Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-02

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)

This illustration shows average percentages of three types of typically nutrients, These are unhealthy if its eaten excessively.

Averagely percentage of sodium saturated fats and adding sugars in meals that are used in USA.There is some ups and down happening in table as we see.consuming sodium in breakfast 14 percent and snacks have also same.29 percent sodium in lunch and 43 percent in breakfast.

Saturated fat shows different results as compared to sodium.Saturated fat increasing in snacks like 21 percent and also icrease in lunch.Saturated fat decerase in dinner 37 percent as compared to sodium.it is also increase in breakfast like 16 percent.

After adding sugar there is huge difference occours.Adding sugar in sancks that is 42 percent is a large number in snacks.Others have slightly changes, like 19 percent in lunch and 23 percent in dinner.Adding sugar in breakfast is 16 percent.

Illustration shows the difference percentages of sodium and saturated fats adding in sugars of different typical meals mostly consumed in USA.There is big ups and down showing in carts as we see.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three nutrients and report several relevant figures, including sodium at 14% for breakfast and snacks and added sugar at 42% for snacks. However, the response only partially summarises the charts: it lacks a clear, accurate overview of the main patterns, and some comparisons are incorrect. In particular, you say sodium reaches 43% in breakfast, but this is the dinner figure; breakfast is 14%. You also describe saturated fat as decreasing in dinner, although dinner is its highest category at 37%. A stronger response would first highlight that dinner leads for sodium and saturated fat, while snacks lead for added sugar, then support this overview with accurate comparisons across meals.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some organisation: it moves from sodium to saturated fat and then added sugar, and each nutrient is given a separate paragraph. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, there is no clear overall progression from an introduction to a concise overview and then supporting details; the final paragraph largely repeats the opening rather than concluding the comparison. Linking is also repetitive or unclear, as in “as we see” and “There is big ups and down,” while several sentences run together without effective punctuation. To improve, group the main trends in an overview before presenting details, use clear comparisons between meal types, and avoid repeating the same general statement.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “average percentages,” “sodium,” “saturated fat,” and “consumed,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate or awkward choices make parts difficult to interpret. “Typically nutrients” is not a natural phrase, “adding sugars” should be “added sugars,” and “ups and down” does not describe chart variation appropriately. There are also noticeable spelling errors such as “icrease,” “decerase,” “occours,” and “sancks.” Aim for precise reporting language and check word forms and spelling. Phrases such as “accounted for,” “was highest in,” and “by contrast” would help you describe proportions and comparisons more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, but the range of sentence structures is limited and errors are frequent enough to make some relationships unclear. For example, “These are unhealthy if its eaten excessively” has an unclear pronoun and faulty agreement, while “29 percent sodium in lunch and 43 percent in breakfast” is a fragment rather than a complete sentence. Missing or misplaced punctuation also affects readability, as in “USA.There is” and “sodium.Saturated.” Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use accurate comparative structures, such as “Dinner accounted for 43% of sodium, compared with 14% at breakfast.” Careful sentence boundaries and agreement would improve clarity.

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