Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-27
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 5.5)
The given bar chart illustrates the comparison of data of students' weekdays routine from three different countries- UK, Japan and Germany.
Overall, the studying routine of Japani students exceeds the values as compare to other countries. The sleeping and relaxing routine of students is also lowest in case of Japan.
To begin with, sleeping routine of students in UK reaches to the value 8.5 which is relatively equals to the value of Germany students' sleeping i.e 8. On the other hand, Japan shows minimum value of 7.
As per studying routine of students is concerned, students of Japan spends highest time in this regard and the value is 13 while in case of Germany and UK the values are 9 and 8. Sleeping routine of Germany and UK students equalizes and the value is 7 while in case of Japan its value is 4 which is least among all.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student covers all parts of the prompt by selecting and reporting the main features of the chart, including sleeping, studying, and relaxing hours across the UK, Japan, and Germany. An overview is provided, noting the extremes for Japan. However, the response is slightly under the word count at 149 words, which results in a minor penalty for length. Key data points are correctly identified, such as Japan's high studying hours (13) and low relaxing hours (4), and appropriate comparisons are made between the UK and Germany.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response is arranged logically with an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs that discuss the categories. Cohesive devices such as 'To begin with', 'On the other hand', and 'As per... is concerned' are used, though some are slightly unnatural or misused (e.g., 'As per studying routine...'). Paragraphing is attempted, but the body paragraphs are clustered together awkwardly. Referencing is generally clear, but the logical progression between sentences could be smoother to achieve a higher band.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with terms like 'illustrates', 'exceeds', 'minimum value', and 'routine'. However, there are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'Japani students' instead of 'Japanese students', and phrasing like 'sleeping routine... reaches to the value 8.5 which is relatively equals to'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with some inaccuracy, placing this firmly in the Band 6 range.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'The given bar chart illustrates...'. There are several grammatical errors throughout the text, including missing articles ('the UK', 'the value'), preposition errors ('in case of Germany and UK'), and subject-verb agreement issues ('Germany and UK students equalizes'). While these errors are noticeable and require some effort to parse, they do not severely impede overall communication.
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