Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-16
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)
This pie chart shows the consumption of different nutrients
The usage of sodium in breakfast is 14% and the usage of saturated fat in breakfast is just 2 % increased that is 16%. The use of sugar is same in breakfast that is 16%. Use of sodium in snacks is 14% and saturated fat is slightly increased that is 21%. the use of added sugar is dramatically increased that is 42% .
In lunch time people use sodium 29% and saturated fat is used slightly decreased that is 26% but the usage of added sugar is more decreased that is 19% . At last the usage of sodium in dinner is 43% whereas the usage of saturated fat is slightly decreased that is37% and the usage of added sugar is slightly decreased from the usage of saturated fat that is 23%.
The comparison shows that usage of added sugar is dramatically high in the snacks. Further more the usage of sodium is significantly high in dinner.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
You report several accurate figures, including breakfast sodium and saturated fat (14% and 16%), snack added sugar (42%), and dinner sodium (43%). You also identify the two most prominent patterns: added sugar is highest in snacks, while sodium peaks at dinner. However, the response gives no clear opening overview of the chart’s main contrasts, and much of the reporting is a sequence of figures rather than a well-selected summary. Some comparisons are unclear or misleading: for example, describing dinner added sugar as decreased “from the usage of saturated fat” compares different nutrients, rather than explaining its share relative to other meals. A concise overview and clearer comparisons across meal types would make the key features more fully addressed.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a basic sequence, moving through breakfast, snacks, lunch and dinner, and the final sentences attempt to summarise the main highs. This gives the reader some organisation. However, the progression is largely a list of figures, and the paragraphing does not clearly separate an introduction, overview and supporting details. Linking phrases such as “At last” and “Further more” are either awkward or do not establish precise relationships; repeated use of “and” also makes several comparisons run together. Grouping the meal data around the main patterns—for example, dinner’s high sodium and snacks’ high added sugar—would create a clearer progression and reduce repetition.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “consumption,” “saturated fat,” “added sugar,” “dramatically” and “significantly,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repetitive or imprecise. “The usage of sodium” is repeated where “the proportion of sodium” or “the figure for sodium” would be more natural for chart description. “Slightly decreased” is also unsuitable when comparing separate nutrient shares, and “increased” can imply change over time rather than a difference between categories. Aim for precise comparison language such as “accounted for,” “was higher than,” and “the largest share.” More accurate collocations would make the data easier to interpret.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
Most of the response uses simple present-tense clauses, and the reader can usually follow the figures. There are attempts to combine comparisons, but the sentence structures are limited and some become difficult to parse. For example, “the usage of saturated fat is slightly decreased that is 26%” has an awkward clause connection, while “the usage of added sugar is slightly decreased from the usage of saturated fat” does not form a clear grammatical comparison. Capitalisation is inconsistent after full stops, as in “the use” and “the comparison,” and spacing around punctuation is uneven. Practise writing complete, controlled comparison sentences, such as “Saturated fat accounts for 37% at dinner, compared with 26% at lunch.”
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