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 illustrates the changes in ownership of electrical appliances along with the amount of time spend doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019.
overall, the vacuum cleaner shows an increasing trend that become stable between 1980 to 2019 whereas, refrigerator shows almost similar trend with vacuum cleaner . the washing machine shoe fluctuating trend. The number of hour decline between 1920 and 2019.
the vacuum cleaner has 30% in 1920 which rise to100% in 1980 and then remain stable till 2019 compare to refrigerator that surged with 0% in 1920 and reached 100% in 2000 after that remain constant to 2019. the washing machine shows irregular trend that initiated from 30% in 1920 the rise to 70% in 1960 then shows decline to 60% in 1980 and reaches 75% in 2019.
the number of hours of housework per week dipped from 50% to 10% between 1920 and 2019.
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 attempts to cover all parts of the task by reporting the trends for both electrical appliances and housework hours. An overview is provided at the beginning, noting general increases in appliance ownership and a decline in housework hours. However, there are several data inaccuracies and generalisations when compared to the visual data. For instance, the student states that the refrigerator surged from '0%' in 1920 (whereas the graph shows 2%) and reached 100% in 2000, and mentions that housework hours dipped from '50% to 10%' (confusing percentage with hours per week, since the axis is 0 to 60 hours). Furthermore, paragraphing is underdeveloped, as most of the body text is compressed into dense blocks. These lapses limit the task response to a Band 5.5 level.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has some overall organisation with a clear introduction, overview, and body paragraphs detailing trends. However, the logical progression is hindered by poor paragraphing, as multiple distinct ideas and categories are lumped together into single blocks of text. Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes repetitive or misused (e.g., lowercase starting sentences like 'overall, the...' and 'the vacuum cleaner has...'). Referencing is occasionally unclear, and the lack of proper punctuation and capitalisation throughout the response disrupts the flow and makes the overall arrangement appear mechanical. This aligns well with a Band 5.0 score.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is generally adequate for conveying basic trends and percentages, employing terms like 'increasing trend', 'stable', 'surged', and 'fluctuating'. However, there are notable lexical limitations and errors, such as using 'spend' instead of 'spent', 'shoe' instead of 'shows', and confusing statistical units (referring to hours of housework as percentages). Less common lexical items are attempted but lack precision and natural collocation. Spelling and word choice errors occur with moderate frequency, though they do not completely impede communication. These characteristics place the lexical resource firmly at Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar and punctuation is weak. There is a complete disregard for standard capitalization at the beginning of sentences (e.g., 'overall, the...', 'the vacuum cleaner...', 'the number of hours...'). Additionally, there are several tense and verb agreement errors, such as 'time spend' instead of 'time spent', 'vacuum cleaner shows an increasing trend that become stable', and 'the washing machine shoe fluctuating trend'. Complex structures often contain errors that cause some difficulty for the reader. Therefore, a Band 5.0 is appropriate.
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