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 chart illustrates the number of US households given to people by their annual income in three different years, the years are 2007, 2011 and 2015.
Overall, the highest number of households accounted for the people whoes annual salary was more then 100,000 dollars or more then 100,000 dollars in all of the three years.While, The lowest number of households about 14 millions were made up for the people whoes annual income was in between 75,000 dollars to 99,999 dollars.
It is clearly seen that, the number of households represented for the individuals who had a annual income of 25,000 dollars to 49,999 dollars are about 27 million in the year 2007.Whereas, The number slightly incresead approximately 3 million by the year 2011.In addition to the same type of thing was happen with the individuals whoes salary were less then 25,000 dollars.
Shifting attention to the rest of information, The number of households accounted for the people who had a annual income of 50,000 dollars to 74,000 dollars were constant throughout the three years approximately about 21 million.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the prompt by reporting information from the bar chart regarding US household income across three years. However, there are significant factual inaccuracies in the overview and body paragraphs. For instance, the student states that the highest number of households accounted for those earning 100,000 dollars or more in all three years, which is incorrect for 2007 when the bracket under 25k and 25k-49k were comparable or higher in certain aspects, and the overview misinterprets the peak trends. Additionally, the lowest figure cited (14 million) misses key nuances. While some main features are selected, the inaccuracies in data interpretation prevent the response from achieving a higher band.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response shows an attempt at paragraphing with an introduction, overview, and body sections. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward phrasing and poor transitions such as 'While, The lowest number' and 'In addition to the same type of thing was happen'. Referencing and substitution are weak, and cohesive devices are often used inaccurately or mechanically, making the flow disjointed. Paragraphing is present but lacks sufficient control to guide the reader smoothly through the comparison of data.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple terms like 'number of households', 'people', and 'annual income'. There are numerous word choice errors and awkward collocations, such as 'number of US households given to people', 'whoes annual salary', and 'incresead'. Spelling errors ('incresead', 'whoes') and grammatical slips within word forms are noticeable. The range is limited and only minimally adequate for the task, causing some difficulty for the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but these attempts are frequently flawed by grammatical errors and poor syntax. Examples include 'the years are 2007, 2011 and 2015', 'the number of households represented for the individuals... are about 27 million', and 'the same type of thing was happen'. Punctuation and capitalization errors (e.g., spacing after commas and periods, capitalization of 'While') are common. Errors are frequent and often cause strain for the reader.
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