Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
The chart shows the proportion of the change in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019; Washing machine, Refrigerator,Vacuum cleaner and also numbers of hours of housework per week, per household (1920 -2019);Washing clothes,Preparing meals, Cleaning.
Overall, the highest percentage of households with electrical appliances that has been used in doing housework is the use of Vacuum cleaner in 2019 with 100 percentage but in 1920,it was low to about 30 percentage.The lowest household electrical appliances is Refrigerator having 0 percentages but also increased simuntaneously to 100 percentage in 2000 having the same similarities with Vacuum cleaner.
Overall,in the aspect of number of hours per week per household 50 number of hours per week was done in household activities which consists of washing clothes, preparing meals and cleaning in 1920.
Moreso, in 2019, numbers of hours per week was done by 10 in housework activities.by 1980 and 2000 housework was done 20 numbers of hour per week in both years having the same similarity.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses the main features of the charts, noting the overall increase in appliance ownership and the corresponding decrease in housework hours. However, there are significant factual inaccuracies in the data reporting. For instance, the student states that the refrigerator started at 0 percent in 1920, whereas the data shows 2 percent, and misreads several other points, such as stating housework hours were 20 in both 1980 and 2000 (the chart shows 15 hours for both, though 20 is close enough depending on gridline reading, but other errors like '100 percentage' and awkward phrasing detract). While an overview is attempted, the lack of precision and inaccurate data interpretation prevent the response from achieving a higher band.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response attempts to organise information using transitional markers such as 'Overall' and 'Moreso', but the paragraphing is fragmented and erratic, with single-sentence paragraphs breaking the flow. The progression of ideas is difficult to follow because the text jumps back and forth between appliances and hours without a clear, logical structure. Cohesive devices are sometimes used mechanically or inaccurately, and referencing between sentences is weak, making it hard for the reader to follow the comparison of trends over time.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is repetitive and basic, heavily relying on lifted terms from the prompt such as 'housework', 'households', 'electrical appliances', and 'washing machine'. There are frequent awkward word choices and unnatural collocations, such as 'the use of Vacuum cleaner in 2019 with 100 percentage' and 'increased simuntaneously'. Spelling errors also occur, such as 'simuntaneously'. The lexical range is limited and barely adequate to convey the required information, restricting the score to Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The response contains a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent structural errors. There are issues with subject-verb agreement, missing articles, and awkward phrasing, such as 'numbers of hours per week was done by 10 in housework activities' and 'the lowest household electrical appliances is Refrigerator'. Punctuation is also problematic, with missing spaces after commas and semicolons used incorrectly. Errors are frequent and often cause some difficulty for the reader in untangling the meaning.
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