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 line chart illustrate the percentage of house households with electrical appliances according to the year and percentage of hours.In the X-axis its and percentage of hours from 0 to 100.On the other hand on y-axis number of years from 1920 to 2019.
Overall, the percentage is increasing gradually.We can see in 1920 percentage of refrigerator is at 0 and in 1940 it can increase and at 55% it show a huge improvemnet.Furthermore,Washing machine is at 40% and aslo increasing slowely.Moreover, Vaccum cleaner shows the straight line from 30 to 50 and upto so on.
In terms of hours and percentage of households numbers of hours per week is dicreseing in 1920 number of hours at 50 per week but in 2019 number of hours at 10. It shows a siginfiacant decrease on working.
On the otherhand, percentage of house holds are increaing significiantly
and in the useage of washing machine and refrigerator and caccum cleaner is going up.
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 response attempts to cover the main features of the charts, noting the overall upward trend in appliance ownership and the decline in housework hours. However, the interpretation of the axes and data is confused, as the student states that the x-axis shows the percentage of hours rather than the years, which demonstrates a misunderstanding of the source material. While some trends are identified, such as refrigerator ownership starting at zero and rising, the description lacks accurate detail and appropriate comparison across the whole period. Key data points are missing or described vaguely, such as 'vaccum cleaner shows the straight line'. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed, leading to a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response has an introduction, an overview paragraph, and body sentences, but the overall progression is disjointed. Paragraphing is irregular, with sentences clumped together awkwardly and no clear logical flow between the appliance data and the housework hours data. Cohesive devices are minimal, repetitive, or used inaccurately (e.g., 'On the other hand on y-axis', 'Furthermore', 'Moreover', 'On the otherhand'). Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the progression of ideas. These organizational and cohesive weaknesses place the response at Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple terms like 'percentage', 'households', 'increasing', and 'hours'. There are noticeable spelling errors ('house households', 'slowely', 'Vaccum', 'dicreseing', 'siginfiacant', 'increaing', 'significiantly', 'useage', 'caccum') and awkward word choices ('huge improvemnet', 'number of hours at 50 per week'). The lexical range is limited and minimally adequate for the task, with errors that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. This corresponds to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but grammatical control is weak throughout the text. There are frequent errors in basic sentence structure, capitalization, punctuation, and prepositions (e.g., 'The line chart illustrate', 'In the X-axis its and percentage', 'number of hours at 50 per week'). Complex structures are often faulty, and missing verbs or subject-verb agreement errors are common. Although communication is not entirely blocked, the high frequency of errors places this performance firmly at Band 5.0.
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