Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-09

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 illustration gives information about the three pie chart compare the average percentage of three nutrients sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar accross typical meals eaten in the USA.

Overall, the average percentage of sodium and saturaterd fat used in dinner and lunch is approximate to each other and its percentage is too low by adding sugar. On the other hand the percentage of snacks is too high by adding sugar nutrient.

It is quite evident from sodium pie chart that the dinner consume hieghest quantity of sodium across typical meal eaten in USA which is 43% while snacks and breakfast cosume eqaul quantity of sodium across typical meal eaten in USA which is 14%.

In saturated pie chart dinner usually consume 37% of saturated fat in meals which is bit lower than the sodium percentage while in lunch 26% of saturated fat used in meal.

The sugar pie chart is different from the other two because the snacks consume hieghest quantity of sugar which is 42% and its percentage is also lower than the sodium and saturated fat nutrients used in meal.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main contrast that dinner has the highest sodium and saturated-fat shares, while snacks lead for added sugar. The figures you do report—43% sodium at dinner, 14% for breakfast and snacks, 37% saturated fat at dinner, and 42% added sugar in snacks—match the chart. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: saying sodium and saturated fat in lunch and dinner are “approximate to each other” does not describe the pattern well, and the claim that their percentages are “too low by adding sugar” is difficult to interpret. Coverage is also selective: you omit the lunch and snack figures for saturated fat and most added-sugar comparisons. State the overall pattern clearly, then compare the key highs and lows across all three nutrients.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate discussion of sodium, saturated fat, and sugar. This makes the information broadly easy to follow, and transitions such as “On the other hand” and “The sugar pie chart is different” signal comparisons. However, progression is somewhat mechanical because the body largely lists one chart at a time rather than grouping related patterns across meals. Some links are unclear, especially “its percentage is too low by adding sugar,” and repeated wording such as “across typical meal eaten in USA” interrupts flow. Organise the body around the main comparisons—for example, dinner’s high sodium and fat versus snacks’ high sugar—and use clear references to avoid repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “average percentage,” “nutrients,” “sodium,” “saturated fat,” and “consume,” so the topic is generally clear. There is some attempt to vary phrasing with “highest quantity” and “quite evident.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making meaning difficult to follow: “percentage … is too low by adding sugar” and “snacks is too high by adding sugar nutrient” do not express a clear comparison. Spelling errors such as “accross,” “saturaterd,” “hieghest,” and “eqaul” are also noticeable. Build a more precise set of comparison phrases, such as “accounted for,” “the largest share,” and “compared with,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including a contrast introduced by “while” and a comparison beginning “The sugar pie chart is different from the other two because…”. However, the range remains limited, and errors recur in sentence construction, agreement, articles, and punctuation. For example, “the dinner consume” needs a singular verb, while “snacks and breakfast cosume eqaul quantity” has agreement and article problems. The opening sentence, “The illustration gives information about the three pie chart compare…,” is also structurally incomplete. These errors sometimes make relationships between ideas hard to understand. Practise accurate patterns such as “Dinner accounts for 43% of sodium” and “Breakfast and snacks each account for 14%,” then vary these with correctly formed comparison clauses.

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