Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-21
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 5.5)
The chart below illustrates the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and the time spent on housework in household between 1920 and 2019.
Overall refrigerator and vacuum cleaner percentage in households increased sharply, and washing machine ratio followed flactuated trend. The time on housework declined gradually during whole time period.
From 1920 to 1940 washing machine contains 40% households which was the highest rank, vacuum cleaner was on second phase with 30% households and the refrigerator was on lowest position
In 2019 refrigerator and vacuum cleaner climbed up to 100% of households,while washing machine was had least percentage of households which was 72%.
In 1920 the hours spent for housework was on peak point with the numbering of 50 hours per week, Then it decreased to 32% in 1940. Finally in 2018 the number of hourse spent in a week in households were on the minimum stage with 10 hours.
The electrical appliances ownership increased all over the time period .while the time spent on household activities like washing clothes, cleaning and food preparation gradually declined.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The student successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting the main features of both charts and making relevant comparisons. An overview is provided, noting the upward trend in appliance ownership and the downward trend in housework hours. Key data points are cited, such as refrigerators and vacuum cleaners reaching 100% by 2019 and housework dropping from 50 to 11 hours per week. However, there are minor inaccuracies in data reporting, such as stating housework decreased to 32% in 1940 (instead of 35 hours) and 2018 instead of 2019, and stating washing machines reached 72% in 2019 (the chart shows around 75%). Despite these slight data misreadings, the overall response covers the main trends effectively.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response has a coherent overall arrangement with a clear introduction, body paragraphs addressing appliances and hours separately, and a concluding summary. However, paragraphing is somewhat rudimentary, and cohesion within sentences is occasionally mechanical or faulty. For instance, the transition 'Then it decreased to 32% in 1940' links ideas, but phrasing like 'washing machine was had least percentage' disrupts smooth progression. Referencing and cohesive devices are generally functional but lack flexibility and sophistication, placing this firmly in the Band 6 category.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, attempting some less common items such as 'flactuated' (misspelled fluctuation), 'climbed up', and 'minimum stage'. There are noticeable spelling and word choice errors throughout the text, including 'flactuated', 'contains' instead of 'comprised' or 'accounted for', 'phase' instead of 'place', and 'hourse'. These errors do not impede communication, but they reflect a limited control of lexical features and spelling precision, which prevents the score from rising higher.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The student demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'which was the highest rank' and 'while the time spent on household activities... gradually declined.' However, there are frequent grammatical errors and awkward phrasing, including missing articles and prepositions (e.g., 'in household' instead of 'in households', 'was had least percentage', 'the numbering of 50 hours'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with missing commas and periods. These errors occur regularly but rarely impede overall comprehension, aligning well with the Band 5.5 to 6.0 descriptors.
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