Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-13

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The charts below give information about a public library in a town called Little Chalfont.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

 

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The charts provide information about age of members and loans of a library in a town named Little Chalfont.

Overall, in 2016, the adults, age 18-64 and children are the primary member of the library and the maximum loans went to satisfied these two. However the total number of loans fluctuated over the period from 2007 to 2016.

The pie chart shows the perchantage of members according to their age in 2016 . It showed the maximum members were adults, age 18-64 and it was recorded 51% while the lowest proportion was adults aged 65 or over and it was 12%. There were also childrenv and young adults and their perchantage were 22% and 15% respectively.

The table indicates that the maximum loans went for children fiction and adult fiction and it was 38% for the both. The lowest perchantage was is

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the main age-group pattern accurately: adults aged 18–64 form the largest membership group at 51%, while those aged 65 and over are the smallest at 12%. You also correctly note that children’s and adult fiction each account for 38% of loans. However, the response addresses the charts only partially: the loan trend is described merely as “fluctuated,” without reporting its overall rise from about 15,700 to 21,700 or its peak in 2016. The category discussion is cut off at “The lowest percentage was,” and the loan categories are not fully summarised. The overview’s claim that the two largest member groups received the most loans is not clearly supported by the data. The response is also 8 words below the required minimum. Cover all three visuals and complete the key comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the age chart and loan table. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “Overall” and “The pie chart shows” signal the purpose of each section. However, progression is limited because the line graph is not given its own account, and the final paragraph stops mid-sentence, leaving the information incomplete. Connections between ideas are also sometimes unclear; for example, the overview links the largest membership groups with the loans they received without explaining the relationship. Use a complete paragraph for each visual, group related comparisons together, and finish each paragraph with a complete point. More precise linking would make the report easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough task-related vocabulary to communicate the basic subject, including “proportion,” “members,” “loans,” and “fluctuated.” Some wording also shows an attempt to describe comparisons, such as “the lowest proportion.” However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable: “perchantage” is misspelled, “maximum loans went for” is an unnatural collocation, and “primary member” does not clearly express that these groups make up the largest shares. Repetition of “maximum” and “lowest” also limits flexibility. Choose standard chart language such as “accounted for,” “the largest share,” and “the smallest proportion,” and check spelling carefully. These changes would make the report more precise and natural while retaining its clear basic meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use a mixture of simple statements and some longer structures, and the main figures are generally understandable. For example, “There were also children and young adults and their percentage were 22% and 15% respectively” attempts to combine related information, but the plural subject requires “percentages were.” Other errors include “adults, age 18-64” instead of a correctly formed age description, and “the maximum loans went to satisfied these two,” where the verb pattern is faulty and the meaning becomes difficult to follow. Punctuation is also inconsistent, including the space before the full stop in “2016 .” The range of sentence patterns remains limited, and errors recur in basic agreement and sentence construction. Practise accurate comparisons and use a few controlled complex sentences.

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