Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-21

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart below shows what Anthropology graduates from one university did after finishing their undergraduate degree course. The table shows the salaries of the anthropologists in work after five years.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparison where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

This pie chart illustrates that what anthropology graduates after degree. Furthermore, the table shows, the earning of the graduates after five years of working. Over all, after graduation half of the students went straight to the full time job and share higher rate among other type of employments. while, people who work in government sector have higher proportion of earning.

After completing graduate degree in anthropology more than half 52% successfully secure full-time jobs , followed by part workers at 15% . Postgraduates who prefer to study and work parallel around 8% full time and 5% of post graduates do part-time jobs. 12% graduates remain unemployed and 8% unknown.

In table, government sector employees earn most at 50% , half of them usually received salary around $100,00 . Followed by freelance consultants earn least $75000 - $99000 after 5 years. However, private sector workers earn pretty less among others at 30% around $50000-$74,999

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response covers the main features of both the pie chart and the table, but with notable limitations in accuracy and data selection. For instance, the student states that government sector employees earn most at 50% with half receiving $100,000+, misinterpreting the table's category distribution where 50% earned over $100,000 in the government sector compared to 40% for freelance consultants. Furthermore, the overview is brief and slightly disjointed. While the candidate attempts to report key proportions such as 52% for full-time work, the lack of careful data reporting and misinterpretation of table percentages keeps this response at Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response has some basic organization and attempts to divide information between the chart and the table across paragraphs. However, overall progression is hindered by awkward phrasing and poor mechanical cohesion. Transition markers like 'Over all' and 'In table' are rudimentary or missing necessary prepositions. Referencing is occasionally unclear, and sentences lack smooth logical links. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal structure of the paragraphs is disjointed, leading to a Band 5.0 rating.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and repetitive. The student relies on basic terms such as 'graduates', 'earn', 'jobs', and 'work'. There are noticeable word-choice and collocation errors, such as 'successful secure' instead of 'successfully secured', 'part workers' instead of 'part-time workers', and 'earn pretty less' instead of 'earn significantly less'. These lexical inadequacies and occasional spelling errors restrict the score to Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The text displays a limited range of sentence structures, with frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede understanding. Examples of errors include 'This pie chart illustrates that what anthropology graduates after degree' (missing verb and incomplete clause), 'earning of the graduates' instead of 'earnings', and punctuation issues throughout. Attempts at complex structures are often faulty, such as in the opening sentence. Control of grammar and tense is weak, placing the response at a Band 5.0.

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