Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-30
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 pie chart shows what anthropology graduates do after finishing their undergraduate degree course from the university. The table shows thier salaries as an anthropologists after five years.
Overall, 52% do full time jobs which have the highest proportion and the least proportion with those who work part time and completing postgraduate study having 5%. After five years, 50% government sectors employees earn 100,000 plus dollars which is the highest one and 5% includes 49,999 people earning 25,000 dollars in freelance and government sector which is the lowest.
In freelance consultants, includes 5% with employees 49,999 and salary 25,000 dollars, 15% with 74,999 employees and 50,000 dollars salary, 40% with 99,999 employees and salary 75,000 dollars, and 40% who earns 100,000 dollars. In government sector it includes 5%, 15%, 30%, and 50%. In private sectors it includes 10%, 35%, 25%, and 30%.
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 covers the main features of both the chart and the table, noting key proportions such as the 52% in full-time work and the salary distributions across employment types. However, there are some misreadings of the data; for example, the student confuses the salary brackets with the number of employees (e.g., writing '49,999 employees and 25,000 dollars salary'). Additionally, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum requirement, containing only 142 words, which negatively impacts the task achievement score.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is organized into three paragraphs, providing an overview followed by details. However, progression is somewhat hindered by confusing sentence structures and repetitive phrasing. Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes mismanaged, particularly in the third paragraph where listing the salary percentages becomes mechanical and difficult to follow. Paragraphing is attempted, but the overall logical flow is weakened by dense and confusing clauses.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent awkward collocations and misunderstandings of data labels (e.g., treating salary brackets as employee counts like '99,999 employees'). Words like 'proportion', 'salaries', and 'employees' are used, but precision is lacking. Spelling is generally acceptable, but lexical control is insufficient for higher bands due to frequent inaccuracies in word choice.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but attempts at complex structures frequently result in grammatical errors and ungrammatical phrasing, such as 'the least proportion with those who work part time and completing postgraduate study having 5%' and '5% includes 49,999 people earning 25,000 dollars'. Errors in subject-verb agreement and preposition use are frequent and occasionally impede smooth reading, though basic meaning remains understandable.
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