Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-25
IELTS Writing Task 2 question
Some people say History is one of the most important school subjects. Other people think that in today’s world subjects like Science and technology are more important than History.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example form your own knowledge or experience.
Student answer (Band 5.0)
Several individuals opine that History is one of the most significant school subjects while other postulate that in the modern epoch, subjects like Science and Technology are more important than HIstory.So, in the forthcoming paragraphs I have discussed both the views and included my opinion at the end.
Taking into account opinion, History subject is important subject in school which help student to learn about the history of the past.Because they don't had seen and they were curious about to learn some war which was occured in the past between british and India like world war II.They also knew more information about how our ancestors had fought many battles against British rule. Apart from that, they also learned more concepts of leadership quality that time occured that was some brave leaders like Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, and Subhas Chandra Bose had organized Indian National Army to defend their kindoms.
Considering opinions, in the materialistic life, there is not significant to learn more about HIstory because of the development of technology students have to learn subjects like Science and Technology.
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 response addresses both views regarding the importance of history versus science and technology, and attempts to provide an opinion. However, the ideas are underdeveloped and the essay suffers significantly from a failure to meet the minimum word count requirement, coming in at only 180 words instead of the required 250. This severely restricts the development of the arguments. While the student mentions the role of history in learning about past wars and leaders like Bhagat Singh, these points lack adequate extension. Consequently, the task response is heavily penalised for under-length and limited development, placing it firmly at band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay is divided into paragraphs, including a brief introduction and body paragraphs. However, the overall organizational structure is weak and does not demonstrate a clear progression of ideas. The transition between discussing history and science is abrupt, and the conclusion is missing entirely, as the writer only provides a meta-commentary in the introduction instead of a proper summary. Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes mechanical, such as 'Apart from that' and 'Considering opinions', and referencing is occasionally unclear. Paragraphing is also somewhat disrupted by the brevity of the response, earning this criterion a band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a limited but minimally adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some topic-specific terms like 'epoch', 'ancestors', and 'kingdoms'. However, there are numerous inappropriate word choices and collocations, such as 'Several individuals opine that... while other postulate' (grammatical disagreement) and 'materialistic life' instead of modern society. Spelling and word formation errors also appear, such as 'occured' and 'HIstory' capitalized incorrectly. While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey basic meaning, the noticeable inaccuracies place it at a band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including tense errors ('Because they don't had seen'), subject-verb agreement issues ('History subject is important subject... which help student'), and incorrect prepositions or clause structures ('curious about to learn some war which was occured'). Punctuation and article usage are also erratic. These frequent errors cause difficulty for the reader at times, restricting the score to a band 5.0.
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