Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-22
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)
The chart illustrates what Anthropology graduates from one university did after finishing their undergraduate degree course. The table represents the salaries of the anthropologists in work after five years.
The most common anthropologists are full time workers at 52%, followed by part time workers at 15%, 12% remained unemployed , full time post-graduations and not known with 8%,and part-time workers combine with post-graduations are about 5%.
Table represents the salaries of the anthropologists with 5 years of experience. Freelance consultants earn $75,000 to 99,999$ at 40% , up to $1 lac is about 40%. Most common Government anthropologists earn up to $1 lac is about 50% . anthropologists who work in private company earn $50,000 to $74,999.
Overall, half of anthropologists are work as full time work after graduates .Government sector half of people achieve highest salary than freelancer and privet sector workers.
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 cover both parts of the prompt by reporting data from the chart and the table. However, there are notable omissions and inaccuracies. For instance, the phrase 'The most common anthropologists are full time workers' misinterprets the data categories. Furthermore, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 143 words. While an overview is attempted, it is awkwardly phrased and lacks precision. Consequently, the task response is only partially successful, aligning with a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is divided into short paragraphs, but the logical flow is frequently disrupted by poor referencing and mechanical transitions. Sentences like 'Table represents the salaries...' lack appropriate articles and cohesive links. The paragraphing structure is basic, and the relationship between ideas is sometimes unclear, particularly in the body paragraphs where data points are listed disjointedly rather than compared effectively. This reflects Band 5.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is repetitive and basic, with awkward collocations such as 'part-time workers combine with post-graduations' and 'earn up to $1 lac'. There are also currency symbol errors ('75,000 to 99,999$'). While the student attempts some topic-specific vocabulary (e.g., 'freelance consultants', 'government sector'), the range is limited and imprecise, capping the lexical score at Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The text contains a heavy mix of simple and frequently faulty complex sentence structures. There are noticeable grammatical errors throughout, such as missing articles ('half of anthropologists are work as full time work after graduates') and incorrect verb forms ('half of people achieve highest salary'). Punctuation and phrasing errors are frequent and occasionally impede smooth reading, placing the performance at Band 5.0.
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