Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-08

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)

this graph illustrates about the number of households in the US bu their yearly income in three different years : 2007 , 2011 and 2015 .

overall , the household income of less that $25000 million and $50000-$74000 is gradually fluctuating from 2007 to 2015 while income $50000-$74000 and $75000-$99999 is constant from 2007 to 2015 . on the other hand , $[redacted phone] or more is slight decrease but then ascend .

firstly , the US household of having income less than $25000 in 2007 is around 25 million which accelerate to approximately 28 million in 2011 and then deacelerate in 2015 , but higher than 2007 . on the other hand , the households with income $25-$49 million is approximately 27 millions in 2007 which increases to the 30 million 2011 , but again it decreases .

moreover , the household of from $50000-$74999 is remaning unchanged from 2007 to 2015 is under 25 millions . the household of income $[redacted phone] or more has increases more than other , as in 2015 it resurang to the approximately 33 millions .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s subject and cover several income groups, with useful figures for the under-$25,000 category and the $25,000–$49,999 category. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: the $50,000–$74,999 group is stable, but the $75,000–$99,999 group is not constant, and the first two groups fluctuate rather than steadily change. The description of the highest-income group is also incomplete: it falls slightly by 2011, then rises to the chart’s highest figure in 2015. Some figures are imprecise, and the $75,000–$99,999 group is not described in the detail section. Select the main contrasts accurately and give a clear overview of the overall patterns.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details, and linking expressions such as “firstly,” “moreover,” and “on the other hand” show an attempt to guide the reader. However, progression is not consistently clear: the overview repeats or confuses categories, and the final paragraph shifts between groups without a complete, orderly comparison. Some linking phrases do not express the relationship accurately, while repeated use of “on the other hand” makes cohesion mechanical. Organise the body by grouping related income bands or by describing the main changes across the years, and use clear references such as “this category” only when the category is unmistakable.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “approximately,” “increases,” “decreases,” and “remaning unchanged,” so the reader can generally recognise the intended comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms make the report difficult to interpret. Phrases such as “household income … is fluctuating” confuse income with the number of households, while “accelerate,” “deacelerate,” and “resurang” are inaccurate or misspelled. The income bands are also sometimes labelled as “$25-$49 million,” which changes the meaning from income ranges to amounts in millions. Use precise terms such as “number of households” and reproduce each income bracket consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses joined with “which” and “but,” and the main time references are usually understandable. However, sentence structures are often faulty, and errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and punctuation occur frequently enough to make some statements hard to follow. For example, “the household … has increases” has an incorrect verb form, and “the household of from … is remaning unchanged” has an unclear grammatical structure. Capitalisation and spacing around commas and full stops are also inconsistent. Practise building accurate comparison sentences with a clear subject, such as “The number of households in this band rose from … to …, then fell slightly.”

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