Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)
The following chart illustrates the informatoin about a public library in a town named as little chalfont.
Overall, the chart gives us information about the age of library members by percentage and also the number of loans given to some people of different categories in year from 2007 to 2016 with the ratio of 2% to 38%.
The first chart tells us about the amount of difernet types of people working in the library in 2016. This includes 22% of children, 15% of young adults, 51% of main adults and 12% are those who are 65 and over.
The second chart tells us about total loans given to categories in 2016 such as childrens fiction(38%), childrens non fictoin(6%),
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response is severely incomplete, cutting off mid-sentence after only 118 words, which falls well short of the 150-word minimum. This results in a heavy penalty for Task Achievement. Furthermore, the writer misinterprets the charts, claiming the first chart shows 'people working in the library' when it actually represents the age of library members, and misses the main overall trend from the line graph regarding total loans. While there is a brief attempt at an overview, the lack of completion and factual misunderstandings restrict the score.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.5
The text is fragmented due to its extreme brevity and abrupt ending. The student does attempt some basic paragraphing, separating the introduction from the body details. However, cohesive devices are extremely limited, and referencing is poor (e.g., 'the first chart tells us about the amount of difernet types of people working'). There is no clear progression of ideas because the essay terminates prematurely in the second body paragraph.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.5
Vocabulary usage is basic and repetitive, featuring numerous spelling errors such as 'informatoin', 'difernet', and 'fictoin'. The student relies heavily on simple terms lifted directly from the prompt or misapplied words, such as 'working' instead of 'members'. There is no attempt at less common lexical items, and the limited vocabulary range just barely covers the bare minimum needed to begin the task.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The grammatical structures attempted are very basic, mostly consisting of simple sentences ('The first chart tells us about...'). There are frequent errors in capitalization and punctuation, such as failing to capitalize proper nouns like 'little chalfont'. Because the text is so short, it is difficult to fully assess complex structures, but the frequent basic slips and incomplete final sentence constrain the grammar score.
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