Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · 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 4.0)
The charts below describes the changes in ownership of electrical devices and amount of time used doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019.
The line graph shows washing machine had highest percentage in the year of 1920.In the year of 2019washing machine is delebratly lowest percentage.
The line graph illustrates about the percentages of electrical devices. In 1920, the percentage of households with a washing machine was 40%.
By 1940 the percentage of households with a washing machine had increased to 60%. In year 1960 refrigerator is increases to
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, stopping at only 93 words. Consequently, the report is severely incomplete, failing to provide an adequate overview or cover all the main trends shown in the charts. The student misinterprets the data in places, claiming incorrectly that the washing machine had the 'lowest percentage' in 2019, when the chart shows it at 75%. Due to the under-length nature and fragmented coverage of the visual data, this falls under Band 4.0 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The text suffers from a lack of proper paragraph structure and logical progression. Sentences appear disjointed, such as 'The line graph illustrates about the percentages of electrical devices,' followed abruptly by isolated data points. The response cuts off mid-sentence ('In year 1960 refrigerator is increases to'), which prevents any sustained flow or cohesive development. Cohesive devices are largely absent. This performance aligns with Band 4.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, relying heavily on simple terms like 'percentage', 'households', 'electrical devices', and 'year'. There are also awkward word choices and misspellings, such as 'delebratly' instead of definitely or dramatically. The student lacks the range required to discuss trends flexibly. Because the text is so short and contains noticeable lexical limitations, it corresponds to Band 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
Grammatical control is weak, featuring basic sentence structures with frequent errors. Examples include tense and subject-verb agreement issues like 'The charts below describes' instead of describe. The sentence 'washing machine had highest percentage' lacks necessary articles. Furthermore, the response is incomplete, ending abruptly in the middle of a structure ('refrigerator is increases to'). Due to the high frequency of basic errors and incomplete structures, a band score of 4.0 is appropriate.
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