Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-04
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 student done after graduation from one university. The table below shows the salaries ranges and different percentage of salaries from different jobs sections.
The given pie chart shows more than half of student start full time work. while remaining divided into different section like part-time work, postgraduates and unemployed.
According to pie chart 52% student are employed doing full day work where as remaining like 15% are doing part-time work, 5% doing postgraduate study and also part-time work. Some of them doing full time postgraduate study that is 8%, 5% are unemployed and remaining 8% not know what they are doing.
The table show the different job sectors like freelance consultant, Government sector and private companies and comparison between the salaries percentage. As in the table we can see that the highest paid jobs are freelance and government section with the percentage portion of 50% are government jobs, 4o% are freelance consultant jobs and the lowest paying jobs are private sector jobs with 30% salaries.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response only partially addresses the task requirements. While the student attempts to report on both the pie chart and the table, the selection of data is incomplete and contains inaccuracies. For instance, the interpretation of the table's salary data is confused; the student incorrectly claims that 50% of government jobs and 40% of freelance jobs are in the highest salary bracket, misreading the distribution across multiple columns. Furthermore, key comparisons between the categories are largely missed or poorly articulated. The overview provided in the opening paragraph is very basic, stating simply what the charts show without highlighting the overarching trends, such as the dominance of full-time employment for the graduates.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
There is some basic organization present, with the response divided into paragraphs separating the introduction, the pie chart details, and the table information. However, there is no clear overall progression of ideas, and the logical links between sentences are weak. Cohesive devices are either repetitive or inaccurate, relying heavily on basic sequencing or additive transitions like 'and also' and 'As in the table we can see that'. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion within the paragraphs is frequently disrupted by abrupt shifts in topic and repetitive phrasing.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is limited and minimally adequate for the task. The student attempts to use some topic-specific terms such as 'freelance consultant', 'government sector', and 'postgraduate study', but there are noticeable errors in word choice and word formation, such as 'salaries ranges', 'jobs sections', and 'not know'. Spelling and morphological inaccuracies appear throughout the text, and the repetitive use of basic words like 'jobs', 'percent', and 'doing' restricts the range, occasionally causing difficulty for the reader in following the precise meaning.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer demonstrates a very limited range of sentence structures, relying mostly on simple sentences and faulty attempts at complex ones. Frequent grammatical errors are present, including missing auxiliary verbs ('what student done', 'student start', 'Some of them doing'), incorrect subject-verb agreement ('52% student are employed'), and missing articles ('in private sector jobs'). Punctuation is also problematic, with run-on structures and incorrect capitalization ('4o%'). These frequent errors cause considerable difficulty and strain for the reader.
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