Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-18
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 three pie charts illustrate the average percentages of sodium, saturated fats and added sugar consumed in meals type like breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack in particular country USA and desribed that if ate too much it may be unhealthy for health.
Overall, it is evident that dominant sector contributing in meal of people are sodium and sturated fat, where breakfast is least contributor. In term of added sugar, snacks dominates the total propotion.
The dinner dominates the largest contribution in meal at 43% in sodium consumed, at 37% of saturated fat, while in added sugar it accounted at 23%. Moreover, people consumed sodium about 29% second largest proportion about 29% in lunch, where saturated fat ate proportion 26% after dinner and added sugar used about 19%. In breakfast, public consumed sodium in meal about 14%, both staurated fat or added sugar acconted at same about 16%. Snacks contain by people lowest than others. Sodium in snack only 14%, saturated fat about 21%, added sugar shared largest proprtion of 42% in meal.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student successfully covers all parts of the task by reporting on the three nutrients across breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. An overview is attempted in the second paragraph, highlighting that sodium and saturated fat dominate most meals, whereas snacks are highest in added sugar. However, the selection of data contains some minor inaccuracies or awkward phrasing (e.g., misstating the second largest proportion for sodium at lunch). The main features are identified, and comparisons are made between the meals, fulfilling the requirements for Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response has a coherent overall arrangement and follows a logical structure, beginning with an introduction, moving to an overview, and then detailing the specific data in the final paragraph. Paragraphing is used adequately. However, cohesive devices are sometimes mechanical or awkward (e.g., 'In term of added sugar', 'The dinner dominates'), and referencing lacks smooth progression. This corresponds to the Band 6 descriptor where cohesion is sometimes faulty.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary range for the task, attempting less common items such as 'proportion', 'dominant', and 'sector'. However, there are frequent word-choice errors, incorrect collocations, and spelling mistakes (e.g., 'desribed', 'sturated', 'propotion', 'staurated', 'acconted'). These errors do not seriously impede communication but highlight limitations in lexical control, placing the response firmly at Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but the text is marred by frequent grammatical errors, awkward phrasing, and missing prepositions (e.g., 'meals type like', 'if ate too much it may be unhealthy', 'Snacks contain by people lowest'). While the meaning is generally retrievable, the density of grammatical errors causes friction for the reader and prevents the response from reaching Band 6.0.
See this exact question answered at other band scores — the same prompt compared across bands.
Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.