Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The line graph demostrates the student ruteen in weekdays in three different counteries.

Overall, the bar chart shows the syudents weekdays ruteenin three different counteries Uk, Japan, Germany, and see sleeping, studying and relaxing.The total number of representing of 14.

The sleeping in Uk is 8.5 and 7 in japan and 8 in Germany the sleeping are equal in all counteries. the sleepingis very imfortant for human health.

The study in japan is only 1 point less in totals as compare and Uk and Germany are only 1 point deferance Uk on 8 and Germany on 9.

The relaxing in japan is very low on only 4 Uk and Germany is on same level and on 7.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the three countries and all three activities, and several figures are accurate: for example, you report Japan’s studying time as 13 hours and relaxing as 4. However, the overview is unclear and includes the unsupported statement that “the total number” is 14; the chart gives separate activity figures, not a total. You also say sleeping is “equal in all countries,” although the values differ (8.5, 7 and 8). The comparison of studying is confusing: Japan is not one point less than the other countries; it is higher. The response is also 33 words below the required minimum, limiting the detail and comparisons provided. A clear overview and accurate comparisons of the highest and lowest figures would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is some basic organisation: the response begins with an introduction, then gives an overview and discusses sleeping, studying and relaxing in separate paragraphs. This helps the reader locate the information. However, progression is not consistently clear, and the overview repeats the introduction rather than summarising the main patterns. Connections within sentences are often awkward, as in “only 1 point less in totals as compare and Uk and Germany,” so the intended comparison is difficult to follow. The final paragraph gives figures but does not link them to a broader pattern. Use a concise overview followed by grouped comparisons, and make relationships explicit with accurate linking phrases such as “whereas” and “by contrast.”

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some relevant chart vocabulary, including “sleeping,” “studying,” “relaxing,” “total” and “level,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is basic and repetitive, and frequent spelling errors—such as “demostrates,” “ruteen,” “counteries” and “imfortant”—make the writing less clear and strain the reader. Several expressions are also unsuitable or imprecise for describing data: “the total number of representing of 14” and “only 1 point less in totals” do not communicate the intended comparisons naturally. Build a small bank of accurate reporting phrases, such as “spent,” “accounted for,” “the highest figure” and “was equal to,” and check spelling before finishing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt a few different sentence forms, including an opening clause with “Overall” and comparisons using “and,” but the range remains very limited and errors occur frequently. For example, “The sleeping in Uk is 8.5 and 7 in japan and 8 in Germany” lacks clear parallel structure, while “the sleeping are equal” has incorrect subject–verb agreement. The sentence about studying, “only 1 point less in totals as compare,” has faulty comparison structure, making the meaning difficult to interpret. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, including lower-case country names and run-on sentences. Practise writing short, complete comparison sentences first, then combine them with accurate clauses using “while” or “whereas.”

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