Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-09

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 5.5)

THE THREE PIE CHART ILLUSTRATES THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE THREE NUTRIENTS IN TRADITIONAL DIET THAT ARE CONSUMED IN USA. ALLOF WHICH CAN BE DETRIMENTAL FOR BODY IF IT CAN BE CONSUMED IN HUGE AMOUNT.THE WHOLE DATA IS CALIBRATED IN PERCENTAGE.

IT IS EVIDENT THAT,FOUR MEALS ARE IN CONTRAST WITH EACHOTHER ON THE BASIS OF SODIUM,SATURATED FAT AND ADDED SUGAR.FISTLY,IN SNACK AND BREAKFAST BOTH THE MEALS CONTAINS THE SAME AMMOUNT SODIUM 14 PERCENTAGE WHICH IS LOWEST ON CONTRAST WITH REST TWO.DINNER HAS A SURGED AMOUNT OF SODIUM WHICH IS A SLIGHTLY LESSTHAN A HALF.AT LAST LUNCH WHICH CONTAINS 29 PERCENTAGE OF SODIUM.SNACK CONTAINS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF SATURATED FAT THAN SODIUM WHILE A LOWER PERCENTAGE THAN ADDED SUGAR.SNACK IS THE SHOLY MEAL WHICH CONSIST OF A SLIGHLTY LESS THAN A HALF PERCENTAGE OF ADDED SUGAR.BREAKFAST HAS THE SAME PERCENTAGE OF SATURATED FAT AND ADDED SUGAR WHICH IS 16.

MOVING FUTHER,SATURATED FAT HAS A PERCENTAGE IN BOTH THE DIEAT LUNCH AND DINNER WHICH IS 26 AND 37 PERCENTAGE RESPECTIVELY.MEANWHILE ADDED SUGAR CONTENT IN BOTH IS 19 AND 23 PERCENTAGE SUBSEQUENTELY.

OVERALL,EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN STATED SO FAR PROVES THAT,DINNER IS THE ONLY MEAL WHICH HAS THE EXCESS AMOUNT OF THREE OF ALL.ON THE OTHER SIDE BREAKFAST IS THE ONE WHICH HAS THE LOWEST AMOUNT .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main meal patterns and include many accurate figures: dinner has the highest sodium (43%) and saturated fat (37%), while snacks have the most added sugar (42%). You also report the lunch values and note that breakfast has equal saturated fat and added sugar (16%). This addresses the chart’s key information, although some comparisons are less fully explained. In particular, the overview says dinner has the “excess amount of three of all,” but dinner is not highest for added sugar; snacks are. Likewise, calling breakfast the meal with the lowest amount overall is too broad, since it is tied with snacks for sodium and tied with snacks for added sugar. Make the overview more precise by stating the leading meal for each nutrient.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction to comparisons and then an overall statement. Grouping some figures by meal—for example, comparing lunch and dinner for saturated fat and added sugar—helps the reader follow the data. However, progression is weakened by long, crowded sentences that combine several comparisons, and the sequence of points is not always easy to track. Connectors such as “Firstly,” “At last,” and “Moving further” are used mechanically or do not clearly signal the relationship between ideas. The final overview also conflicts with the earlier information about added sugar. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and key comparisons, and organise the body by nutrient or by the most notable meal patterns.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of chart-related vocabulary, including “percentage,” “contrast,” “content,” and “amount,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, word choice and spelling errors are noticeable and sometimes make the meaning less clear. Examples include “traditional diet” where the chart describes typical meals, “surged amount” for a high proportion, and “sholy” for “sole.” Several phrases are also unnatural, such as “excess amount of three of all” and “on the basis of.” Repeated use of “amount” and “percentage” limits precision. Build a reliable set of terms for describing proportions—such as “accounted for,” “share,” and “highest proportion”—and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including comparisons across meals, but grammatical control is uneven and errors sometimes make sentences difficult to process. For example, “both the meals contains” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “which is a slightly less than a half” has an unclear grammatical construction. Articles and sentence boundaries are also problematic: the opening contains a run-on sequence, and several sentences join multiple ideas without clear punctuation. The final sentence, “dinner is the only meal which has the excess amount of three of all,” is difficult to interpret grammatically. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, and complete sentence structures, then use shorter sentences to present each comparison clearly.

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