Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-09-22
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The chart below shows how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food restaurants between 2003 and 2013.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 5.0)
The bar chart compares the frequency of consumptions of services provided by fast food resturants among individuals in USA in three different years.
It is evident that there was significant increase in overall consumption of fast foods in the resturants once a week in the years of 2003,2006,2013.Similarly consumption done Once or twice a month also showed a similar pattern.
Firstly,year 2006 adds upto be highest percentage of frequency of the people consuming fast food once a week being 34% followed by consumers of 2003 amounting to 32% and individuals from 2013 being the least of 26%.Similarly,frequency of people consuming in resturant
consistenly increased where most percentage was recorded in 2013 being indemtical to year 2006 being 34% whereas the overall freqency of year 2003 and 2006 faced decrement in this specfic category when compared to previous.
Secondly,People rarely consumed any time of instant meals everryday in the all three years of 2003,2006,2013 contributing to the least percentage of total frequency being 4% and 2% each respectively.People consuming outside good a few time of year had the most moderate frequency with 2006 and 2013 with same percentage of 15% and 2003 being comparetively inferior.People who tend to eat only at home where aleast greater than that of people eating food in resurant everyday.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to report the main features of the chart comparing the frequency of fast food consumption in the USA from 2003 to 2013. However, there are notable inaccuracies in reading the data, such as claiming that 2006 had the highest percentage for once-a-week consumption at 34% (whereas the chart shows 33% in 2006 and 31% in 2003). Furthermore, the overview is weak, and the interpretation of trends often becomes confused, such as the claim that people 'rarely consumed any time of instant meals everryday' followed by incorrect percentages. While the response identifies several categories, the confused data reporting and flawed overview place it in the lower-middle range.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is divided into paragraphs, but the logical flow and progression are frequently disrupted. Transition markers like 'Firstly' and 'Secondly' are used, but the paragraphing internal structure is weak, leading to dense, confusing blocks of text. Cohesive devices are often inaccurate or mechanically applied, such as repetitively starting sentences with 'Similarly'. Reference items are occasionally unclear, and the overall progression lacks clear direction due to the disorganized grouping of data points.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for basic communication, but it features numerous spelling errors (e.g., 'resturants', 'everryday', 'indemtical', 'freqency', 'comparetively', 'aleast') and awkward collocations (e.g., 'consumption of services provided by fast food resturants', 'consumption done Once or twice a month', 'outside good'). The range of vocabulary is limited, and the frequent spelling errors noticeably impact the clarity of the text.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is poor. There are frequent errors in article usage, prepositions, and subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'there was significant increase', 'year 2006 adds upto be highest', 'People who tend to eat only at home where aleast greater'). Punctuation is also erratic, with missing spaces after commas (e.g., '2003,2006,2013'). These errors frequently distract the reader and impede smooth communication.
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