Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-01

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Some people say it is important to keep your home and your workplace tidy, with everything organised and in the correct place.

What is your opinion about this?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

 

Student answer (Band 5.5)

some individuals believe that our living area and working area should be well maintained all the things on right place.in my opinion its a good idea to furnish the room and office well maneged to get positive energy of work and lifestyle

fristly, i will discuss my opinions in upcoming paragraphs

well maintaind working home gives a person positive vibes because we spend our most of the time at home.in addition well managed home helps us to save our time as well.for example if we keep our belongings at same place all the timke such as keys, wallet, cloths on same place we can find them easily without wasting a time so we can save our time.

secondly, place the things at office at same location could helpful to get appreciation from co-workers and managers.if manager instantly ask for any important file and you keep the files at same desk you work easy to show the response.in addition, clean working enviornment can give you more energy on work becuase wroking enviornment sometimes become stressfull because of given targets.for instance, if you have a pan drive draw where you keep the pen drives and other electronic equipments and you need some importnat information throughout any presentation it save your time and flow of work.

in my view, if we want positive attitude we have to clean our enviornment at home and work because we spennd our most of time there.we hvae to place everything at right spote to save the time and energy.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

Your position is clear: you support keeping both home and workplace organised, and you give relevant reasons about saving time, feeling positive, and working more effectively. The examples involving keys and a wallet, and finding a file or pen drive at work, help connect your ideas to everyday situations. This addresses the main parts of the question. However, some points are asserted rather than fully explained: for example, the link between tidiness and “positive energy” could be developed with a clearer explanation, and the point about gaining appreciation from colleagues needs more support. To strengthen the response, explain the effects of organisation in greater depth and make each example directly demonstrate the reason it supports.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, two body paragraphs and a concluding opinion. “Firstly” and “secondly” signal the two main reasons, while examples generally follow the points they illustrate. However, progression is sometimes mechanical, and the opening sentence of the first body paragraph, “fristly, i will discuss my opinions in upcoming paragraphs,” announces the structure instead of developing the argument. Several ideas are crowded together, and transitions such as “in addition” are repeated without always clarifying how the next point relates. Paragraphing is broadly appropriate, but clearer topic sentences and more deliberate links between claims and examples would make the argument easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “belongings,” “co-workers,” “important file,” and “working environment,” and the examples show an attempt to describe practical situations. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning less clear. For instance, “furnish the room and office well managed” does not express the intended idea naturally, and “a pan drive draw” appears to mean a drawer for pen drives. Spelling errors such as “enviornment,” “importnat,” and “wroking” are also noticeable. Build a more precise set of phrases for organisation and productivity, and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with reasons and examples, such as the sentence beginning “if we keep our belongings at same place.” This shows an effort to connect ideas rather than relying only on short sentences. However, control is inconsistent: sentence boundaries and punctuation are often missing, and some clauses are incomplete or awkwardly formed. For example, “place the things at office at same location could helpful” lacks a clear subject and a correctly formed verb phrase, while “it save your time” has a subject–verb agreement error. Articles and prepositions are also often omitted, as in “at home” and “at same place.” Practise accurate sentence patterns and proofread for articles, agreement, and punctuation.

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