Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-16

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people say that it is possible to tell a lot about a person’s culture and character from their choice of clothes.

Do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

 

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Many individuals believes that people's diversity and their behaviour could be easily recognized by their dressing sense. I am personally agree with the notion. The specific patterns of choosing clothes and the way of getting it dressed would define it. The following paragraphs will discuss these points in details.

Individuals make choice of clothing according to the cultural demands and in respect of it. Some culture would not allow to wear short dresses because they admit it is unneccessary reflecting their body part to others. For an instance, many Indian temples has prohibited the entry of the individuals who are wearing a clothing above then their knees. Also, the saint at the temples are called ''Vairagis'' as they wears only orange colour of clothing as they admits the colour shows that they are depended to god at all times.

Moreover, many families reflect their culture by wearing specific kind of clothing on their daily basis. Some have a religious belief to cover their head infront of superior lord or at their religious place. Taking an example of Sikh Community, the mens always cover their head with turban and the women covers their head while worshiping their lord.

In conclusion, they style of dressing says a lot of people's beliefs in their culture and the dedication towards their religions. The specific patterns to wear a special clothing on their daily basis itself express much more about the personality and way of behaving. However the dressing styles and the choice of the clothing describes not only their variations in culture but also their emotions and feelings towards their culture.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses the prompt directly by discussing whether clothing reflects culture and character, taking a clear position in agreement. Ideas are introduced and supported with examples, such as Indian temple dress codes and Sikh turbans. However, the development tends to be somewhat repetitive, focusing heavily on religious clothing rather than broader aspects of character or personality. While the ideas are relevant, they could be more fully extended and explored to achieve a higher band score. Overall, the task is adequately addressed, meeting the requirements for a Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is arranged coherently with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate distinct ideas, such as cultural demands in temples and family religious practices. However, cohesive devices are sometimes mechanical or awkwardly deployed, as seen with transitions like 'Taking an example of Sikh Community' and 'Moreover'. Referencing and logical progression are generally understandable, but some sentences feel slightly disjointed due to repetitive transitional phrasing. These issues place the response firmly at Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting less common terms such as 'cultural demands', 'prohibited', and 'dedication'. However, there are noticeable lexical inaccuracies and awkward word choices throughout the text, such as 'Many individuals believes', 'dressing sense', 'getting it dressed', and 'depended to god'. Spelling and word formation errors also appear, such as 'unneccessary' and 'infront'. While communication is not severely impeded, these recurring inaccuracies limit the score to a Band 5.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay displays a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some attempt at varied structures. However, grammatical errors are frequent. There are notable subject-verb agreement issues, such as 'individuals believes', 'many Indian temples has', and 'the saint... are called'. Preposition and article errors are also common, including 'on their daily basis', 'above then their knees', and 'orange colour of clothing'. While the meaning remains clear despite these flaws, the high frequency of errors prevents the grammar score from reaching Band 6.0.

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