Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-22

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 given bar graph represents what students are doing on weekday in three different countries.

In UK (United Kingdom) most of students are sleeping in their typical weekday which is 8.5%. The number of students those who are Studying are very slightly less than sleeping which is 8% and 7% of students are relaxing in their typical weekday where as, in Japan there are more number of students who are studying which is 13%, sleeping students in Japan are at 7% and 4% are Relaxing. Students in Germany also have 9% of them are Studying which is more among them and 8% is sleeping and 7% is Relaxing.

In the comparison of the different countries, the most number of students are sleeping are in U.K (8.5%) then comes Germany which is slightly less than U.K at 8% and at last comes Japan which have 7% of sleeping students. Studying students are drastically way more in Japan at 13% then comes Germany at 9% and U.K at 8%. Relaxing students are significantly are less in Japan at 4% where as both U.K and Germany are same at 7% in Relaxing.

overall, most number of students who are studying in weekday are in Japan. Sleeping Students are more in U.K., Relaxing students are more in U.K. and Germany.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to cover the main features of the bar chart by reporting data for the UK, Japan, and Germany across the three categories (sleeping, studying, relaxing). However, there is a fundamental misunderstanding of the data units: the student treats the figures as percentages (e.g., '8.5%', '13%'), whereas the chart actually measures hours per day (totalling 24 hours). Furthermore, while comparisons are attempted, the selection of data lacks a clear overview, and the concluding summary is repetitive. Overall, the response addresses the prompt mechanically rather than analytically, missing higher-level synthesis and proper data interpretation.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The response is structured into four distinct paragraphs, including a brief introduction, two body paragraphs detailing country comparisons, and a short overall summary. However, progression is hindered by repetitive phrasing ('then comes Germany', 'Relaxing students are') and weak cohesive devices. Paragraphing is present, but the internal logical flow within paragraphs is mechanical and sometimes disjointed. Referencing is also occasionally unclear, such as the ambiguous use of pronouns and dangling comparisons. Cohesion functions at a basic level, preventing the text from achieving a higher band.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, relying heavily on simple verbs and nouns ('students', 'sleeping', 'studying', 'relaxing'). There are noticeable inaccuracies in word choice and awkward collocations, such as 'most of students', 'more number of students', and 'drastically way more'. The misinterpretation of the chart also leads to inappropriate lexical framing when discussing the values. While the vocabulary is adequate to communicate basic information, the lack of a varied, flexible range and frequent lexical awkwardness place this firmly in the Band 5 category.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response displays a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is inconsistent. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as missing articles ('In UK'), awkward relative clauses ('students those who are Studying'), subject-verb agreement issues ('most of students are sleeping... which is 8.5%'), and faulty punctuation. Run-on sentences and comma splices also appear, as seen in 'Relaxing students are significantly are less in Japan at 4% where as both U.K and Germany are same at 7% in Relaxing.' These errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader.

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