Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-28
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The take below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Underground Railway Systems
City Date opened Kilometers of route Passengers per year (in millions) London 1863 394 775 Paris 1900 199 1191 Tokyo 1927 155 1927 Washington DC 1976 126 144 Kyoto 1981 11 45 Los Angeles 2001 28 50
Student answer (Band 5.0)
The table compares data of Underground Railway Systems in contrast of their opened dates, how long the routes are , and numbers of passengers per year in several cities.
overall, Tokyo is one of the most using Railway Station of all time along with, Paris and London. Meanwhile Washington DC remains at middle position. on the other hand Kyoto and LOS Angeles are one of the least visiting Railway Station until now.
With 1927 millions Passengers per year, Tokyo become the largest Underground Railway Station of all time, opened on 1927 and with 155 kilometer of route. Afterword's Paris stands at 1191 millions Passengers with 199 KM route opened on 1900. London has the longest route of 394 km opened on 1863 with 775 million passengers.
while, Lose angeles and Kyoto is one of the lowest URS with only 50 and 45 millions passengers,
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 student attempts to address all parts of the task by selecting and reporting the main features from the table regarding the underground railway systems. An overview is attempted in the second paragraph, highlighting Tokyo, Paris, and London as major systems, and Kyoto and Los Angeles as smaller ones. However, there are significant factual inaccuracies in interpreting the data; for example, the student confuses the passenger numbers with the date or city names, stating that Tokyo has '1927 millions Passengers' (1927 is actually the opening year, while the passenger number is 1927 million). Furthermore, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum requirement, containing only 144 words, which incurs a penalty on the task achievement score. Overall, these limitations place the response at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is organized into four paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs detailing specific cities. However, the logical progression is hindered by poor paragraphing, abrupt transitions, and fragmented sentences, such as 'while, Lose angeles and Kyoto is one of the lowest URS with only 50 and 45 millions passengers,' which trails off without completing the thought properly. Cohesive devices are used minimally and sometimes inappropriately, such as 'Afterword's'. Referencing is occasionally confusing due to grammatical and mechanical errors. Paragraphing is used, but the structural integrity is weak. These features align best with Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a limited range of vocabulary suitable for the task, successfully using terms like 'routes', 'passengers', and 'cities'. However, there are numerous lexical and spelling errors throughout the text, including 'overall' written with a lowercase letter, 'using' instead of 'used', 'visiting' instead of 'visited', 'millions' used incorrectly in plural form with numbers, and spelling errors like 'Lose angeles'. Attempts at less common vocabulary lead to awkward collocations or incorrect word forms. While communication is not entirely obscured, the frequent inaccuracies constrain the lexical score to Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response shows a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with occasional, mostly faulty attempts at complex clauses. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('Kyoto and LOS Angeles are one of the least visiting', 'Lose angeles and Kyoto is'), incorrect capitalization ('overall', 'LOS Angeles'), and punctuation errors. Errors are frequent and often cause some difficulty or hesitation for the reader, though the core meaning can generally be inferred. These characteristics fit the Band 5.0 descriptors for grammatical range and accuracy.
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