Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-30

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 graph shows the comparison between time spend by the people doing household and changes of electrical appliances, such as washing machines, refrigeratore and vacuum cleaner in a country between 1929 and 2019.

Overall, washing machines and vaccum cleaners remained the highest trend and showed most development, while hours spent by the individuals showed downward trend per week, in washing clothes, preparing meals and cleaning.

In 1920, washing machines was at highest trend, approximtely 40%, which increased slightly, before declining and then reached to maximun by the end of 2019, to 70%. While vacuum cleaners was the second most common trend, which rose significantly and became the highest rent by 2019. In contrast, refrigerators

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response is severely under-length, containing only 115 words against the mandatory 150-word minimum, which strictly caps the task achievement score. Furthermore, the response is incomplete and cuts off mid-sentence. While the student attempts to provide an overview and mentions some trends (such as the downward trend in housework hours and the rising ownership of appliances), the data points reported contain major factual inaccuracies. For instance, the student states that washing machines started at 40% and reached 70% in 2019, but misreads other trends, and the text ends abruptly before covering refrigerators properly. Due to the incomplete nature of the response and failure to meet the minimum word count, it falls into Band 4.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response attempts a basic structure with an introduction and an overview paragraph, but it breaks down completely as the essay is unfinished. Paragraphing is attempted, but the lack of completion means logical progression cannot be fully established across a standard essay structure. Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes misused, as seen in the abrupt transitions. Referencing is occasionally unclear. Because the text trails off mid-sentence at the start of the third paragraph, the overall organizational structure is heavily compromised, placing it at Band 5.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The student attempts some topic-specific vocabulary such as 'household appliances', 'washing machines', 'refrigerator', and 'vacuum cleaner'. However, there are notable spelling errors ('spend' instead of 'spent', 'refrigeratore', 'vaccum') and awkward word choices ('highest trend' instead of highest percentage or level). The range of vocabulary is limited and repetitive, and errors in word form and spelling occasionally cause strain for the reader. These limitations restrict the lexical score to Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response displays a very limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple clauses and basic conjunctions. Attempts at more complex phrasing lead to noticeable grammatical errors and awkward phrasing, such as 'comparison between time spend by the people doing household and changes of electrical appliances'. There are also tense and subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'washing machines was at highest trend'). Errors are frequent, though they do not completely obscure the basic meaning of the sentences that were finished. This corresponds to Band 5.

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