Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-20
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)
Th diagram illustrates the average percentages of sodium, saturated fat amd added sugars in majority of meals consumed by the residents of the United State of America.
Overall, the immersive amount around 43% of sodium, and 37% of saturated fat was consumed by public of the USA in their daily routine dinner, furthermore they consumed 23% of sugar in their evening meal.
The greatest amount around 42% of sugar was found in the local snacks, however, as campare with sugar, the percentage of sodium was 14%, and saturated fat was found 21% in their snacks.
Moreover, In breakfast they consumed around 14% of the the sodium, 16% of the saturated fat, and approximately 16% of the sugar in their daily meal.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to cover the main features of the charts, correctly identifying that dinner has the highest percentages of sodium (43%) and saturated fat (37%), and that snacks lead in added sugar (42%). However, the overview is weak, and the response fails to reach the minimum word count of 150 words, stopping at only 121 words. Because the length requirement is not met, the task is only partially addressed in terms of scope and development. Data points are generally reported accurately, such as breakfast sodium at 14% and saturated fat at 16%, but the overall development is limited by the short length.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The text is organised into distinct paragraphs with an introductory sentence and body paragraphs dedicated to different meals. Cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'The greatest amount', and 'Moreover' are used to structure the response. However, paragraphing is somewhat basic and the logical progression between ideas lacks polish. Referencing is occasionally awkward, but the overall progression of information remains understandable to the reader.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with appropriate topic-specific terms like 'sodium', 'saturated fat', 'added sugars', and 'percentages'. There are some noticeable lexical errors and awkward collocations, such as 'immersive amount' instead of 'significant proportion' or 'largest share', and spelling errors like 'Th' for 'The' and 'amd' for 'and'. Attempts to use less common vocabulary result in inaccuracies, placing this criterion at a band 5.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as using subordinate clauses with 'however' and 'furthermore'. However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including punctuation slips and prepositional errors, such as 'in majority of meals' (missing article), 'campare with sugar' (incorrect form), and 'In breakfast' instead of 'At breakfast'. Despite these errors, meaning is generally clear and does not severely impede communication.
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