Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-13
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 graph chat provide the data on percentage of electrical households appliances usage and number of hours it takes per week in the year between 1920 to 2019.
Overall, all three items showed an upward trend. refrigerator was least popular in the start, while washing machine showed a gradually increase. whereas, second graph represent a opposite picture with dramatic decrease.
looking at the first graph, from 1920 to 1960 refrigerator show a significant usage, it climbed from 0 to 90 percent. over the next 20 year it showed a gradual increase and remains constant till 2019. Moving towards, vacuum cleaner, 30 percent usage were recorded in 1920, it doubled with time and reached to 100 percentage in 1980 and remained at same level till end. washing machine showed a different trend as compares to others, it was at 40 % at the start, rapidly increase to 60 % in 1960, slightly decrease in 1980 and fall at 65% and then increased 10 percent in 2019.
In the second graph, number of hours per week were 50 in 1920, they drastically decrease to 20 hours. in later years its not more than 10 hours.
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 student attempts to cover all parts of the task by reporting information from both charts, mentioning appliances like refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, and washing machines, alongside the time spent on housework. However, the response contains several inaccuracies and imprecise data references. For instance, stating that the refrigerator climbed from '0 to 90 percent' ignores the actual starting point on the chart, and some descriptions of trends (such as 'fall at 65% and then increased 10 percent') lack clarity. The overview is somewhat basic, noting general upward and downward trends but missing key comparative insights between appliance ownership and hours of housework. Consequently, the task is addressed only partially, aligning with Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is arranged with an introductory paragraph, an overview, and separate body paragraphs for the graphs, showing some basic organization. However, the progression is hindered by poor paragraphing, abrupt transitions like 'Moving towards, vacuum cleaner', and awkward punctuation. Cohesive devices are either missing, repetitive, or inaccurate, such as 'whereas, second graph represent a opposite picture'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, and logical flow is disrupted by run-on sentences and a lack of cohesive links between ideas. These features reflect Band 5 cohesion, where organization is present but progression and cohesive device management are inadequate.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, featuring phrases like 'upward trend', 'gradually increase', and 'same level'. There are noticeable lexical and spelling errors throughout the text, including 'chat' instead of 'chart', 'appliances usage', 'gradually increase' instead of 'gradual increase', and 'represent a opposite' instead of 'represent an opposite'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success, and word-choice errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. This performance sits comfortably within Band 5, demonstrating a limited but minimally adequate range of vocabulary.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writing exhibits a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and basic subject-verb patterns. There are frequent grammatical and punctuation errors, such as missing capital letters at the beginning of sentences ('looking at the first graph'), incorrect verb tenses ('refrigerator show', 'its not more'), and faulty prepositional usage ('at the start', 'with time'). Complex structures are rarely attempted, and when they are, they often contain errors (e.g., 'washing machine showed a different trend as compares to others'). These persistent errors and limited structure control place the grammar at Band 5.
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