Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-12

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The bar chart shows the typical weekday for students in three different countries.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

THE BAR CHART ILLUSTRATES the weekday activity measurement of students from three different countries UK, Japan and Germany.

To iniciate with country Japan, which shows highest figure of studying among other two about 13 percent also 7 and 4 percent in sleeping and relaxing time, accordingly. The student of UK county indicates steady drop respectively in sleeping, studying and relaxing at 8.5 percentage, 8 percentage and 7 percentage.

While, in Germany the amount of studying study is higher comapre to UK students at almost 9 percent but both countries students spent same time on relaxing for 7 percent, equally. Sleeping measurement is about 8 percent in Germany which is more than the figure of Japan students and some low from the student of UK.

To conclude, Japan proves best among all that spend highest time at study and lowest in relaxing, neverthless UK students spend more time in sleeping as compare to studying.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5

The response attempts to summarise the bar chart by mentioning various activities such as studying, sleeping, and relaxing across the three countries. However, the data presented contains severe inaccuracies and misinterpretations of the visual information, such as stating that studying in Japan is 'about 13 percent' and claiming Japan 'proves best among all that spend highest time at study'. In standard IELTS Academic Task 1 charts (typically showing hours per day adding up to 24), these percentages or figures do not align with accurate data extraction. Furthermore, key comparisons are weak and the overview lacks a clear summary of the main overall trends. Therefore, the task response falls into the lower bands due to inaccurate data reporting and underdeveloped comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is organized into four distinct paragraphs, beginning with a brief introduction and ending with a conclusion. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and confusing referencing. Phrases like 'To iniciate with country Japan' and 'While, in Germany the amount of studying study is higher comapre to UK students' create an unnatural flow and mechanical cohesion. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal structure of the body paragraphs lacks clear signposting and smooth progression of ideas. While the overall arrangement is discernible, the faulty cohesive devices and lack of clear referencing pull the score down into the lower-middle range.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, featuring frequent word formation and spelling errors such as 'iniciate', 'comapre', 'neverthless', and 'county'. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary items like 'illustrates', 'measurement', and 'proportion', but these are often used inaccurately or unidiomatically, for instance, 'activity measurement' or 'Sleeping measurement'. Collocations are frequently unnatural, and spelling mistakes are noticeable throughout the text. Despite these issues, the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the basic topic of student activities, positioning this text solidly within the Band 5 category for Lexical Resource.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and sentence structure is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, missing articles, and incorrect prepositions throughout the text, such as 'shows highest figure', 'among other two', and 'some low from the student of UK'. Additionally, awkward phrasing like 'that spend highest time at study' demonstrates a lack of control over subordinate clauses. Punctuation is basic, and sentences often lack structural integrity, causing some difficulty for the reader. The frequent occurrence of errors places this response at Band 5 for grammatical accuracy and range.

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