Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-16
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 proportion of individuals investing in different types of books and audio books.
The Table chart provides data on the amount of lending starting from 2007 to 2016. During the nine year period the amount was gradually increasing and reached the highest potential in 2016. However during the Mid- years starting from 2010 to 2012 with Twenty thousand and maintained a constant figure between the three year period; Although 2007 to 2009 were the periods with lowest amount ranging from Fifteen thousand 18 thousand.
The Pie Chart demonstrates the highest number of Library members are adults aged 18-64: followed by Children with 22 percentage.
The Highest category of investment were witnessed in children Fiction followed by Adult fiction with 38% loans. Whereas the lowest numbers are witnessed in Children's DVDs with just 1%. Consequently Adult non fiction were witnessed with median amount of 13%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5
The response makes several errors regarding the visual data provided. First, the student misidentifies the charts as a pie chart and a table chart, whereas the prompt includes a bar chart for total loans, a breakdown of age groups, and category percentages. Furthermore, the figures are misreported or vaguely described, such as stating lending ranged from 'Fifteen thousand 18 thousand' instead of accurately tracking the progression from 15,700 to 21,700. Additionally, the word count requirement of 150 words is not met, as the response is 148 words long. These data inaccuracies and the length penalty pull the score down.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into short paragraphs corresponding to different visual elements, showing an attempt at logical organisation. However, progression is somewhat disjointed due to awkward transitions such as 'However during the Mid- years starting from 2010 to 2012 with Twenty thousand and maintained a constant figure'. Cohesive devices are used mechanically and often inaccurately, leading to sentences that are difficult to parse. Paragraphing is present, but the overall structural cohesion needs significant improvement.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is somewhat limited and repetitive. The student uses basic phrases like 'amount was gradually increasing' and 'highest number'. There are also inappropriate lexical choices, such as referring to library loans as 'individuals investing' and 'investment were witnessed', which demonstrates a misunderstanding of collocations in this context. While common terms are generally understandable, the misuse of lexical items for data reporting restricts the score to a Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and punctuation is weak. There are frequent punctuation errors, such as a missing full stop and a comma splice in '...reached the highest potential in 2016. However during the Mid- years...'. Prepositional and article errors also occur, such as 'during the Mid- years' and 'Adult non fiction were witnessed'. These errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader.
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