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 line graphs show the change in the ownership of electrical appliances and the amount of time doing housework in household in a one country between 1920 and 2019.

Firstly, the start with the percentage of household with electrical appliances. In 1920 the percentage of washing machine was the 40% and the percentage go little more in the 1960 reached at 70% later he go up and down in last 2019 reached at 75%. The refrigerator was 0% in the 1920 later refrigerator grow very fast and reached 90% in 1960 after that in 1980 reached at 100% and same in 2000 to 2019.Last, the vacuum cleaner was 30% in 1920 vacuum cleaner grow in a normal speed and reached 100% in 2000 and same until 2019.

The other line graph show the number of hours of housework per week per household. The number of hours is very high in 1920 at 50% later hours go down in the 2019 reached at 10 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student covers all parts of the task by reporting data for the three electrical appliances and the hours of housework from 1920 to 2019. An overall overview is missing, as the response jumps straight into individual data points without summarising the main trends (such as the general increase in appliance ownership and the corresponding decrease in housework hours). Furthermore, some details are slightly inaccurate compared to the visual data, such as stating the refrigerator was 0% in 1920 (it was around 2%) and misinterpreting the housework hours in 2019 as 50% instead of 11 hours. These limitations place this response at band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response is organised into a brief introduction followed by a body paragraph detailing the appliances and a final short paragraph for housework hours. However, the progression within the paragraphs is quite mechanical and repetitive, relying heavily on formulas like 'later he go up' and 'and reached'. Paragraphing is under-utilised, resulting in a single massive block of text for the appliance data rather than grouping ideas logically. Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes inaccurate, causing the flow to feel disjointed. This corresponds to a band 5.0 for coherence and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, with frequent reliance on simple verbs like 'show', 'reach', and 'go'. There are noticeable lexical and word-choice errors, such as 'the percentage of washing machine was the 40%', 'grow in a normal speed', and referring to the appliances and hours using inappropriate pronouns ('he go up'). The range of vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for the task, which aligns with a band 5.0 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response shows a very limited range of grammatical structures, consisting mainly of simple sentences connected by coordinating conjunctions or commas. Attempts at more complex clauses or descriptions result in frequent structural errors, such as missing prepositions, tense inconsistencies, and incorrect article usage (e.g., 'in a one country', 'the start with'). Errors occur throughout the text and frequently cause difficulty or confusion for the reader, fitting the band 5.0 criteria.

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