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 one chart depicts the propotion of households electric appliance use and second chart illustrate that number of hours house work per week washing clothes preparing meals and cleaning between 1920 and 2019
the refrigerator started in1920 from 0 percent and a surge increase 100 percent throughout the years in 1920 vacuum cleaner only 30 percent using for house but a rapid increase till 2000 to 100 percent and then remain constant till 2019 on the other hand washing machine has higher used appliance as compare to refrigerater and vacuum start from 40 percent but increase steadily and used 75 percent till 2019 .
in 1920 about 50 hours work per week but decrease gradually till 1980 only 15 hours per week work in house from 1980 to 2019 its just little bit change 10 hours per week spend on work in house.
overall use of vacuum and refrigerator starts from different percentage but at the end 2019 use of electrical appliance at the same percentage moreover washing machine goes double from 40 to 75 percent use and working hours gradually decrease every year from 50 hours to 10 hours.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The response covers all parts of the task by reporting the main trends and making relevant comparisons between appliance ownership and housework hours. The candidate successfully identifies the starting and ending points for the washing machine, refrigerator, and vacuum cleaner, as well as the decline in housework hours. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in data reporting; for instance, the refrigerator started at 2% in 1920 rather than 0%, and housework hours by 2019 dropped to 11 rather than 10. Nonetheless, the overall selection of features is appropriate for an overview. This performance aligns well with the requirements for a Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is organized into paragraphs, attempting an introduction, body details, and an overall summary. However, the lack of punctuation and capitalization throughout the entire text makes the logical progression difficult to follow. Cohesive devices are minimal and mechanical, often relying on simple connectors like 'and' or 'on the other hand' without proper delimitation between sentences. Referencing is sometimes unclear, particularly in the run-on sentences. This warrants a Band 5.0 for coherence and cohesion.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, attempting less common items such as 'propotion', 'surge increase', and 'remain constant'. However, there are numerous lexical errors and awkward collocations, such as 'higher used appliance', 'working house', and 'house work per week'. Spelling errors like 'propotion' and grammatical form errors like 'refrigerater' also occur. The range is sufficient to convey the basic message, but inaccuracies in word choice place this firmly at Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response contains a very limited range of structures and is heavily characterized by run-on sentences due to a total absence of periods and capital letters. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as missing verbs ('the refrigerator started in 1920 from 0 percent and a surge increase 100 percent'), incorrect prepositions ('used for house' instead of 'used in the home'), and faulty comparative structures ('washing machine has higher used appliance as compare to refrigerater'). These frequent errors can cause difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptor.
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