in 2015 'there was highest number of households have rose their income more than $100,000' (referring to 33.5 million), but misinterprets other figures, such as stating that '14 millions of houses have chase less than $99,999 and more than $75,000' where the actual figure is around 15 million. Additionally, the phrasing is frequently confusing and unclear, leading to an incomplete or inaccurate representation of the visual data. The overview is also weak and lacks precision.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is divided into paragraphs, attempting a logical progression from an introduction to body paragraphs discussing different years. However, paragraphing is poorly executed; the second paragraph begins with 'overall,' but is placed awkwardly, and the transition between ideas is frequently jarring. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as 'After this,' 'Nonetheless,' and 'on the other side in the same year.' Referencing is also confusing at times, making the overall structure difficult to follow smoothly.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
The vocabulary used is basic and heavily repetitive, with frequent word-choice errors that obscure meaning. Examples include 'annual revenue' instead of annual income, 'diffrent' (spelling error), 'have rose their income' (incorrect collocation and grammar), 'chase less than' instead of earn, and 'unsetisfied income' (incorrect word choice). Less common lexical items are attempted, but they are almost always used inaccurately or unidiomatically, causing strain for the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. There is a very limited range of accurate sentence structures, and attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty. Numerous basic grammatical errors are present, including subject-verb agreement issues ('number of households have rose'), tense confusion ('was remaining', 'was recoreded in 2015 by hiting'), incorrect prepositions, and severe punctuation errors. These persistent errors frequently impede communication and require the reader to guess the intended meaning.
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