Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-28

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 4.5)

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

Overall, In years 2007 and 2015 the percentage of increase round about $100,000 or more.

According to the chart we shows on the sacreen in year 2007 number of households is firstly, less than $25,000 and secondly $25,000-$74,999. Next the nuber of households in 22 is $50,000-$74,999 and the number of households 14 is $75,000-$99,999 and the last the the maximum average 29 is $100,000 or more.

Next the percentage of the year 2011 number of households 29 less than $25,000 and 30 is $25,000-$49,900. The number of households is 22 and 13 is $50,000-$74,999 and $75,000-$99,999 andthe last 26 is $100,000 or more.

Last year 2015 the number of households 26 and 27 is less than $25,000 and $49,999 and the number 21 and 15 is $50,000-$74,999 and $75,000-$99,999 at the ent the large number 33 is $100,000 or more.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the chart’s subject and report figures for all three years, including the important rise in the $100,000-or-more group by 2015. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: “the percentage of increase” is not the right measure, and the chart shows household numbers, not percentages. Several figures or categories are misreported—for example, the $50,000–$74,999 group is about 21 million in each year, not 22 in 2007 and 2011; the 2015 figures for the two lowest bands are about 28 and 28.5 million, not 26 and 27. The response is also 144 words, below the 150-word minimum. Give a clear overview and check each figure against its income band.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic sequence: an introduction, an overview, and then information for 2007, 2011 and 2015. Time markers such as “Next” and “Last year” help the reader follow this order. However, progression is weakened by repetitive, list-like sentences and unclear links between figures and categories. For instance, “number of households is firstly, less than $25,000 and secondly $25,000-$74,999” does not clearly explain what is being compared, and “the number of households in 22” is difficult to interpret. Paragraphing is limited, and the overview does not effectively guide the later details. Group the income bands into meaningful comparisons and use clearer sentence links rather than repeating the same listing pattern.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “number of households,” “annual income,” and “maximum,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is basic and repetitive, and several word choices or collocations make the meaning unclear. “Percentage of increase” is inaccurate because the chart reports household totals, while “maximum average” combines ideas that do not fit the data. There are also spelling errors such as “sacreen” and “nuber,” and the phrase “at the ent” is unclear. Use precise terms for quantities and trends, and check spelling before submitting. For example, describe a category as having the “highest number of households” rather than a “maximum average.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to communicate the data through several sentences and use some time references, but grammatical control is inconsistent and sentence structures are mostly simple or list-like. The opening, “The chart illustrate,” has a subject–verb agreement error; “Overall, In years” has incorrect capitalisation and an incomplete construction; and “the number of households is firstly” does not form a clear grammatical comparison. Missing or misplaced articles and punctuation also occur, as in “in year 2007” and the comma before spaces in the opening sentence. These errors sometimes make relationships between figures and categories hard to follow. Practise accurate sentence patterns such as “In 2007, the figure for X was approximately…” and proofread agreement, articles and punctuation.

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