Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-27
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 illustrate the data of electrical appliances ownership and number of hours spent in housework in homes from 1920 to 2019.
Overall, proportion of refrigerator ownership surge dramatically in early period of the timeline and vacume cleaner ownership shows upward steady movement over the period. Number of hours of housework fell drastically from 1920 to 2019.
Washing machines in 1920 accounted for 40% of the household than reached its highest point at 70% before falling down to al
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response is severely under-length, containing only 79 words against the required minimum of 150 words. Because it cuts off mid-sentence ('...falling down to al'), it fails to complete the summary and omits key data trends from the charts entirely. Although the introduction and overview attempt to identify main features—such as the surge in refrigerator ownership and the decline in housework hours—the lack of completion and severe brevity mean that task fulfillment is heavily compromised. According to the descriptors, this falls under Band 4 because the writing is incomplete and stops abruptly.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay begins with a clear introductory sentence and an overall summary paragraph containing logical markers like 'Overall'. However, because the text cuts off abruptly mid-way through the third paragraph, proper paragraphing and overall logical progression cannot be fully evaluated. Cohesive devices are minimally present ('Overall', 'from 1920 to 2019'), but the premature truncation prevents a fully coherent structure from being established. Based on what is written, the organisational structure is limited.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student attempts some task-specific vocabulary such as 'appurtenances', 'ownership', and 'proportion', alongside useful collocational phrases like 'surge dramatically' and 'upward steady movement'. However, there are noticeable spelling errors ('vacume' instead of 'vacuum') and awkward phrasing such as 'data of electrical appliances ownership'. While the range is adequate for a basic summary attempt, the limited output and vocabulary errors constrain the overall lexical score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student demonstrates control over basic sentence structures and attempts complex forms, such as 'The charts illustrate the data of electrical appliances ownership and number of hours spent...'. There are minor grammatical inaccuracies, including missing articles ('Overall, proportion of refrigerator ownership...') and an incomplete sentence structure at the end ('...falling down to al'). Because the response is cut short, the variety of complex structures is restricted, but the sentences produced are mostly understandable.
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