Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-26
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 below displays the number of tourists to Ashdown Museum during the year before and after maintainance. The chart ilustrate the outcome of surveys by interviewing the visitors that how satisfied the were with there tour, during the same two years.
Overall, the table shows that the complete number of visitors to Ashdown Museum during the year before the maintainance are less than that of the year after the refurbishment.
The chart below displays the result of surveys of visitors satisfaction before and after the refurbishment of museum. The chart shows that the number of very satisfied visitors are more after refurbishment than that of before maintainance. overall the visitors are more satisfied after the refurbishment.
The chat ilustrate the satisfaction ratio of visitors before and after the th
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 fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, stopping abruptly at 130 words with an unfinished sentence ("The chat ilustrate the satisfaction ratio of visitors before and after the th"). Despite this negative length impact, the student does attempt to summarise the main features, correctly identifying the visitor numbers from the table (74,000 rising to 92,000) and general shifts in satisfaction from the charts. However, the analysis is cut short, lacks sufficient development, and omits key data comparisons such as specific percentage or categorical shifts. Because the response is under-length and incomplete, Task Achievement is penalised and limited to a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text exhibits some basic organisation with an introductory sentence and overall statements, but paragraphing is erratic and incomplete due to the text cutting off mid-sentence. Cohesive devices are minimal and repetitive (e.g., using 'The chart below displays' and 'The chart shows' repeatedly). Progression is hindered by the lack of a fully developed body and a sudden termination. Referencing is occasionally confusing, such as referring to the tables and charts interchangeably. Overall, the structural coherence is heavily disrupted by the premature ending, placing it at a Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, featuring frequent spelling mistakes such as 'maintainance' instead of 'maintenance', 'ilustrate' instead of 'illustrate', and 'chat' instead of 'chart'. There are also grammatical word-form and preposition errors in phrases like 'how satisfied the were with there tour' (they were with their tour) and 'complete number' instead of 'total number'. While the student attempts some topic-related vocabulary like 'refurbishment', 'visitors', and 'satisfaction', the density of lexical errors and limited range restrict the score to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The grammatical structures attempted are largely simple sentences, with a few basic complex structures that contain noticeable errors. Examples of grammatical and spelling inaccuracies include 'the complete number of visitors... are less' (subject-verb agreement error, should be 'is') and 'how satisfied the were with there tour'. Punctuation is generally acceptable, but sentence construction suffers from repetitiveness and the final sentence is entirely incomplete. Because errors are frequent and sentence forms are limited, this criterion is awarded a Band 5.0.
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