Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-22

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)

The pie charts illustrate diffirent age members of the little chalfont library, and the table provide information about the total loans by category all in 2016. The bar lines provide information about the total number of loans from 2007 to 2016.

Overall, The sharts of adults account for the largest of library members while the adults 65 and over shart represent the smallest one. However, the children's and the adult fiction were the high percentages in the total loans by category. The total number of loans between 2007 and 2016 show an upward trend and some flactuations.

In 2016, the adults between 18-64 are the most members of the library with 51 member, than the children with 22 member, the young adults 13-17 and the adults 65 and over represented the least members of the library with 15 and 12 members respectively. The children's and the adult ficiton were the highest percentages of the total loans amoung all the categories whith 38%, while the children's DVDs showed the smallest category with 1%

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The student successfully identifies the main features of the provided charts and tables, including age demographics, loan categories, and the overall trend of total loans over time. An overview is present, highlighting the dominant adult demographic and the popularity of fiction categories. However, there are some inaccuracies in reporting the data; for example, the student states there are '51 member' for adults aged 18-64, misinterpreting the chart axis or total count, as the visual data indicates 51% or a relative proportion rather than a raw member count in that specific context. Despite these minor data interpretation issues, all parts of the prompt are addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The response is arranged into a logical structure with an introduction, an overview paragraph, and a body paragraph detailing specific data points. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different visual components. Cohesive devices are generally basic but functional ('Overall', 'However', 'In 2016'). However, referencing is occasionally imprecise, and the progression within sentences can feel slightly mechanical. Overall arrangement is coherent, though the transitions between different charts could be smoother to achieve a higher band.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms such as 'illustrate', 'proportion', 'upward trend', and 'flactuations' (though misspelled). There are several noticeable lexical and spelling errors, such as 'diffirent', 'sharts' (charts/shares), 'ficiton', and 'amoung'. Less common lexical items are attempted, but inaccuracies in word choice and spelling prevent the score from reaching a higher band. Nevertheless, communication is not impeded by these vocabulary slips.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms. While basic sentences are generally clear, attempts at complex structures contain frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('the table provide') and article misuse ('the children's and the adult fiction were the high percentages'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with capitalization at the beginning of sentences and proper nouns ('little chalfont'). These errors occur frequently enough to restrict the score to a 5.0, though meaning remains mostly understandable.

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