Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-07

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 charts compare the proportion of the typical meals which contian three distinct essentail nutrients in appropriate manner in the specific country America.

Overall, consumption of all three nutrients in breakfast were almost same. In conversely, taking sodium and fat at the night had the highest rate while snacks overtakes the all timing meal with added sugar.

According to the figures, sodium had consumed at high value during dinner time and the ratio at snacks and breakfast time are same at 14%. Also, eating sodium containg food during lunch time is still a little bit higher after combined snacks and breakfast. subsequently, the share of saturated fat during night meal had the hight value which is followed by 37%.

Ingestion throughtout snack was nearby the ratio of breakfast which is 21% and 16% respectively. Moreover, the largest share accounted for added sugar has taken amidst as snack time. The percentage of added sugar throughout dinner time had be taken as one-fourth of all ratio.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main contrasts: dinner has the highest shares of sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar. You also report several accurate figures, including 14% for sodium at breakfast and snacks and 42% for added sugar in snacks. However, the overview is unclear in places, and some comparisons are inaccurate or imprecise. For example, “consumption of all three nutrients in breakfast were almost same” overlooks that sodium is 14%, while saturated fat and added sugar are both 16%. The claim that dinner’s added sugar is “one-fourth” is only approximate (the figure is 23%), and the saturated-fat comparison is confusing. A clearer overview and more precise reporting of the key meal-by-meal patterns would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about sodium, saturated fat and added sugar. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is organised. However, progression within paragraphs is not always clear, and several linking expressions are awkward or do not show the intended relationship. “In conversely” and “subsequently” interrupt rather than clarify the comparisons, while “after combined snacks and breakfast” makes the sodium comparison difficult to follow. The final paragraph also shifts between snacks, breakfast and dinner without a clear sequence. Grouping the figures by the most important patterns—for example, dinner’s high sodium and fat shares, then snacks’ high sugar share—would create a more coherent progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of vocabulary, including “proportion,” “consumption,” “share” and “ingestion,” and the reader can generally identify the nutrients and meals being discussed. However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to follow. Phrases such as “appropriate manner,” “at the night,” “snacks overtakes the all timing meal” and “had consumed at high value” do not express the comparisons clearly. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “contian,” “essentail,” “containg” and “hight.” Use straightforward, precise chart language consistently, such as “accounted for,” “was highest in,” and “the proportion of sodium in dinner.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including sentences beginning “According to the figures” and “Moreover.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, agreement and verb forms sometimes make the relationships between figures hard to understand. For example, “consumption … in breakfast were” has an agreement problem, while “the largest share accounted for added sugar has taken amidst as snack time” is structurally unclear. “The percentage … had be taken” also uses an incorrect verb form. Articles and prepositions are not consistently controlled, as in “at the night meal.” Aim first for accurate, complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, then add more complex comparisons once those patterns are secure.

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