Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-24

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 pie charts compare the average oercentage of sodium, saturated fats and added sugar in typical meals consumed in the USA.

Overall, it is clear that sodium and saturated fat had the hightest proportion of meal consumed in dinner, while added sugar was in snacks. On the other hand, breakfast had the lowest percentage of sodium, saturated fats and added sugar.

In dinner, sodium and saturated fat recorded 43% and 37%, respectively, while in snack, added sugar had 42% making them the most consumed meals. which at 29% which had the second proportion of consumption. Meanwhile, snack and breakfast accounted for 14% making them both equal in their proportion. saturated fat, dinner had 37%

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main pattern that sodium and saturated fat peak at dinner, while added sugar is highest in snacks, and you include several accurate figures, such as 43%, 37% and 42%. However, the response only partially covers the data: it gives little information about lunch and breakfast for saturated fat and added sugar, and the comparison that breakfast is lowest for all three is inaccurate because snacks and breakfast tie for the lowest sodium share. The final sentence is incomplete and repeats dinner information, leaving key comparisons unclear. The response is also 36 words below the required minimum, which limits the detail available. To improve, provide a complete overview and report the main figures for each nutrient and meal clearly and accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic structure, with an introduction, an overview and a paragraph of figures, so the reader can recognise the intended stages of a chart summary. However, progression is weak: the final paragraph moves from dinner to snacks and then to an unclear fragment, “which at 29%,” before returning to saturated fat. This makes the comparisons difficult to follow. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “On the other hand” and “Meanwhile” are attempted, but some do not clearly connect the ideas that follow. Organise the details by nutrient or by meal, and use complete sentences with clear references so each comparison follows logically from the previous one.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “accounted for” and “recorded,” and the reader can generally identify the nutrients and meals being discussed. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, such as “percentage of meal consumed” and “most consumed meals,” which confuse the share of a nutrient with the amount of food eaten. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “oercentage” and “hightest,” and inconsistent singular/plural forms such as “saturated fats” versus “saturated fat.” Use precise terms such as “share,” “figure” or “percentage of sodium in dinner,” and check spelling and consistency when editing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more developed sentences, including the overview beginning “Overall, it is clear that…,” but the range is limited and errors are frequent enough to make parts of the response difficult to interpret. The sentence beginning “In dinner” becomes a fragment after “making them the most consumed meals,” and “which at 29% which had the second proportion” has no clear grammatical structure. The final phrase, “saturated fat, dinner had 37%,” is also incomplete. There are problems with articles and number, as in “in snack,” and punctuation, including a lower-case “saturated” after a full stop. Build complete subject–verb sentences and check that each clause has a clear subject and verb.

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