Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-20

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 chart demonstrate the information about the typical weekdays for learners in three disnitct nations.

After analyzing it can be seen clearly that 8.5 %of time spend by students in weekdays at UK.However the sleeping ratio was declined as 7% at japan.Again in Germany the sleeping percentile went up 8%. While youngerstes utilizes the weekdays time on studying 8%and 9%in Uk and Germany respectively. But the Japan learner's spend on study increased as 13% time in weekdays.

The bar chart further collate the information about relaxing spent 7 %in Uk and Germany. The proportion of weekdays time on relaxing was 4%in Japan.

Overall, Maximum percentum of weekdays was on studying whereas there was minimum percentage of weekdays on relaxing.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You report the main categories and most figures accurately: sleeping is given as 8.5 hours in the UK, 7 in Japan and 8 in Germany, while studying is highest in Japan at 13. However, the chart shows hours, not percentages, so describing the figures as “%” misrepresents the units. Your overview identifies studying as the largest activity overall and relaxing as the smallest, but this comparison needs clearer qualification: studying is not the largest activity in the UK, where sleeping is slightly higher. The response also falls 30 words short of the required minimum, limiting the detail and comparisons you can provide. Develop the overview and compare the countries more explicitly, using the correct units throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic sequence: it first reports sleeping and studying, then relaxing, and ends with an overall statement. This gives the reader some organisation, and words such as “However,” “While,” and “Overall” attempt to connect ideas. However, progression is not always clear because several comparisons are compressed into long, awkward sentences, and the connectors do not consistently show the relationship between the figures. For example, “However the sleeping ratio was declined” does not clearly connect the UK and Japan data. Use a distinct overview paragraph followed by logically grouped comparisons, and make each sentence focus on one activity or comparison. This would make the organisation more coherent and reduce the mechanical feel of the linking.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “sleeping,” “studying,” “relaxing,” and “proportion,” so the reader can generally identify the activities being compared. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “disnitct nations,” “sleeping percentile,” “percentum,” and “collate the information.” Repeated use of “percentage” also does not suit this chart, which reports hours. These errors sometimes make the intended meaning harder to follow. Build a reliable set of chart-description terms—such as “hours spent,” “figure,” and “accounted for”—and use them precisely. Check spelling and collocations before submitting, especially when attempting less common vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a few longer sentence forms, including clauses beginning with “While” and “whereas,” but the range is limited and these attempts are often inaccurate. Errors include subject–verb agreement in “The bar chart demonstrate,” missing or incorrect verb forms in “time spend” and “was declined,” and faulty sentence construction in “Maximum percentum of weekdays was on studying.” Articles, spacing and punctuation are also inconsistent, as in “at UK.However” and “in Japan.” These problems recur and can make the comparisons difficult to interpret. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled contrast clauses. For example, state each country’s hours with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, articles and sentence boundaries.

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