Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-27
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 4.5)
Th pie chart comapres what anthropology graduates from one university did after finishing their undergraduate degree course. The table depicts the salaries of the anthropologists in work after five years.
Overall, it can be clearly seen that there are different destination whereas, full-time work is the highest and part-time work + postgrad study is the lowest. While,In the table government sector was the highest and private companies is the lowest.
From the pie chart,
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response falls significantly short of the minimum 150-word requirement, containing only 74 words and cutting off mid-sentence. Due to this severe under-length, it can only address the task minimally. While the student attempts an overview mentioning the charts and provides some basic information (e.g., noting that full-time work is the highest destination), the lack of development, missing data points, and incomplete structure prevent a higher score. To improve, the writer must ensure the word count requirement is met and provide a more comprehensive summary of the main features and comparisons.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
The response begins with an appropriate introductory sentence and a brief overall summary. However, because the text stops abruptly after just a few lines ('From the pie chart,'), it is impossible to evaluate paragraphing, logical progression, or cohesive devices across a full essay. Within the limited text produced, basic transition words like 'Overall' and 'While' are used, but the overall organization remains incomplete and fails to form a coherent whole.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and includes minor spelling errors such as 'Th' for 'The' and 'comapres' for 'compares'. Phrases like 'anthropology graduates' and 'undergraduate degree course' show some task-related language, but the range is extremely limited due to the short length of the text. No less common vocabulary or sophisticated phrasing is demonstrated.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a few basic sentence structures with mixed accuracy. There are mechanical and typographical errors, such as 'Th pie chart comapres' and 'whereas, full-time work is the highest'. Punctuation is also problematic, as seen in the awkward comma placement in 'While,In the table'. Because the text is so short and incomplete, it is difficult to assess a wider grammatical range.
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