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 given chart depicts how people ate in UsA fast food restaurants in different years
In 2003 we see that ratio of people having fast food everyday is more than 2006 and 2013.Similarly the people having fast food several time in a week is more in 2006 upto 20 percent as compared to 2003 and 2013.The ratio of people having fast food is higher upto 33 and 31 percent in 2003 and 2006 as compared to 2013 which is about 28 percent.In 2013 trend of having fast food once or twice in a month reached to 33 percent as compared to 2003, in which this ratio was 30 percent.A decline is observed in 2006 in which people going to hotels for fast food is about 25 percent.In 2006 and 2013 this trend of going to hotels for fast food for afew times in a years has been declined to 15 percent as compared to 2003 ,in which this proportion was 13 percent.While the people who never visited restaurants are about 5 percent in [redacted phone] as compared to 2003.
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 address the task by reporting several data points from the chart, such as the percentages for eating fast food once a week or once or twice a month. However, the response lacks a clear overall overview of the main trends, which is a key requirement for Academic Task 1. Furthermore, there are some inaccuracies in reading the data; for instance, the student states that the proportion of people eating fast food every day in 2003 is more than 2006 and 2013, which is correct at 4%, but the description of other categories contains confusion and lacks clear comparative structure. Ideas are listed rather than fully synthesized or compared effectively. Therefore, it meets the criteria for Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response suffers significantly from poor paragraphing, as it consists of only two overly dense blocks of text where the introductory sentence blends directly into the body. Cohesive devices are minimal or misused, with repetitive structures like 'In 2003...', 'In 2006...', and 'As compared to...'. Progression is unclear because sentences jump between categories and years without a logical flow or clear spatial/temporal framework. Referencing is sometimes confusing, and punctuation errors further disrupt the logical flow. This aligns with Band 5.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The lexical range is limited and repetitive, relying heavily on basic terms like 'ratio', 'people', 'fast food', and 'years'. There are inappropriate word choices and collocations, such as 'people going to hotels for fast food', where 'hotels' is incorrectly used to mean restaurants. Spelling is generally acceptable, but vocabulary control is weak, and the lack of precise vocabulary limits the student's ability to describe statistical changes effectively. This performance is characteristic of Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a limited range of sentence structures, relying mostly on simple sentences or faulty complex structures. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as missing articles ('the ratio of people having fast food everyday is more'), subject-verb agreement issues ('people having fast food several time'), and awkward phrasing ('trend of having fast food once or twice in a month reached to'). Punctuation is also neglected, with missing spaces and periods. While the meaning is occasionally retrievable, errors are frequent and cause difficulty, placing the response firmly at Band 5.0.
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