Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-22
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 5.0)
The three chart illustrate the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrienst,all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much.
Overall, There are three charts all of three have diffrent percentage in them like given charts are Sodium,Saturated fat,Added sugar.
However, In Sodium Dinner has mixium percentage( 43%) meal consumed in the USA, While Snacks and Breakfast has Lowest percentage(14%) Of consuming in US. Furthermore, Lunch have the( 29%) Second one in the sodium chart. Morever, Saturated fat has same mixium percentage in dinner its about ( 37%) and there lunch is about 3% more down from the sodium.
Morever breakfast and snacks has (4%) diffrence in both of them.
Furthermore, Added sugar chart has mixium percentage of snacks on (42%), While the lowest breakfast is on (16%). Dinner and lunch have only (4%) Difference in them like saturated fats have the 4% difference in them.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to summarise the charts by reporting key data points, such as mentioning that dinner has the maximum percentage for sodium (43%) and snacks for added sugar (42%). However, the overview is extremely weak and merely descriptive rather than synthesising the main trends. Furthermore, there are inaccuracies and awkward comparisons throughout, such as stating that saturated fat has the same maximum percentage in dinner ('about 37%') when the chart indicates 37% for dinner, but then making confused relative comparisons like 'there lunch is about 3% more down from the sodium'. The student successfully hits the 150-word minimum, but the lack of a clear, coherent overview and imprecise reporting pull this down to a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is divided into paragraphs, but the paragraphing is erratic and broken up excessively. Cohesive devices are either misused or overly repetitive, relying heavily on words like 'However', 'Furthermore', and 'Morever' (often misspelled) to start successive sentences. There is a lack of smooth progression between ideas, and the referencing is frequently unclear (e.g., 'there lunch is about 3% more down from the sodium'). While the overall piece has some logical sequencing regarding the three nutrients, the mechanical use of cohesive devices and faulty referencing place it firmly in Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive. Words like 'chart', 'percentage', 'maximum', and 'lowest' are repeated frequently alongside frequent spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'nutrienst', 'diffrent', 'mixium' (maximum), and 'Morever' (Moreover). The student attempts some less common vocabulary like 'percentage' and 'consumption' (used as 'consuming'), but these attempts lack precision and correct collocation. The range is limited and minimally adequate for the task, resulting in a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. There are fundamental errors with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'The three chart illustrate', 'Snacks and Breakfast has', 'Lunch have'), missing articles ('in Sodium Dinner has'), and incorrect punctuation and capitalization (e.g., missing spaces after commas, random capitalisation like 'Overall, There'). Simple sentence forms are handled with difficulty, and complex structures are largely absent or incorrectly constructed. Frequent errors cause noticeable strain for the reader, fitting the Band 4.0 descriptors closely, though the complete task attempt keeps it at a 4.5.
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