Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-14

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 pie chart illustrates the proportions of book takers of a public library of little chalfont. The bar chars present loans of the library, and table the loan.

Overall, pie chart divide the age of the members of library. Table illustrates the information about loan. The bar chart compares loans of library between [redacted phone].

Pic chart shows 12 percent proportion of chart are adults from age 65 and overs. while 22 percent proportion of children less then 13 years, and highest of 51 percent proportion for adults 18 to 64 group and rest of 15 percent for age group between 13-17 years.

Table present loans of library. Children's fiction and adult ficiton both of 38 percent for each and least loan for children's dvds for 1% and adult audio books for 2%.In bar chart shows loan of about 15000 in 2007 and gradually increase is show till 2011 for 20000 and small change is noted, and in 2016 loan ends at around 22000

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the three visuals and report several relevant figures, including the largest membership group (adults aged 18–64 at 51%) and the equal 38% shares for children’s and adult fiction. You also note that loans rise overall and finish at about 22,000. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: the bar chart covers 2007–2016, not 2002–2016, and the table shows loan categories rather than simply “the loan.” The trend is under-described: loans fluctuate after 2011, reaching about 21,700 in 2016, rather than showing only a small change. Include the key contrast that adults form the largest membership group, while fiction dominates borrowing, and report more of the trend’s turning points accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic sequence: it introduces the visuals, gives an overview, and then describes membership, loan categories and the time series. This gives the reader some organisation. However, progression is not consistently clear, and the overview repeats information without effectively summarising the main patterns. Linking is limited, while the repeated openings “The pie chart,” “Table,” and “In bar chart” make the report feel list-like. Some connections between ideas are also awkward, particularly the long sentence beginning “Pic chart shows” that combines several age groups. Use clear paragraphs for the overview and the detailed comparisons, and connect figures with purposeful contrasts such as “whereas” or “by comparison.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “proportions,” “gradually increase,” and “loan,” so the reader can recognise the subject. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning less clear. “Book takers” is not a suitable term for library members, and “the loan” does not describe the table’s breakdown by category. There are also spelling errors such as “chars,” “ficiton,” and “Pic chart,” alongside repeated use of “proportion” and “loan.” Choose precise chart language and check spelling; for example, describe the figures as the “share of members” and “percentage of loans.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple statements and longer sentences, and some figures can be understood despite the errors. However, grammatical control is inconsistent, and faulty sentence structures often make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Examples include “Overall, pie chart divide the age” and “In bar chart shows loan,” where articles and sentence structure are missing or incorrect. Agreement and verb forms also need attention: “Table present” and “increase is show” should use correctly formed verbs. Punctuation is unreliable, with a sentence beginning “while” after a full stop and missing spaces after some periods. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine comparisons using controlled clauses.

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