Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-02

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 bar graph displays the weekday routine of students in UK, Japan and Germany which includes three activities(sleeping, studying, relaxing).

Overall, from the graph, it is evident that in Japan most of the students like to study in the weekday, whereas their relaxing time is very low as compared to other two countries.

Firstly, the sleeping time of students is 8.5%, which is the highest weekday routine in Uk, followed by studying( 8%). While, they spend less time in relaxing with only 7%. Although, the data of Germany is same as Uk, most of the students are focused on their study( 9%). Also, there relaxing time is very less as Uk only 7%. But for sleeping, the percentage is decreased by 0.5% than UK.

On the other hand, in Japan 13% of students are busy in their study, which is the highest time spending in the weekday than UK and Germany. While, their relaxing time accounts only 4%, which is very low and they spend less time in relaxing than UK and Germnay. In addition, Japanese students spent 7% in sleeping in the typical weekday.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses the task partially, attempting to summarise the main features of the chart, but it misinterprets the units of data as percentages (e.g., writing '8.5%' instead of hours). While there is an attempt to give an overview and make basic comparisons, some of the information is inadequately developed or inaccurate regarding the actual values shown in the stimulus. To reach a higher level, the response would need to accurately report the data without misinterpreting the metric and provide a more fully developed, comprehensive overview of all key trends and comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has some basic organisation with paragraph breaks and introductory and concluding remarks, but it lacks a clear overall progression. Cohesive devices are sometimes mechanical or repetitive, such as the frequent use of 'Firstly', 'While', and 'Also'. Paragraphing is attempted, but the grouping of ideas is somewhat confused, particularly in the body paragraphs where comparisons between countries are jumbled together. To improve, the writer should ensure a more logical sequence of information and use a wider variety of cohesive devices more naturally to guide the reader smoothly through the comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is minimally adequate for the task, with simple terms like 'displays', 'weekday routine', and 'highest'. However, there are noticeable lexical errors and awkward phrasing, such as 'their relaxing time is very low' and 'their relaxing time accounts only 4%', as well as word form and collocation issues like 'there relaxing time' instead of 'their relaxing time' and 'spent 7% in sleeping'. To achieve a higher band, the writer needs to demonstrate a wider range of vocabulary, use less common lexical items with greater precision, and eliminate word-choice errors that affect the natural flow of the text.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response employs a limited range of sentence structures, relying mostly on simple and repetitive complex forms. There are frequent grammatical and punctuation errors throughout the text, including incorrect prepositions ('spend less time in relaxing'), awkward article use ('in the weekday'), and agreement issues ('the percentage is decreased'). Attempts at complex sentences often result in faulty structures. To move up, the writer must demonstrate better control over a wider variety of grammatical structures and significantly reduce the frequency of errors to ensure clearer communication.

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