Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-08-04

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In some areas of the US, a 'curfew' is imposed, in which teenagers are not allowed to be out of doors after a particular time at night unless they are accompanied by an adult.

What is your opinion about this?

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

 

Student answer (Band 5.5)

In many parts of the US, a 'curfew' is imposed, in which teenagers are not ratify for outing at a certain time at night unless they are accompanied by an adult. I believe this is very favorable decisign in regards of teenager's safety or thir protection. My inclination is justify in the ensuing paragraphs with valid reasons and appropriate examples.

The foremost reason behind such ragulations is protect the youngsters from several crimes occur especially at night. Purpose behind such rules enforcement is protect youngsters from crime activities such as rape, harassment, Drugs and RDX materal retated scams, kidnapping etc. such activities are mostly take a place at night time. In teenage age individuals are have high enthusiasm and overconfident as result they are easily influenced by others. And angage with

illegal activities. due to

lake of maturity and awarness

it is essential to prohabited young individuals

for outing at night without their adult

family member.

Furthermore, due to such laws

teenagers required to stay at home

at night consequently they spend

more time in study or with family

members. They become more productive

and active. Remarkable amount of

their time they can save which being

wasted in unproductive activities

like long drive with friends at night,

play late night crickets and soccer

etc; moreover, some youngsters are

disobay their parents. avoid their

Instructions regarding night outs. Such government rules

are like boon for such parents. As this

Rules are assential and effective and

contribute to teenagers well-beings.

However, sometime it is required for

youngster to go out at night in this

case Government provide flexibility by

investigation and ensuranse because some

times there are immergency or late night study

Schedules are there.

To conchide, In the US 'curfew' is imposed in regards of teenagers outing at night. I firmly believe that it is vice designe for yumsters sufty and securitiy. teenagers become more prodictive and anganging with famaly when they socialy disconenet at night. purants and children sheld coopurate with governmenst.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses the prompt by clearly stating an opinion in favor of curfews. The ideas are relevant, focusing on safety and productivity. However, the development of these ideas is somewhat limited by the lack of specific, real-world examples; the mention of 'crimes' is generic, and the reference to 'RDX material' is confusing and irrelevant to the context of teenage curfews. While the position is clear throughout, the supporting arguments would benefit from more depth and logical connection to the specific context of the US, as requested by the prompt.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organized into paragraphs, and there is a clear attempt to use cohesive devices such as 'Furthermore' and 'To conclude'. However, the flow is frequently interrupted by awkward phrasing and fragmented sentences, such as 'And angage with illegal activities' and 'due to lake of maturity'. The paragraphing is present but the internal structure of the paragraphs is often disjointed, making the progression of ideas feel mechanical rather than fluid. The use of referencing is sometimes unclear, which occasionally forces the reader to re-read to grasp the intended meaning.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary range is limited and often inaccurate. There are frequent spelling errors (e.g., 'decisign', 'ragulations', 'prohabited', 'disobay', 'assential', 'ensuranse', 'prodictive', 'purants') and word-choice issues (e.g., 'ratify for outing', 'vice designe'). The student attempts to use more complex vocabulary, but these attempts often result in incorrect collocations or non-existent words, which hinders the overall clarity of the argument. To improve, the student needs to focus on basic spelling accuracy and using words in their correct context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The essay relies heavily on simple sentence structures, and attempts at complex sentences are frequently marred by grammatical errors. There are persistent issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'individuals are have high enthusiasm'), article usage, and sentence fragments. Punctuation is also inconsistent, with random capitalization and misuse of full stops within sentences. While the meaning is generally discernible, the high frequency of grammatical errors and poor sentence construction significantly impacts the readability of the text.

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