Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-18

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 how students in three different countries spent their weekends.

At a glance on information, majority of students spent their weekends on different activities including studying ,relaxing, and sleeping .Studies remained on top of all activities throughout .

To start, studying peaked at 13% among students in Japan while,with a figure of 8% in the UK which , was a sharp decline compared to Japan . Moreover,students in Germany dedicated 9% of their time to education ,which shows slight rose as compared to the United Kingdom.

Similarly , sleeping also showed a high figure, rising 8.5% in the UK which, was minimal fell as compared to study time , and slight fell to 7% in Japan and Germany accounts for 8% presenting similarly information , just like the UK . Moving to the rest details, relaxing had a lowest data,but it still depicts 4% in Japan and plateaued in both germany and UK accounting 7%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You report the main categories and several accurate comparisons: studying is highest in Japan at 13, relaxing is lowest there at 4, and relaxation is 7 in both the UK and Germany. However, the opening misidentifies the chart as describing weekends, although it shows a typical weekday, and the overview does not clearly summarise the key contrasts. The claim that studying “remained on top of all activities throughout” is inaccurate: in the UK, sleeping at 8.5 exceeds studying at 8. Also, the figures are hours, not percentages. Although you include data for all three activities, some comparisons are unclear or inaccurate, so the main features are only partially and unevenly conveyed. State the weekday context and give a precise overview before supporting it with figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic progression from an introduction and overview to details about studying, sleeping and relaxing. Linking expressions such as “To start,” “Moreover” and “Moving to the rest details” help signal movement between points. However, the overview is not clearly separated from the introduction, and the body reads as one long sequence rather than well-organised paragraphs. Several links are mechanical or confusing: “Similarly” does not clearly explain the relationship between the sleeping figures and the previous comparison, while “which” clauses make some comparisons difficult to follow. Group the information into clear paragraphs and use direct comparisons, for example, contrasting Japan’s 13 hours of study with the lower figures in the UK and Germany.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “peaked,” “dedicated,” “figure” and “plateaued,” and the reader can generally identify the activities being compared. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to interpret. “Studies remained on top” is an imprecise way to describe the largest category, and “slight rose” and “minimal fell” are not appropriate expressions for these comparisons. Repetition of “figure” and “accounting” also limits precision. Use straightforward, accurate language for chart reporting, such as “spent,” “was higher than,” and “stood at,” and ensure that the unit is described as hours rather than percentages.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some complex sentences, including comparisons joined with “while” and clauses introduced by “which,” but these structures are often faulty. For example, “which shows slight rose” has an incorrect verb pattern, and “sleeping also showed a high figure, rising 8.5% in the UK which, was minimal fell” is difficult to parse because the clause structure and punctuation break down. There are also inconsistent spaces around commas and sentence boundaries, as well as errors in articles and agreement. These frequent problems can make relationships between figures unclear. Build accuracy with shorter comparison sentences first, then add one well-formed subordinate clause where useful; check verb forms and punctuation before finishing.

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