Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-17

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)

This writing task divided into tow parts. First pie chhart and the second one is bar graph. This chart illustrate the information about a public library in a town called little chalfont. Pie chart provide information about people who have interest in library. Four category people involved in libaray. In 2016 22 percent childern gain their knowledge from library and 2 percent young adutls have interest in library. Adults 51 percent spend their time in libarary for make their reading skill better and focus on reading and spkeaing skill. adults 65 over age have 12 percent intrest in library. Moreover thsi bar grapgh show the loan histroy of 2007 to 2016. People getting loans 15000 in 2007 and increase in the demand of loan in 2008 4 percent . demands of loan increase day by day through time passes. in 2016 people get loans 21000. In contrast,38 percent childern are involved in loans and 2 percent young are involved for demanding of loans. Loan play a crucial role in library of chalfont.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the task by describing the visual data relating to Little Chalfont Library, mentioning both the age distribution of members and the bar graph showing loans over time. However, the response falls short in several areas. Some data points are inaccurate or poorly interpreted, such as stating that people got loans of 15000 in 2007 and increased by 4 percent in 2008 (which is not supported by the chart). Furthermore, the summary lacks a clear, cohesive overview of the main trends across the charts, and much of the commentary relies on speculation rather than objective reporting of the data. Consequently, the task is addressed only partially, warranting a band score of 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text lacks proper paragraphing, presented instead as a single block of text. Cohesive devices are minimal, repetitive, and occasionally mechanical (e.g., 'First', 'Moreover', 'In contrast'). The logical progression between sentences is frequently disjointed, moving abruptly between member demographics, loan histories, and category percentages without clear signposting or a logical flow. While there is a basic arrangement of ideas, the lack of paragraph structure and weak cohesive links keep this criterion at a band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently reusing terms like 'library', 'loans', and 'percent'. There are several word-form and collocation errors, such as 'childern' (spelling), 'adutls', 'spkeaing', and awkward phrasing like 'gain their knowledge from library' and 'for make their reading skill better'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success and noticeable inaccuracies that occasionally cause strain for the reader. This performance aligns with the descriptors for Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The response features a very limited range of sentence structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent structural errors. There are numerous grammatical mistakes throughout the text, including missing articles ('in library', 'in town'), incorrect prepositions ('over age'), and subject-verb agreement issues ('This chart illustrate', 'Pie chart provide'). Punctuation and capitalization are also inconsistent. Because attempts at more complex structures are faulty and errors are frequent, a band score of 4.0 is appropriate.

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