Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-02

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 pie charts given below illustrates the normal percentage of three types of meals if eaten too much may cause unhealthy.

Overview, Given three different types of pie charts name as sodium, saturated fat, added sugar. In sodium chart, Include four different types of meals with their percentage, like snack, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Next one is saturated having same number of meals like, but percentage is different than sodium. At the end added sugar also same number of meals like snacks, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

In the first paragraph, discuss about the meals of sodium charts, having four different meals. first one is snack and breakfast having same percentage is 14%. Lunch standing on just 29%. last one is Dinner having the greater percentage in sodium chart is 43%. On moving to saturated fat chart having same meals like sodium but the percentage of these meals indivisually different from sodium chart. Every meal have diffrent percentage, snacks and breakfast is at 21% and 16%. But the lunch and dinner is decreased than the lunch of sodium chasrt is at 26% and 37%.

With the subsequent stage, last one is added sugar chart having same number of meals like than others i already discussed before. the percentage of snack is higher than others two meals is 42%. but the percentage of breakfast is same as satuarated fat also 16%. last one is dinner is at 23% and this is decreased than other two meals which already discussed upper.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three nutrient charts and report several key figures accurately, including sodium at 14% for breakfast and snacks, 29% for lunch and 43% for dinner, as well as added sugar at 42% for snacks. However, the response does not give a clear overview of the main patterns: dinner is highest for sodium and saturated fat, while snacks are highest for added sugar. Some comparisons are also unclear or inaccurate. For example, you say lunch and dinner in the saturated-fat chart are “decreased than” sodium, but do not make the comparison precise; you also describe added-sugar dinner as lower than “other two meals,” although it is higher than breakfast and lunch. Select the dominant features and compare them explicitly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview-like paragraph to sodium and saturated fat, then added sugar. This gives the reader some sense of the chart sequence. However, progression is weakened by repetition: the second paragraph repeatedly says that the charts contain the same meals, rather than summarising their patterns. Linking phrases such as “At the end,” “On moving to,” and “With the subsequent stage” sound mechanical, and references such as “other two meals” are not always clear. Organise the body around the most important comparisons, and use concise links such as “By contrast” or “Similarly” only where they clarify relationships.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “higher,” “same,” and “decreased,” and the reader can generally identify the categories being discussed. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “normal percentage,” “meals of sodium charts,” and “Lunch standing on just 29%.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, such as “indivisually,” “chasrt,” and “satuarated.” Use standard data-reporting expressions and check spelling carefully; precise terms such as “accounted for,” “stood at,” and “the largest share” would make comparisons clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer sentences and uses basic comparison structures, but sentence control is inconsistent. The opening, “The pie charts given below illustrates,” has subject–verb disagreement, while “In sodium chart, Include four different types of meals” is an incomplete and incorrectly punctuated sentence. Other examples, such as “Every meal have diffrent percentage” and “the percentage of dinner is at 23%,” show problems with agreement and sentence formation. Most ideas remain understandable, but these recurring errors can interrupt reading. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, articles, and punctuation. A wider range of accurate simple and complex sentences would improve clarity.

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