Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-24

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)

This chart represents the frequency eating at a fast food resturant aming the people of USA.

The chart represents that less than 5 percent of people eat from fast food resturants from 2003 to 2013,as well as about 20 percent of americans eat from fast food resturant several time week between 2003 to 2013.

The chart also represent that in 2003 and 2006 more than 30 percent of people ate from fast food resturant once a week but in 2013 this percentage become less then 30 percent.

The chart indicate that the people of USA who ate from fast food resturant once a year there percentage was 30 in 2003 but it decreases upto 25 percent in 2006 but in 2013 it increases upto more than 30 percent.

Chart shows that people who ate few times in a year their percentage was 13 in 2003 but in 2006 but 2013 it become 15 percent.

The chart also show that the people who never ate outside their percentage is arounlnd 5 in 2003 but it drops down between 2006 to 2013 upto almost 3 percent

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several relevant categories and report some broad patterns, including that daily eating remained below 5% and that weekly eating fell by 2013. However, the response only partially summarises the chart: it has no clear overview of the main shifts, and some key comparisons are inaccurate or unclear. For example, the 2003 figure for eating once a week was about 31%, but in 2006 it was about 33%, while your wording says “more than 30 percent” for both, which is broadly correct but lacks precision. More importantly, “once a year” appears to refer to once or twice a month; that category was about 30%, 25%, and 33%. State the category accurately and highlight that it became the most common frequency in 2013.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response is arranged as a series of observations, and the reader can generally follow the categories being discussed. However, there is no distinct overview to establish the chart’s main message, and the sequence does not create a clear progression from the most important features to supporting details. Several sentences begin with repetitive phrases such as “The chart represents,” “The chart indicate,” and “The chart also show.” Some linking is attempted with “but” and “as well as,” yet connections are occasionally awkward or unclear, as in “in 2006 but 2013 it become 15 percent.” Group the main trends into a concise overview, then organise comparisons by frequency or by years, using clearer references to each category.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the general subject, including “frequency,” “percentage,” and “never ate.” However, the range is limited and several expressions are repeated or imprecise, which sometimes makes the data difficult to interpret. “Ate from fast food restaurant” is an unnatural collocation, and “once a year” mislabels the chart’s “once or twice a month” category. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “resturant,” “aming,” and “arounlnd.” Use the chart’s category labels consistently and choose more precise reporting language. For example, describe figures as the proportion of people who “ate at” fast-food restaurants, and use verbs such as “rose,” “fell,” or “remained stable” to express changes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer sentences with contrast, for example, “in 2003 and 2006 … but in 2013,” but sentence structures are limited and errors occur frequently. Subject–verb agreement is inconsistent in “The chart indicate” and “The chart also show”; tense and verb forms are faulty in “this percentage become less” and “it decreases”; and articles and prepositions are often missing or incorrect, as in “people of USA” and “eat from fast food restaurant.” Punctuation also needs attention, particularly spacing after commas and the use of full stops. These errors sometimes make relationships between figures unclear. Practise accurate simple comparisons first, then combine them with controlled clauses using “while” or “whereas.”

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