Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-27
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 given pie chart illustrate the information about the medium percentages of four types of different meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks) in which three kinds of nutrients are included if eaten too much then it may be dangerous for health.
Overall, in USA the quantities of sodium, saturated fat or added sugar in Breakfast were aproximately same. On the other hand in Dinner the amount of sodium was very high as compared to other nutrients but the amount of added sugar was little decreased in dinner. Similarly, those people ate snacks in which the ratio of sodium or saturated were gradually decreaed but the ratio of added sugar was too high.
Firstly, in Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner or snacks the porportion of sodium were around above 14%, 29%, 43% and 14% respectively. However, the quantity of saturated fat in breakfast was around 16%, but in Lunch was high 26% or in Dinner was increased 37% while the ratio of saturated fat in snacks was aproximately 21%.
Secondly, the amount of added sugar in Breakfast was around above 16% but in lunch was 19%. Furthermore, the porportion of added sugar in Dinner or Snacks were aproximately 23% or 42% respectively.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The student successfully identifies and reports the main features of the four meal types across the three nutrients. The overview correctly highlights key comparative points, such as the high sodium content in dinner and the high added sugar in snacks. Data points are accurately extracted from the visual, noting values like sodium at 43% for dinner and added sugar at 42% for snacks. However, there are some minor descriptive inaccuracies and phrasing issues in the overview, such as claiming that the quantities of nutrients in breakfast were 'aproximately same' when they actually varied between 14% and 16%. Despite minor flaws, all parts of the prompt are addressed, supporting a solid Band 6.0 performance.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The response is arranged coherently with a clear overall progression, dividing information into an introduction, an overview paragraph, and two body paragraphs covering specific details. Cohesive devices such as 'Firstly', 'However', 'Furthermore', and 'respectively' are utilised to structure the response. However, referencing and logical transitions are occasionally faulty, particularly in the overview and paragraph transitions where phrasing becomes awkward. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate ideas logically, but the mechanical nature of some cohesive devices limits the score to a Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating terms related to the prompt such as 'percentages', 'nutrients', 'quantities', and 'proportion'. There are several attempts to use less common vocabulary, but these are often marred by word-choice or spelling errors, such as 'aproximately' instead of 'approximately', 'porportion' instead of 'proportion', and awkward collocations like 'medium percentages' instead of 'average percentages'. While these lexical errors are noticeable and detract from precision, they do not impede overall communication, placing the response firmly at Band 5.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, though complex structures are often clumsy or grammatically flawed. For instance, the opening sentence contains a run-on structure with tense and clause issues: 'The given pie chart illustrate... in which three kinds of nutrients are included if eaten too much then it may be dangerous for health.' There are several subject-verb agreement errors, such as 'the porportion... were' and 'the amount of added sugar... were'. Punctuation and article usage are also inconsistent. These frequent errors cause occasional difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptors.
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