Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-19

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 percentage of households who owned vaccum cleaner, marked at around 96% respectively. Finally, 40% of people had Washing Machine in 1920. From then, there was a gradual increase in the figure, contributed at around 65% in 2019, making it the least popular appliance used by households.

In regards to number of hours people spend on housework, it experienced a decline trend. In 1920, the number stood at 50 hrs later there was a downward step and reached to 20hrs in 1960. From 1980 to 2019, there was a slight decrease in the number, recorded at 10 hrs.

i The line graph illustrates the percentage of households who own elctrical appliances and the number of hours of housework per household in one country from 1920 to 2019

Overall, it is evident that there was an increase in the ownership of Refrigerator and Vaccum cleaner. Conversely, there was a decrease in the number of hours spent by people for housework.

There was an upward trend in the number of households who owned Refrigerator and Vaccum cleaner. In 1920, no-one showed interest in the usage of Refrigerator. However there was a significant rose in the number at around 55% in 1940. Uptil the 2000 there was a substantial growth in the proportion and reached upto 95%. Similarly in 1920 30% of the people used Vaccum cleaner. There was a linear increase in the number and reached at around 95% by the end of 2000. From 2000 to 2010, the number of people who owned Refrigerator increased at a same rate as the number of people

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main broad patterns: appliance ownership generally rises, while weekly housework declines. You also include several relevant figures, such as 50 hours in 1920, 20 in 1960, and refrigerator ownership at about 55% in 1940. However, coverage is incomplete and some details are inaccurate or unfinished. The washing-machine figure is given as about 65% in 2019, rather than approximately 75%, and the response says refrigerator ownership was zero in 1920, although it was about 2%. The vacuum-cleaner account stops around 2000 and the final comparison is cut off. The overview is relevant, but the key trends and endpoints need to be reported more consistently and completely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

There are some useful organisational signals, including “Overall,” “However,” and “Similarly,” and the response attempts to separate the overview from details. Nevertheless, the information is not arranged coherently: the opening begins mid-description, then the housework paragraph appears before the introduction and overview, which are placed later. This disrupts the reader’s understanding of the report. The final sentence is incomplete (“as the number of people”), leaving the comparison unresolved, and references such as “the number” are sometimes unclear. Use a conventional sequence—introduction, overview, then grouped details—and ensure each paragraph develops one clear comparison. Check that every sentence is complete and that linking words accurately show the relationship between figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “ownership,” “upward trend,” “substantial growth,” and “decline.” This gives you a basic range for describing changes. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “contributed at around 65%,” “a significant rose,” “reached at around 95%,” and “showed interest in the usage of Refrigerator.” The repeated use of “number” also makes the description imprecise when you mean a proportion or percentage. Spelling errors, including “vaccum” and “elctrical,” are noticeable. Aim for precise chart language such as “the proportion of households owning…” and use standard spellings consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more developed sentences, for example, “However there was a significant rose…” and “From 1980 to 2019, there was a slight decrease…”. However, errors are frequent, and some sentence structures are incomplete or difficult to follow. The opening sentence lacks a clear grammatical structure, while the final sentence is unfinished. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and verb forms, as in “a significant rose” and “the number of hours people spend… it experienced a decline trend.” Tense and phrasing are not consistently controlled when describing past data. Practise complete past-tense sentences with a clear subject and verb, and proofread each sentence for agreement and punctuation.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.