Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-04

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 illustrate the typical weekday of students in different three countries.

The three different countries UK,Japan,Germany students have different sleeping ,studying and relaxing ratios

UK students on a typical weekday studying about 8 percent while Japan students ratio of study in a week dy is 13 percent .Further Germany students have ratio 9 percent in studying . The most high rate of study is in Japan

Sleeping ratio of Uk 8.5 in a normal weekday and Japan sleeping percentage is 7 .Germany students in sleeping are about 8 percent in a typical weekday the high rate of sleeping is in UK .

UK and Germany both relaxing rate is same of these country students is about 7 percent in a typical week day while the relaxing rate of Japan is 4 less than both of the countries the Japan students get relax less than UK and Germany students and study more and there sleeping time is also less tha these both country students .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You report the main categories and several figures accurately: for example, Japan has the highest study figure at 13, while UK and Germany both record 7 for relaxing. You also make relevant comparisons, including that Japan’s relaxing figure is lower than the other two. However, there is no clear overview that summarises the chart’s main pattern, and the opening only restates the topic. Some comparisons are unclear or imprecise, such as “the high rate of sleeping is in UK,” which does not explain that the UK figure is only slightly above Germany’s. The response therefore covers relevant information but develops the key features unevenly. Add a concise overview and select the most important contrasts to explain clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has some organisation: it moves from studying to sleeping and then relaxing, so the reader can follow the broad categories being discussed. Basic linking words such as “while” and “and” also help connect comparisons. However, the progression is not consistently clear because the information is presented in a sequence of loosely connected statements rather than in a planned overview followed by grouped details. The opening repeats the task, and the final sentence combines several comparisons in a long, difficult-to-follow chain. Punctuation and spacing also make boundaries between ideas unclear. Use distinct paragraphs for an overview and supporting details, and connect each comparison with clear, accurate referencing.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the chart’s categories, including “studying,” “sleeping,” “relaxing,” and “rate.” However, the range is limited and several expressions are repeated or unnatural, such as “ratio” for the number of hours and “typical week day.” Phrases including “the most high rate” and “get relax” show imprecise word choice or collocation, which sometimes makes the intended meaning less clear. Spelling and word-form errors, including “there sleeping” and “tha,” also reduce accuracy. Aim to use standard chart language consistently—for example, “hours spent studying” and “the highest figure”—and check spelling and collocations when editing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple statements and longer comparisons, but the range of sentence structures is limited and errors occur frequently. The opening has subject–verb disagreement in “The bar chart illustrate,” while “The three different countries UK,Japan,Germany students have” has an unclear grammatical structure. Articles, possessives and sentence boundaries are also often missing or inaccurate, as in “UK students on a typical weekday studying about 8 percent.” The final sentence joins several clauses without clear punctuation, making the relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Practise building accurate comparison sentences with a subject and verb, such as “UK students spend about 8 hours studying, compared with 13 hours in Japan,” and check agreement and punctuation.

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