Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-12

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 statistical information pertaining to the average percentage of sodium, saturated fats and added sugars in typical meals consumed in the USAis depicted by the pie charts.

Overall, it can be explicitly observed that the sodium was a least in the snacks were as the added sugar was maximium in the snacks.

At a fleeting glance, the dominant feature is in breakfast the sodium was 14%. Moreover, the saturated fat was more then sodium(16%). Therefore, the sugar was added in the snacks was maximium(42%). Moving further, the sodium contain in dinner was 43%. However, the sugar added in the dinner was least(23%).

Moreover, further analysis of rendered pie chart illustraters that in lunch the saturated fat and sugar added was 26% and 19%. Apart for this, lunch contain sodium was 29%. In addition to this, the dinner and snacks involves saturated fat was 37% and 21%. Along with this, 16% of sugar was added in the breakfast. The sodium consumed by snacks was 14%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the charts’ subject and include several accurate figures, such as dinner sodium at 43%, snack added sugar at 42%, and lunch saturated fat at 26%. The overview also notes two important extremes: sodium is lowest in snacks, while added sugar is highest there. However, the summary is only partial: it does not clearly compare the overall patterns across all three nutrients, and the claim that dinner has the least added sugar is inaccurate, since breakfast is lowest at 16%. A stronger response would give a concise overview of the main contrasts, then select key figures to support it, including that dinner leads in sodium and saturated fat while snacks lead in added sugar.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has an opening, an overview, and further detail, so there is some basic organisation. However, the progression is difficult to follow because figures are presented in a scattered order: breakfast, snacks, dinner, lunch, then dinner and snacks again. Linking phrases such as “At a fleeting glance,” “Moving further,” and “Moreover” are frequent but do not consistently show how the information relates, and some transitions are awkward. Grouping the data by meal or by nutrient would make comparisons clearer and avoid repetition. Use a small number of precise links, and ensure each paragraph has a clear purpose—for example, an overview followed by a paragraph comparing meal figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of formal and chart-related vocabulary, including “depicted,” “dominant feature,” and “further analysis,” and the reader can generally identify the nutrients and meals being discussed. However, the range is limited by repeated or unsuitable expressions, and several word choices or forms are inaccurate: “maximium,” “illustraters,” “Apart for this,” and “sodium contain” are examples. Phrases such as “the sodium was a least” and “the sugar was added in the snacks” also sound unnatural. Prefer direct, precise language such as “accounted for,” “was highest,” and “the proportion of sodium in dinner.” Check spelling and collocations, and avoid formal-sounding phrases when a simpler expression is clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use some longer sentence forms and attempt to connect ideas with clauses, but control is inconsistent. Errors in sentence structure and verb forms appear in examples such as “the sodium was a least in the snacks were as the added sugar was maximium in the snacks” and “the saturated fat and sugar added was 26% and 19%.” The latter also shows difficulty with agreement when referring to two figures. Missing or misplaced articles and punctuation further affect readability, as in “in breakfast the sodium was 14%.” Most statements can still be understood, but the frequent errors make the relationships between figures less clear. Build accuracy with straightforward comparison sentences first, then add complex clauses only when their grammar is secure.

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