Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-09-28
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 graphs illustrates about the proportions of regularly consuming fast food in united states of america from the year of 2003 to 2013.
overall, consuming Fast food once a week and once in a month amoung people are highly active in 2006 and 2013. Whereas, it always low in every day duration in all the years.
To commence with, The people who frequently eating at fast food resturants every day are below 5% in 2003, 2006 and 2013. Furthermore, people who went takeaways several times a week show 17%, 20% and 16% in 2003, 2006 and 2013 respectively. Moreover, consuming Fast food once a week and once in a month amoung poeple are rose dramatically. where highest proportions was 33% and least 25%.
However, people who went fast food resturants a few times a year are shows 10% in 2003 and 15% between 2006 to 2013. Whereas, People who never vist takeaways are below 5% in all coming years.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The student attempts to cover the main features of the chart, providing data points for various frequencies across the years 2003, 2006, and 2013. However, there are notable inaccuracies and misinterpretations of the data. For instance, the statement 'consuming Fast food once a week and once in a month amoung people are rose dramatically. where highest proportions was 33%' confuses trends and overgeneralises, as these categories fluctuate rather than rise dramatically. Furthermore, some data points are misreported or vague, such as claiming that fast food consumption a few times a year 'is shows 10% in 2003' (which was actually around 12.5%). While an overview is attempted, the lack of precision and some inaccurate data reporting prevent the response from achieving a higher band. It partially addresses the task requirements.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is divided into four paragraphs, following a standard academic structure with an introduction, overview, and two body paragraphs. However, logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions, sentence fragments, and poor mechanical cohesion. For example, starting sentences with 'To commence with,' and 'However,' does not always fit the logical flow of the comparisons being made. Reference words and conjunctions are sometimes misused, such as 'where highest proportions was' and 'all coming years,' which makes the connection between ideas clunky and sometimes confusing. Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion requires better control.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple terms like 'people', 'eating', and 'went fast food resturants'. There are several spelling and word-form errors, including 'graphs' instead of 'graph', 'amoung' instead of 'among', 'vist' instead of 'visit', and 'resturants'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success or awkward phrasing, such as 'every day duration' and 'went takeaways'. The lexical range is adequate to convey a basic message, but noticeable errors and limited precision restrict the score to a band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but frequent grammatical and punctuation errors hinder readability. Examples of errors include subject-verb agreement issues ('The bar graphs illustrates', 'people who frequently eating', 'people who never vist... are below 5%'), incorrect prepositional usage ('in united states of america', 'in every day duration'), and fragments or run-on structures ('where highest proportions was 33% and least 25%'). While the intended meaning can usually be understood, the high frequency of basic grammatical errors means that simple sentences are often flawed and complex structures are frequently inaccurate.
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