Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-13
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The charts below show the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 5.5)
The charts illustrates the average proportions of different nutrients present in typical meals, and all of these if consume in large quantity wil be unhealthy.
Overall, charts compared the three nutrients sodium, saturated fat and added sugar percentage proportions in four meals. Moreover, Dinner consist of both the high perecentage of Sodium and saturated fat, while added sugar contributes major part of snacks.
Looking closely into details, dinner consists of 43% Sodium, saturated fat contributes 37% and added sugar form 23% portion. Lunch proportions includes highest Sodium proportion of exact 29%, saturated fat 26% and added sugar in smallest proportion of 19%.
In contrast to others, the breakfast copmosed of low proportion of Sodium 14%. Meanwhile, added sugar and saturated fat contribute exact same proportion of 16% each.
On the other hand, snacks caries a huge percentage of added sugar around 42%, 21% of saturated fat and only 14% of Sodium.
Furthermore, both breakfast and snacks consist of same sodium percentages.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The response successfully covers all parts of the task by summarizing the main features of the four charts and making appropriate comparisons. The student identifies the highest and lowest proportions for sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar across breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. For example, the text notes that dinner consists of 43% sodium and that added sugar contributes a major part of snacks at around 42%. An overview is provided in the second paragraph, capturing the broader trends. While some data points could be grouped more analytically, all key features are reported accurately, fulfilling the requirements for Band 6.5 to 7.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response has a coherent overall arrangement with a clear division into an introduction, an overview paragraph, and detailed body paragraphs. Ideas are logically sequenced, moving from a general summary to specific meal breakdowns. However, cohesion is sometimes faulty or repetitive, seen in transitional phrases like 'Looking closely into details' and 'On the other hand,' which are used somewhat mechanically. Paragraphing is adequate, but referencing and logical flow between sentences occasionally feel abrupt, particularly in the concluding sentence about breakfast and snacks sharing sodium percentages.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating terms related to data reporting such as 'proportions,' 'percentage,' 'contributes,' and 'highest.' There are noticeable lexical errors and awkward word choices, such as 'charts illustrates' (subject-verb agreement), 'consume' instead of 'consumed,' 'wil' (spelling), and 'caries' instead of 'carries.' Despite these slips, the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the intended meaning, allowing the reader to understand the data presented without significant difficulty.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, attempting structures like 'dinner consists of... while added sugar contributes...' However, grammatical accuracy is inconsistent. There are several noticeable errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('charts illustrates,' 'breakfast copmosed,' 'dinner consist'), incorrect verb forms ('if consume in large quantity'), and spelling mistakes ('perecentage'). Punctuation is generally acceptable, but frequent minor grammatical inaccuracies occasionally distract the reader, placing the response firmly at Band 5.5.
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