Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-14

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 shows a typical weekdays routine of students and hours they spend on different activities.

Germany and Uk students have spent the almost same average hours of sleeping around 8 to 8.5. However, Japanese students were spend typically less time on sleep.

On the other hand, students from Uk spent the least time on studies only 8hours as compare to rest of two countries. Where Germany has reported almost 9 hours average on weekdays. Despite this, Japanese chart shows significantly higher hours on studies almost 13 hours.

Articulating the relaxing hours among these nations, Germany and Uk students prioritise around 7 hours of time in relaxing where japanese student reportedly spend less time on relaxing only 4 hours.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to summarise the main features of the bar chart, noting data points related to sleep, study, and relaxing hours across Germany, the UK, and Japan. However, the response falls significantly short of the 150-word minimum requirement, containing only 120 words. This under-length impacts the overall development and completeness of the task. While some key comparisons are made, such as contrasting Japanese study hours with the UK and Germany, the overview is rather basic and lacks a fully developed summary of all prominent trends. Consequently, the response is awarded a band score of 5.0 due to the restricted length and limited development of ideas.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The text demonstrates a basic level of organisation with separate paragraphs dedicated to different activities like sleeping, studying, and relaxing. However, the logical progression is occasionally hindered by abrupt transitions and a repetitive structure in introducing data points. Cohesive devices are used minimally and somewhat mechanically, such as repeating phrases like 'On the other hand' and 'Despite this'. Paragraphing is attempted, but the overall structuring feels disjointed due to the very short paragraphs. Referencing is generally clear enough to follow the comparisons, but the overall flow lacks sophistication, placing it firmly at a band 5.5.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The student uses a limited range of vocabulary that is minimally adequate for the task. Words and phrases such as 'typical weekdays routine', 'average hours', and 'significantly higher hours' convey the general meaning, but there are noticeable inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'Japanese students were spend typically less time' and 'Articulating the relaxing hours'. Spelling is mostly accurate, but the lack of flexibility and precision in less common lexical items prevents the score from rising higher. The vocabulary used is repetitive and basic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar is inconsistent. There are several noticeable grammatical errors throughout the text, including tense and voice confusion like 'Germany and Uk students have spent the almost same average hours' and 'Japanese students were spend typically less time'. Furthermore, prepositional and comparative errors occur, such as 'only 8hours as compare to rest of two countries'. While these errors do not completely impede overall communication, their frequency prevents the response from achieving a higher band score.

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