Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-11-03

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 bar chart illustrates how frequently resedence in the USA ate in fast food resturance from 2003 to 2013.

Overall,it is clear that the frequency of eating at fast food restaurants among people in the USA is increased signaficantly in 2013 compare with 2003.Additionaly once or twice a month had the highest, on the other hand once a weak is second highest figure, while every day had the lowest figure.

looking first at the figure the once or twice a month had the highest frequency of eathing fast food amoung the people in the USA reconrding for 30% in 2003, 25% in 2006 while higest in 2013 as about 33%.Additionaly once a weak had second higest figure accounting for 31% in 2003, approximatly 33% in 2006 and decreased to approximatly 27% in 2013.

Turning to the several times a weak is lowest in 2003 as about 17%,20% in 2006 which is rosed up and then diclined to about 16% in 2013. On the other hand the never is highest in 2003 accounting for 5%, while the frequancy remained constant in 2006 and 2013 approximatly 4%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s subject and make an attempt to summarise the main patterns, including the rise in monthly visits by 2013 and the prominence of weekly visits in the earlier years. However, the overview is not fully accurate: eating frequency did not increase significantly overall, and “every day” was not consistently the lowest category, since “never” was slightly lower in 2006 and 2013. There is also a notable misreading in the final paragraph: “several times a week” was not the lowest category, and “never” did not remain at about 4% throughout. To strengthen the response, compare the categories accurately and include the important “a few times a year” figures, which are omitted.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs. Phrases such as “Overall,” “looking first” and “Turning to” help signal movement between sections. However, progression is weakened because the final paragraph groups “several times a week” with “never” despite their very different positions in the chart, and the comparisons are not consistently organised by frequency or by year. Some linking is also mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “Additionaly” and “On the other hand,” where the relationship between the ideas is not always a contrast. Group the categories into clear comparisons and use linking expressions only when they accurately show the relationship.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “frequency,” “accounting for” and “remained constant,” and the reader can generally identify the categories being discussed. However, the range is limited and several spelling errors make the report less clear, for example “resedence,” “resturance,” “signaficantly,” “eathing” and “frequancy.” Some expressions are also imprecise or unnatural, such as “the frequency … is increased significantly” and “the never.” Use accurate category labels and standard trend language, such as “the proportion who ate out,” “rose,” “fell” and “was the least common.” Careful proofreading of spelling and collocations would make your descriptions more precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of sentence forms, including comparisons joined with “while” and “whereas”-type contrasts, and most of the chart information remains understandable. However, errors occur frequently in verb forms, articles, agreement and sentence boundaries. For example, “the frequency … is increased” uses an incorrect verb construction, while “once or twice a month had the highest” lacks a clear grammatical subject such as “the category.” Several sentences run together without a space after the full stop, as in “33%.Additionaly,” and the overview contains a comma splice between “2013” and “Additionaly.” Practise forming complete comparison sentences with consistent past-tense verbs and check punctuation, articles and sentence boundaries.

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