Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-23

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 5.5)

The given bar graph campares the amount of time spend on fast food resturants in the United States of America in 2003, 2006 and 2013.

Overall, it is evident that most of the Americans were preferred to spend their time on once a week and once or twice month. While there moderately choose a hole week and few times in a year. Whereas there cannot make it has a habit for went everyday.

In 2013, most of the individuals were preferred once or twice a month with the ratio approximately 33% and in week days there went 28% to resturants once a week and it changes to 16 percentage in several times whereas in it almost less than 3% in everyday sechedule. However, in 2006 the graph are even better compared to the year 2016. most of the people prefer once a week (33%)and less in everyday(2%).

On contrary, in 2003 the garphs are even high compared to others. Most of them are preferred once a week and a month with twicw sometimes those ratio are almost equal with around 33%and 30% respectively. Moreover, these graphs are even higher in everyday and never preferred people with around 4% and 5% respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main categories and include several relevant figures, especially the 2013 peak of about 33% for eating once or twice a month and the 2006 peak of 33% for once a week. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: “most of the Americans” preferred both weekly and monthly visits, but these were separate leading categories whose ranking changed over time. The claim that people “cannot make it has a habit for went everyday” is difficult to interpret, and the statement that 2003 figures were “even high compared to others” is not supported across the chart. You also misreport 2006 daily eating as 2%, rather than about 3%. A clearer overview of the changing leading frequency and the consistently small daily/never groups would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs, and it generally groups information by year. This gives it some organisation. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the overview’s “While” and “Whereas” clauses do not form clear comparisons, and the second paragraph moves between 2013 and 2006 without a smooth transition. Phrases such as “in week days” and “whereas in it” make the relationships between figures hard to follow. The final paragraph returns to 2003, but its comparisons are not clearly linked to the earlier years. Use a consistent structure—for example, compare the leading categories across all three years, then describe the less common frequencies—and make each linking phrase express a precise relationship.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to describing data, including “ratio,” “compared to,” “approximately,” and “respectively.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning difficult to understand. For example, “spend their time on fast food restaurants” does not accurately describe how often people ate there, while “the graph are even better” is not an appropriate way to compare figures. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “campares,” “resturants,” “garphs,” and “twicw.” Choose precise chart language such as “proportion,” “frequency,” “rose,” or “fell,” and check spelling carefully. Avoid using “ratio” when you mean a percentage of people.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use comparison structures, but the range is limited and errors frequently affect clarity. Verb forms are a recurring problem: “most of the Americans were preferred” should be “most Americans preferred,” and “there went 28%” needs a structure such as “28% went.” Agreement and sentence construction are also faulty in “the graph are even better,” while “in 2006 the graph are” mixes tense and agreement. Several clauses are incomplete or awkwardly joined, as in “While there moderately choose a hole week.” Work first on accurate simple sentences with a clear subject and verb, then build comparisons using controlled clauses. Check past-tense consistency and punctuation, particularly after sentence openings such as “In 2006.”

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