Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-09-26
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 illustrates the comperative analysis of fast food eaten by different people in the USA between 2003 and 2013 measured in percentage.Most of the people in the USA eat fast food in once a week and once or twice a month and few people eat fast food everyday.
The people who eat fast food once a week slightly over 30% in 2003 and it increased in 2006 approximately 33% and then decline showed at 2013 which was close to 28%. Similarly, fast food eaten by people in once or twice a month showed 30% in 2003 and decreased to 25% in 2006 and finally reached roughly 33% in 2013.
By contrast, Citizen who used to eat fast food in a few times a year near to 13% and followed by year in 20016 and 2013 it remained constant at 15%.similarly, the people who eat fast food in several times a week more than 15% at 2013 which increased gradually and showed 20% at 2006 and than show declined slightly over 15% in 2013. while, the people who eat fast food never or eat every day they remained lower than 5% between 2003 and 2013.
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 covers the main features of the bar chart, accurately reporting the general trends and key data points such as the peak frequencies ('once a week' and 'once or twice a month') and the lowest categories ('every day' and 'never'). An overview is attempted in the first paragraph, though it lacks clarity and precision. Some minor details are slightly imprecise or awkward in their reporting, such as misidentifying specific years in the data (e.g., mentioning '20016'). However, the student successfully selects and compares the relevant features across the three years (2003, 2006, and 2013), fulfilling the basic requirements of Task 1.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has an overall logical arrangement, moving from general eating habits to specific categories across the years. However, the paragraphing is very poor; almost the entire body of the text is crammed into two massive, poorly structured blocks, with one extremely long paragraph containing multiple run-on sentences. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or repetitively (e.g., 'Similarly', 'By contrast', 'while'), and referencing is sometimes confusing, which disrupts the flow and logical progression of ideas.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The lexical range is limited and adequate for the task, but contains several noticeable vocabulary and spelling errors, such as 'comperative' instead of 'comparative', and 'Citizen' instead of 'citizens' or 'people'. There are also awkward collocations like 'fast food eaten by people in once a week'. While the student attempts less common vocabulary, the frequent slips in word choice and spelling occasionally cause strain for the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the response, including missing prepositions, incorrect verb tenses and forms (e.g., 'then decline showed at 2013', 'which increased gradually and showed 20% at 2006 and than show declined'), and run-on sentences joined incorrectly by commas. These errors frequently impede communication and lower the overall accuracy of the writing.
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