Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-12
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The table below shows the numbers of visitors to Ashdown Museum during the year before and the year after it was refurbished. The charts show the result of surveys asking visitors how satisfied they were with their visit, during the same two periods.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 5.0)
The table compares the visitors at ashdown museum during the year before and the year afterit was refurbished and the result of surveys asking visitors how satisfied they were their visit during the same two time periods.
Overall,before the the museum refurbished around 15 persent people was very satisfied and after the museum refurbrished it has double the number of people that very satisfied with thair visit
As per the table the number of visitors before the museum was referbished it 74,000 however after the refurbishment it has huge gain in the number of visitor was 92,000.
The result of the surveys shows that how many people was satisfied and and how many people was not satisfied with their visit.The museum before refurbishment 30% people was satisfied with their visit15 % of the people was very satisfied with thaer visit and the huge number of people almost 40% of the people was dissatisfied with museum.Othe other hand after the museum refurbish ment the was change into positive side 40% of the people was satisfied with their visit 35% of the people was very satisfied with their visit in museum only 15% people was dissatisfied with their visit and also there is no chnge in no response.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The response covers the main features of the table and charts, noting the overall increase in visitor numbers from 74,000 to 92,000 and reporting satisfaction survey percentages for both periods. The candidate makes relevant comparisons, such as noting that the proportion of very satisfied visitors doubled from 15% to 35%, while dissatisfaction dropped from 40% to 15%. However, some details are slightly imprecise or repetitive, placing the response firmly at Band 5.5 to 6.0. Because the overall trends and key data points are appropriately highlighted and supported by figures from the prompt, the response successfully addresses all parts of the task at a Band 6.0 level.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is arranged with an introduction, an overview, and body sentences discussing the data, showing an overall coherent arrangement. However, paragraphing is underdeveloped and chaotic, with multiple ideas crammed into massive blocks of text rather than being broken down logically into distinct paragraphs for the table and charts. Cohesive devices are repetitive and sometimes mechanical, relying heavily on basic phrases like 'As per the table' and 'The result of the surveys shows'. Referencing is also occasionally unclear, such as ambiguous pronoun use. These organizational and cohesive shortcomings limit the response to a Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, successfully conveying basic statistical trends and percentages ('satisfied', 'dissatisfied', 'increase'). However, there are numerous spelling and word choice errors throughout the text, such as 'persent' instead of percent, 'refurbrished' and 'referbished' instead of refurbished, 'thair' instead of their, and 'chnge' instead of change. The range of vocabulary is limited, and these frequent surface-level errors impede fluent reading, restricting the lexical score to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'The table compares the visitors at ashdown museum during the year before and the year after it was refurbished...'. However, grammatical accuracy is weak, featuring frequent errors in subject-verb agreement ('the museum before refurbishment 30% people was satisfied'), missing prepositions, run-on sentences, and faulty punctuation throughout the response. While meaning is generally retrievable despite the frequent errors, the lack of control over basic clause structures and punctuation keeps the grammar score at a Band 5.0.
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