Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-18
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The charts below show the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Average percentages of sodium, saturated fats and added sugars in typical meals consumed in the USA
Student answer (Band 5.0)
The given pie charts illustrate the over consumption of three different nutrients and their avergare proportion and these could effect on health in the United States of America.Overall, during dinners it is most evident that the sodium ans saturated fat is consumed more.
During meals, breakfast had a less percentage of sodium, Saturated fat and added sugar 14%, 16% and !6% respectively.However, it is observed that afternoon meal has an increased amount of consumption in sodium and saturated fat whereas added sugar was compartively less by 19%.
While the snaks contains lesser amount of sodium and saturated fat former 14% and later 21% while added sugar reached 42%.The night meals had more number of nutrients added sodium saturated fat and added sugar were at 37% and 23% respectively whereas sodium was cosumed more and reached 43%.
According to the pie charts, while having dinner sodium, saturated fat, added sugar was consumed more in number in the USA.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to cover the main features of the charts, providing data for sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar across different meal times. An overview is attempted at the beginning, noting that dinners generally see higher consumption of sodium and saturated fat. However, there are notable inaccuracies in reporting the data: for instance, the writer states that added sugar in the night meals was 'at 23%' while sodium reached '43%', but actually dinner sodium was 43%, saturated fat was 37%, and added sugar was 23%. Furthermore, the description of snacks ('snaks') lacks clarity, and the final concluding sentence is repetitive. The task is addressed, but data selection and reporting contain noticeable inaccuracies and lack fully developed comparisons.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is divided into short paragraphs attempting to follow a chronological or meal-by-meal structure (breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner). However, the overall progression is confused, particularly with the placement and sequencing of meals (e.g., discussing snacks and night meals somewhat disjointedly, and repeating dinner details at the end). Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes misused, such as 'former 14% and later 21%' in reference to snacks, where the tracking of referents becomes difficult to follow. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal logical flow within paragraphs often breaks down, leading to a mechanical and sometimes disjointed arrangement of ideas.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, with several spelling and word choice errors. Examples include 'over consumption', 'avergare proportion', 'effect on health' (instead of affect), 'ans' (and), 'compartively', 'snaks', and 'cosumed'. While the writer attempts some less common terms like 'proportion', 'consumption', and 'respectively', the frequency of lexical errors and awkward collocations ('less percentage', 'more number of nutrients') restricts the communication and places this firmly in the band 5 range.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The text displays a very limited range of sentence structures, with frequent grammatical errors and punctuation mistakes (such as '!6%' and missing commas or full stops, leading to run-on sentences like 'While the snaks contains lesser amount...'). Subject-verb agreement errors are present, such as 'snaks contains' (plural subject with singular verb) and 'dinner sodium, saturated fat, added sugar was consumed' (compound subject with singular verb). Complex sentence attempts often contain structural faults. Errors are frequent and occasionally cause some difficulty for the reader in untangling the intended meaning.
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