Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)
In Little Chalfont Library major portion of membership is contributed by Adults of age ranging between 18-64 providing more than 50 percent of membership.
After that childrens are the dominating one. And yound adults and adults 65 and over share equal contribution approx 12 percent.
Bar chart also illustrates the overall loan trend over the several years from 2007 to 2016. In this period major ups and down comes but we see a overall positive growth increase from approx 15000 loans in 2007 to approx 22000 loans in 2016 a major increase of 7000. Period from 2010 to 2012 is the most stable one.
At last the table shows the distributions of loan in a year 2016 by category most demanding ones are children's fiction and adult fiction and least ones are children dvd's , young adults and audio books contributing approx less than 2 percent
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student attempts to address all three visual elements provided in the prompt: the membership demographics, the overall loan trend, and the breakdown of loans by category in 2016. Key features are successfully identified, such as the predominance of adult members (18-64) and the overall upward trend in loans from 2007 to 2016. However, there are some minor inaccuracies and omissions in data reporting, and the response suffers from an under-length penalty, containing only 146 words against the mandatory 150-word minimum. The overview is somewhat fragmented across paragraphs rather than being cohesive. Consequently, the task achievement is limited by word count and a lack of fully developed comparative analysis.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is divided into short paragraphs attempting to address different charts, but the overall organization lacks a cohesive structure and clear progression. Cohesive devices are either missing, repetitive, or awkward, such as starting sentences with 'After that' or 'At last'. Paragraphing is underutilized, with the first two sentences acting as a disjointed introduction to the membership chart. Referencing and logical transitions between the bar chart, pie charts, and table are weak, which causes the response to feel disjointed. Overall, it demonstrates an attempt at logical arrangement, but cohesion is frequently mechanical and inadequate.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student uses an adequate vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating terms such as 'membership', 'proportion', 'positive growth', and 'distributions'. However, there are noticeable lexical errors, such as spelling 'childrens' instead of 'children', 'yound adults' for 'young adults', 'dvd's' with an unnecessary apostrophe, and imprecise phrasing like 'major ups and down comes'. Attempts at less common vocabulary are constrained by word-choice errors and a lack of precision. The lexical range is minimally adequate to convey the main features of the charts, but errors in word formation and spelling are frequent enough to detract from the quality.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, attempting structures like 'In Little Chalfont Library major portion of membership is contributed by Adults of age ranging between 18-64 providing more than 50 percent of membership.' However, punctuation and grammar control are weak throughout. There are missing commas, run-on sentences ('...approx 22000 loans in 2016 a major increase of 7000'), and missing articles (e.g., 'the major portion', 'an overall positive growth'). While communication is not entirely impeded, the high frequency of grammatical errors and poor punctuation control prevent the score from reaching a higher band.
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