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 pie chart illustrate the mean proportion of three potentially harmful nutrients ,sodium saturated fats,and added sugars found in four standard daily meals in the USA .
Overall,it is clear that dinner have the highest average proportion of sodium and saturated fats , whereas breakfast contains the lowest percentage of all three nutrients .Additionally, added sugar are most heavily consumed during breakfast. In the otherhand the sodium and saturated fat are almost same amount in lunch . The snacks contains less amount of sodium and saturated fat contains comparitively big amount but in snacks take dramatically large amount sugar is added in it
looking at chart in more detail the sodium is putted 14% in snacks also 14% in breakfast and almost 29% in a lunch in addition 43% in dinner .
As we see in chart in a dinner contains 37% saturated fats 21% in lunch in breakfast 16% and snacks contains 26% saturated fats .
Regarding in added sugar contains in dinner almost 23% and in a breakfast the sugar contains almost 16% thus snacks contains almost 42% sugar and in lunch 19% .
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The student successfully covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features of the three nutrients across the four meal types, making accurate comparisons. The overview captures the main trends well, noting that dinner has the highest average proportion of sodium and saturated fats, while breakfast is lowest in these and snacks are highest in added sugar. Data points such as 43% for sodium at dinner and 42% for sugar in snacks are reported correctly. However, there are some minor inaccuracies or slight confusions in the body paragraph details, such as misreporting the saturated fat percentage for lunch, but the overall task is adequately addressed.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a coherent overall arrangement and attempts a logical structure with an introduction, an overview, and detailed body sentences. However, paragraphing is poorly handled, with the entire detailed body lumped into a single dense block or broken awkwardly without clear logical separation. Cohesive devices are sometimes mechanical or faulty, as seen in phrases like 'On the otherhand', 'looking at chart in more detail', and 'As we see in chart'. Referencing and logical progression are occasionally hindered by punctuation and formatting issues.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating terms related to data reporting and nutrition, such as 'proportion', 'average', 'nutrients', and 'consumed'. However, there are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'snacks contains less amount', 'putted 14%', and 'sugar is added in it'. Spelling and word formation errors also appear, including 'comparitively' and 'On the otherhand'. The vocabulary is minimally sufficient to convey meaning, but errors restrict the score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response shows an attempt at a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is weak. There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'The pie chart illustrate', 'dinner have', 'added sugar are', 'the sodium and saturated fat are almost same amount'), missing prepositions, and poor punctuation. Articles are frequently misused or omitted. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they occur with high frequency and demonstrate limited control over complex forms.
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