Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The bar chart demostrates the typical weekday for students in three different countries.

Overall, there are three type of activities which is done by a student during weekdays ( sleeping, studying and relexing) . The most preferable thing which is done with high account is studying and relaxing contain very moderate time.

To begin with the students of UK they sleep 8.5 hours a day and study about 8 hours which is a huge time for study and they relax only 7 hours which is also a good time for it. When we compare it with japanese students they study about 13 hours which is miximum time that was recorded for study. however, they give to much short time to there sleep and relax which is about 7 hours sleep and 4 hours for relaxing.

At the end the german students sleep 8 hours and study about 9 hours and relax about 7 hours which is best way to spend the day.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the three activities and all three countries, and most figures are accurately reported: for example, UK sleeping is given as 8.5 hours, while Japanese studying is correctly identified as the highest at 13 hours. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate. Studying is not generally the most time-consuming activity across all countries: it is highest in Japan, but sleeping is slightly higher than studying in the UK. The claim that studying and relaxing take “very moderate time” does not clearly summarise the main pattern. Also, Japanese sleep is reported as “about 7 hours,” which is correct, but the comparison would be stronger if you highlighted that Japan has the least relaxing time. Develop the overview around these contrasts and avoid subjective claims such as Germany’s schedule being “best.”

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the countries. This gives the reader a basic route through the information, and phrases such as “To begin with” and “When we compare it” signal movement between points. However, progression is not consistently clear because the overview does not establish a reliable comparison, and the final sentence introduces the unsupported judgement that Germany’s routine is “best.” Some linking is mechanical, while punctuation and spacing around transitions—for example, “however”—make connections less smooth. Organise the details around clear comparisons, such as Japan’s unusually high study time and low relaxation time, and use transitions to show those relationships rather than simply moving from one country to the next.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the main activities and comparisons, including “sleep,” “study,” “relax,” and “compare.” However, the range is limited, and several inaccurate word choices or collocations make parts of the report awkward or unclear. “Most preferable thing” is not a natural way to describe the largest category, and “high account” does not express a quantity of time. “Miximum” and “relexing” also show spelling errors, while “give to much short time” is difficult to interpret. Aim for precise chart language such as “accounted for,” “spent,” “the highest figure,” and “the least time.” Check spelling carefully and avoid evaluative phrases like “a good time” when reporting data.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparative sentences, and the main figures are generally understandable. However, control is uneven, particularly in sentence structure, agreement, and punctuation. For example, “there are three type of activities which is done” has errors in plural agreement and the relative clause; “they give to much short time to there sleep” also has an unclear grammatical construction. The sentence beginning “When we compare it with japanese students” is not smoothly completed, and several sentences run together or use commas where a full stop is needed. Practise accurate plural forms and subject–verb agreement, and build comparisons with clear patterns such as “Japanese students spend more time studying than students in the other countries.”

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