Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-29

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)

The first group of people says that history is important subjacts in school because history subject illustrate important past events and give us information about important persons whom spent their whole like for that world, while on the other hand the other group of people stated that today's worls subjects like science and technology are more inportant then history . No doubt that Science takes place in many feilds of life and make life more easy through technlogy .

History in itself is an important subject . History subject are more interesting then science subjects . if we took an eye to history events we found more information about past . If we get information about our history, there is a lot of events that connected through the history like in islam two Eids and the month of ramadan is our hitory and our islamic occasion . History also elaborate the lifes of philosophers and important duties of them that is difficult for others to find . There is also an important event that was happend in our pakistan's history on 14th of august 1947 when pakistan means muslims are seperated from Hindus and sikh and one other nation. The day is crussical in every pakistani 's life .

Other group of people say that science subjects are imortant in todays life . That is also important for those who interested in science . science also gives us important information about our daily life , dangers in life , weather forcast and how to make our life better through technology . These all tasks are done by science and the subjects of science .

In conclusion , both subjects are impoortant becouse both have their own value . One shows about past and the other shows about future and obstacles in daily life .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses all parts of the task by discussing both the importance of history and the value of science and technology, while also presenting a clear opinion in the conclusion that both subjects are important. However, the development of ideas is limited and somewhat repetitive. For example, the arguments regarding history focus mainly on listing religious occasions and national events like Pakistan's independence on '14th of august 1947', but these points are not fully extended. Similarly, the points on science mentioning 'weather forcast and how to make our life better' are somewhat basic and under-developed. While the prompt asks for a discussion of both views and an opinion, the support remains at a surface level, aligning best with Band 5 or Band 6. Because the ideas are relevant and all parts of the task are addressed, a score of 5.5 is appropriate.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay is divided into paragraphs, which helps structure the response into an introduction, body paragraphs supporting both views, and a conclusion. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and repetitive sentence structures. Cohesive devices are minimal or misused, such as starting multiple sentences with 'History in itself' or 'Other group of people say'. Referencing is sometimes unclear, particularly with pronouns like 'These all tasks are done by science'. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal flow of ideas lacks seamless connection. These characteristics place the response firmly in the Band 5 category, as there is some overall organisation but the progression is disjointed and cohesive devices are inadequate.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with numerous spelling and word-choice errors that impede fluent reading. Examples of spelling errors include 'subjacts', 'worls', 'inportant', 'feilds', 'technlogy', 'lifes', 'crussical', 'imortant', 'forcast', and 'impoortant'. The student attempts less common vocabulary such as 'philosophers' and 'independence' (implied by the historical date), but these are overshadowed by frequent lexical inaccuracies and repetition of basic words like 'important' and 'subject'. This level of lexical control matches the Band 5 descriptor, where vocabulary is limited and noticeable errors cause some difficulty for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The essay demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures. Most sentences are simple or poorly constructed compound sentences, and attempts at complex structures are frequently faulty, such as 'important persons whom spent their whole like for that world' and 'there is a lot of events that connected through the history'. Grammatical errors are highly frequent, including subject-verb agreement issues ('history subject illustrate', 'history subject are', 'there is a lot of events'), incorrect prepositions, and tense inconsistencies. Punctuation errors, such as spaces before commas, are also prevalent. Because errors occur in almost every sentence and impede readability, the grammar score reflects a Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 for the presence of some comprehensible sentence forms.

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