Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-20

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 below bar chart illustrates that how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food restaurants between the years 2003 and 2013.

In the bar graph, X-axis and Y- axis shows the categories of how often people are prefering the fast food and percentage of people respectively. In 2003,the highest number of people prefered eating fast food in once a week (31%) and the lowest number of people preferred eating everyday (4%). apart from this, In 2006, the large popluation of people (33%) consume fast once a week and same like 2003 the lowest percentage of people (3%) consume fast food every day. after 10 years, in 2013 the large percentage of people (33%) consume fast food once or twice a month and the lowest percent of people (3%) consume every day. After analysing the bar graph, it represent that the highest frequency of people are eating fast food are falling in two major categories once a week and once or twice in a month. also, it shows the lowest frequency of people eating fast food in a category of every day and never

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s subject and report several key highs and lows accurately: weekly eating is highest in 2003 and 2006, while monthly eating leads in 2013; daily eating is among the lowest categories. However, the response mainly lists selected extremes rather than summarising the overall changes across all three years. It omits notable movements, such as the rise in monthly eating from 25% in 2006 to 33% in 2013 and the decline in weekly eating from 33% to 28%. The closing statement also groups “never” with the lowest category without giving its figures or explaining the pattern. A clearer overview and a few well-chosen comparisons would make the main features more fully addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response follows a broadly chronological order, moving from 2003 to 2006 and then 2013, so the reader can follow the basic sequence. However, it is presented as one dense paragraph, with no clear separation between an overview and supporting details. Linking expressions such as “apart from this,” “after 10 years,” and “after analysing” do not always show the relationship between the figures, and the final generalisation repeats earlier points rather than advancing the summary. Organise the response into a short introduction, an overview, and a paragraph of comparisons. Use connectors to signal contrast or change, for example, “by contrast” when weekly and monthly frequencies move in different directions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “bar chart,” “percentage,” “highest,” and “lowest,” and the reader can generally understand the categories being discussed. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive: “large population of people” is not a natural way to describe a percentage, and “consume fast” is unclear. “Prefered” and “popluation” are also misspelled, while “eating fast food” is repeated frequently. Choose precise reporting language such as “accounted for,” “stood at,” and “the proportion of people,” and vary the verbs used to describe figures. Check spelling and use the chart’s category labels consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts longer sentences and uses time references to compare years, but sentence structures are mostly simple or joined with basic connectors, and errors occur frequently. For example, “illustrates that how frequently” has an incorrect clause pattern, while “X-axis and Y-axis shows” has subject–verb disagreement. The phrase “people are prefering” uses an incorrect verb form, and “the highest frequency of people are eating” has an awkward and faulty grammatical structure. Capitalisation and spacing after full stops are also inconsistent. Practise accurate comparison patterns such as “The proportion eating weekly fell from 33% in 2006 to 28% in 2013.” This will help you express trends in clearer, more controlled sentences.

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