Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-21
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 given pie chart, table, and graph provides information about a local library in a city named Little Chalfont from 2007 to 2016.
Overall, the maximum loan category is leading by adult and children's fiction and minimum is used by young adults, and the amount of loan is high in the last year.
It is clearly evident from the table and pie chart that loans are divided by different age groups in the year of 2016. It can be seen that 51% of loan was taken by adults having ages between 18 to 64 years, used for different purpoes like adult fiction, non fiction, and audio books for adults, while 38% used for the fiction for children.
Meanwhile, the grapgh represents that the amount of loan was high in 2016 about 22.000 and there was a slide change from back to 2008. Additionally, the amount of loan was reduced to 15,000 in 2007.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The candidate attempts to cover the multiple charts provided, mentioning the pie chart, table, and graph. However, there are notable inaccuracies and misinterpretations of the data. For instance, the statement that '51% of loan was taken by adults having ages between 18 to 64 years... used for different purposes like adult fiction, non fiction, and audio books' confuses the age distribution chart with the loan category breakdown. Additionally, the description of the trend in the line graph is imprecise, stating that 'the amount of loan was high in 2016 about 22.000' while misreading the starting point in 2007 as 15,000 instead of approximately 15,700. The overview is overly simplistic ('the maximum loan category is leading by adult and children's fiction'), leading to a partial and somewhat confused treatment of the visual data. Overall, the response meets the minimum length requirement but falls short of fully and accurately reporting the main features.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into four paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs focusing on the different charts. However, logical progression is frequently hindered by clumsy referencing and awkward phrasing, such as 'Overall, the maximum loan category is leading by adult and children's fiction and minimum is used by young adults'. Cohesive devices are attempted ('Meanwhile', 'Additionally'), but their use is sometimes mechanical or imprecise. Paragraphing is present, but the internal flow of ideas lacks coherence, making it difficult for the reader to follow the comparisons smoothly. While the text has a discernible structure, the overall arrangement feels disjointed due to frequent abrupt shifts between the disparate data sets.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, with noticeable errors in word choice and collocation. Examples include 'the maximum loan category is leading by' and 'there was a slide change from back to 2008', which demonstrate awkward phrasing and lexical inaccuracy. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary such as 'purpoes' (misspelled as purpoes in the text) and 'proportion', but spelling and word-form errors occur ('grapgh', 'purpoes'). While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey a basic understanding of the task, the frequent inaccuracies in lexical selection and collocation constrain the response to a Band 5 level.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The text contains a mix of simple and attempting-complex sentence forms, but grammatical accuracy is weak throughout. There are frequent errors in verb forms, voice, and prepositions, such as 'The given pie chart, table, and graph provides' (subject-verb agreement error), 'loans are divided by different age groups' (inappropriate preposition), and '51% of loan was taken' (missing article/pluralization). Furthermore, punctuation and phrasing issues are noticeable, such as dangling modifiers and run-on structures. Although the meaning can generally be deciphered, the high frequency of errors across basic and complex structures prevents the response from achieving a higher band.
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