Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-03
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 illustrates the typical weekday foe students in three different countries.
Overall the three countries students contribute there time in sleeping,studying,relaxing. Whereas the Japan students spend a lot of time for studying compared to the other two countries students.
Uk students spend approximately 8.5hrs which is the highest among the studying or relaxing, there is about 8hrs time spend for studying, whereas 7hrs for relaxing. However the japan students spent nearly 13hrs daily against the sleeping and relaxing, the sleeping is about 7hrs in Japan which is perfectly balanced, the time spent for relaxing is minimal its about 4hrs the time managment is perfectly planned comapard to other two countries.
The Germany students is the second highest among the three countries in stuyding which is almost 9hrsand the sleeping scheduled for 8hrs, whereas realxing for 7hrs wasting alot of time for relaxing.The Japan students are rose in stuyding, meanwhile the Uk students are topmost in sleeping among the other countries.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The response addresses all parts of the prompt by selecting and reporting the main features of the bar chart, such as noting that Japanese students spend the most time studying at 13 hours and that UK students lead in sleeping at 8.5 hours. However, some ideas are under-developed or lack support, and there are occasional inaccuracies in reporting the data, such as stating that UK students spend 8 hours studying when the chart shows 8 hours for studying in Germany and 8 hours for studying in the UK (the UK is actually 8 for studying and 8.5 for sleeping, while the chart shows UK studying at 8). The overview is present at the beginning but is quite basic, summarising that students divide their time among sleeping, studying, and relaxing, which satisfies the requirements for a modest level of task achievement.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5
The response has a coherent overall arrangement and attempts to organise information into paragraphs, but cohesion is frequently faulty and mechanical. There is a lack of effective linking words and a clear logical progression between sentences. For instance, sentences are often strung together with commas or weak transition words like 'Whereas' and 'However', and referencing is occasionally unclear, making it difficult to follow the flow of information. Paragraphing is also poorly managed, as the body of the text is crammed into a single block without distinct separation of ideas or comparisons, which pulls down the overall structural score.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The response demonstrates an adequate vocabulary range for the task, attempting less common vocabulary items such as 'balanced', 'minimal', and 'management'. However, there are notable spelling errors ('foe' instead of 'for', 'comapard', 'stuyding', 'realxing', 'alot') and word-choice inaccuracies, such as saying students 'contribute there time' instead of 'spend their time'. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to restrict the score, showing that vocabulary control needs greater precision and attention to word forms and standard spelling conventions.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, attempting comparative structures like 'compared to the other two countries students'. However, there are frequent errors in grammar, punctuation, and article usage throughout the text, including missing prepositions, faulty verb forms ('the Japan students spent', 'are rose'), and run-on sentences. Punctuation is particularly weak, with comma splices connecting independent clauses incorrectly (e.g., 'sleeping is about 7hrs in Japan which is perfectly balanced, the time spent for relaxing is minimal...'). These grammatical slips cause some difficulty for the reader and prevent the text from achieving a higher level of accuracy.
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