Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-16

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 charts show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in a country between 1920 and 2019.

Between 1920 and 1980 the percentage of electrical appliances increased in very high speed. After that the electrical appliances stabled. In the decade of 1990 to 2000 the electrical appliances moved on a single line.

If we compare the the appliances. Washing machine machine used on low rate. the refrigerator is used on a large scale. The percentage of refrigerator was 40 in the start but increased very quickly and reached on the peak. It reached on 100. The percentage of households of the vacuum cleaner was higher then washing machine but was lower then the refrigerator.

The number of hours of housework per week between 1920 and 2019 was as follow. The number of hours were on peak in 1920 but with the passage of time they reduced on very large scale.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the task by describing the trends in household appliance ownership and hours spent on housework between 1920 and 2019. However, the response falls short in several areas. The reporting of data is imprecise and inaccurate in places, such as claiming the percentage of refrigerators was '40 in the start' when the visual data clearly shows it starting at 2%. Furthermore, key comparative features are either missed or poorly articulated. The overview is weak, lacking a clear summary of the overall trends. Consequently, the response only partially covers the requirements of the task, earning a band score of 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is divided into short paragraphs, but the overall organization and logical progression are weak. Sentences often feel disjointed, and cohesive devices are either missing or repetitive. For instance, the transition 'If we compare the the appliances' is awkward and abrupt. The referencing of data across paragraphs lacks smooth logical links, and the progression of ideas is frequently interrupted by choppy, repetitive sentence structures, resulting in a score of 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, frequently reusing terms like 'electrical appliances', 'percentage', and 'peak'. There are noticeable lexical errors, such as 'stabled' instead of 'stabilized' or 'leveled off', and 'Washing machine machine used on low rate'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success and inaccurate collocations. The range is minimally adequate for conveying simple ideas, but lacks precision and flexibility, meriting a band score of 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The grammatical range is quite limited, consisting mostly of simple and error-prone sentences. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as missing articles ('the refrigerator is used on a large scale'), incorrect prepositions ('reached on the peak'), and faulty comparative structures ('higher then washing machine but was lower then the refrigerator'). Complex sentence structures are virtually absent or flawed. While meaning is generally decipherable, the frequency of errors places this at a band score of 5.0.

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