Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-12
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The charts below show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Percentage of households with electrical appliances (1920-2019)
Student answer (Band 5.0)
The line chart depicted the differences in the electrical appliances that people owned as well as the total time they spent, while doing the housework in one country from 1920 to 2019.
Overall, all three appliances experienced a noticeable growth over the years but washing machine was the most used item in 1920 with 40% people using it and this number moderately the number of refrigerator rose dramatically from 0 % in 1920 to 99% in 2019. Moreover, vaccum cleaners
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response is severely incomplete, containing only 80 words compared to the required 150-word minimum. Because of this major shortcoming, the student fails to cover all parts of the task and leaves the description of the charts unfinished. The text attempts an overview ('Overall, all three appliances experienced a noticeable growth') and mentions some initial data points for the washing machine and refrigerator, but it trails off mid-sentence ('Moreover, vaccum cleaners'). According to the band descriptors, because the response falls well short of the word count and remains largely undeveloped, it achieves a band score of 4.0 for Task Achievement.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text begins with a standard introductory sentence and an overall summary statement using cohesive markers such as 'Overall' and 'Moreover'. However, due to the abrupt cutoff, it is impossible to evaluate paragraphing or full logical progression. Sentences within the introduction and body segment show a basic logical relationship, but the lack of a complete second paragraph limits the assessment. The cohesive devices attempted ('while doing', 'Overall', 'Moreover') are functional. Based on what is present, the organizational structure is too minimal for a higher score, warranting a band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used in the snippet is generally appropriate for a Task 1 response, including terms like 'line chart', 'differences', 'electrical appliances', 'housework', 'growth', and 'dramatically'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary ('dramatically', 'moderately'). There is a spelling error ('vaccum' instead of 'vacuum') and a slight awkwardness in phrasing ('the total time they spent, while doing the housework'). However, the lexical range is minimally adequate for the few sentences produced, allowing for a band score of 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a complex sentence structure in the opening sentence ('The line chart depicted the differences in the electrical appliances that people owned as well as the total time they spent, while doing the housework...'), though it is punctuated incorrectly with an unnecessary comma before 'while doing'. The second sentence runs on without proper punctuation ('...this number moderately the number of refrigerator rose dramatically...'), indicating a breakdown in grammatical control. Given the mixture of simple structures and flawed complex attempts, alongside the unfinished nature of the text, a band score of 5.0 is appropriate.
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