Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-13
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 graph shows the typical weekday for students in three different countries. Here i am talking about three countries Uk, Japan and Germany and their weekend patterns.
As we can see that japan spent most of their time in studyingthat is 13 hours as compared to Uk and Germany which is 8 and 9 hours on weekdays. The time spent on slepping is more in Uk which is 8.5 hours in comparison with other countries.
The Japan spents least time in relaxing which is 4 hours and almost same in Uk and germany.
Uk and germany invest almost equal time in relaxing and sleeping which is much lesser in japan. I can conclude from this bar graph that japanese people are more productive as compared to uk and germany in terms of everthing mentioned in graph.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5
The response attempts to summarise the main features of the bar chart, noting data points for studying, sleeping, and relaxing across the three countries. However, the student makes a critical content error regarding the categories, referring to 'weekdays' as 'weekend patterns' in the introduction. Furthermore, the analysis is very limited, subjective, and overly generalised, concluding that 'japanese people are more productive' based solely on study hours. Crucially, the response falls short of the word count requirement, containing only 137 words against the minimum of 150 words. This under-length impacts the overall development and completeness of the task. Because of the limited development, inaccurate references to the data categories, and the word count penalty, the task achievement is restricted to a band 4.5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text exhibits some basic organisation with an introductory sentence and conclusion, but paragraphing is extremely poor, with the body of the report crammed into a single, unstructured paragraph. The progression of ideas lacks logical flow and transitions, relying on repetitive sentence openings such as 'As we can see that' and 'The Japan spents'. Cohesive devices are minimal, mechanical, and occasionally misused, such as 'Here i am talking about' and 'in terms of everthing mentioned in graph', which sound more like spoken conversation than a formal academic report. Paragraphing is not used sufficiently or appropriately to structure the response. Overall, the arrangement of information is quite faulty, justifying a band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The lexical resource is limited and basic, with frequent vocabulary and word-choice errors that impede natural phrasing. Examples include 'spend' used incorrectly as 'spent' in present tense ('japan spents least time'), 'slepping' instead of 'sleeping', and 'everthing' instead of 'everything'. The student attempts to use some task-related vocabulary ('productive', 'relaxing', 'studying'), but the range is narrow and repetitive. There is a lack of control over word formation and collocations, and spelling errors are present. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey basic data comparisons, the noticeable errors and restricted range place this performance firmly at a band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying primarily on simple sentences and faulty attempts at complex clauses. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('japan spent most of their time', 'Uk and germany invest') and tense inconsistencies. Punctuation and capitalization are also weak, notably the failure to capitalize country names like 'uk' and 'japan', as well as the pronoun 'i'. Error-free sentences are rare, and while the meaning can generally be deciphered, the frequency of basic grammatical slips causes noticeable strain for the reader. These persistent inaccuracies correspond to a band 5.0 descriptor profile.
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