Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-29
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 illustration gives information about the how much time spend in home for housework and the change of holding of electrical appliances during 1920 to 2019. Overall, the uses of both vacuum cleaner and refrigerator were significantly increased.
It is quite evident form the line graph that the percentage of electrical appliances of home. In 1920 the washing machine had been used 40 percent in home and after this year the percentage of this application was increased for few year than fall this ratio for 10 year, but in 2019 the percentage had reached almost 75%. The vacuum cleaner had been never used in 1920, but in the coming years the percentage of uses this application was significantly grow and the uses of refrigerator was also grow.
Meanwhile, the members of home spend 50 hour per week in home for housework in 1920, but the number of hours spend in housework was frequently fall for some years. After this the number of house continually decreased slowly until the year of 2019 was arrived.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the task by describing the overall trends in appliance ownership and housework hours. However, the response suffers from significant inaccuracies regarding the visual data. For example, the student states that 'The vacuum cleaner had been never used in 1920', whereas the graph clearly shows it was at 30 percent. Furthermore, the overview is extremely basic, capturing only part of the data. Key comparisons between appliances and time spent are largely missing, and some data points are misread or poorly reported. This places the response in Band 5, as it addresses the task only partially with limited and underdeveloped ideas.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is divided into three paragraphs, providing a basic structure with an introduction and body sections. However, progression is weak, and the logical flow is often hindered by poor referencing and unclear sentence links, such as 'and after this year the percentage of this application was increased for few year than fall this ratio for 10 year'. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately. Paragraphing is attempted, but the grouping of ideas is disjointed. Overall, the organization lacks clarity and seamless progression, fitting the Band 5 descriptor.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, with frequent misuse of terms such as 'holding of electrical appliances', 'percentage of electrical appliances of home', and 'application' instead of 'appliance'. There are noticeable word choice and collocation errors throughout the text (e.g., 'uses of both vacuum cleaner and refrigerator were significantly increased', 'fall this ratio'). The range of vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for conveying very simple meanings, but noticeable errors cause difficulty for the reader, aligning with Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts some complex structures, but these are frequently faulty or ungrammatical. Examples include 'The illustration gives information about the how much time spend in home for housework', 'the number of house continually decreased slowly until the year of 2019 was arrived', and 'the percentage of uses this application was significantly grow'. Errors in tense, prepositions, word forms, and sentence construction are pervasive and often impede communication. The control of grammar is weak, consistent with Band 4.5 to 5, and best represented by a band score of 5.0 due to occasional correct simple sentences.
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