Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
The different charts provides the knowledge about little chalfont libary for age of libary members, total loans by catagory and total numbers of loans obatined by catgories of people.
Overall, the sum of loans obatined in between 2007 to 2016 fluactuated and gradully increased over the given peiod, while regarding the ages of libary members maximum were over 18 to 64 ages and least from elderly people over 65. And the catogary loan in the year 2016 is maximum for adult fiction and children's fiction and smallest amount for childrens DVDs.
little chalfont libary have lot of members fro different age groups which was dominated by age 18 to 64 with 51 percent followed by children with 22 percent and rest with 12 and 15 percent for age over 65 and young adults respectively.
Number of loans in different years have shown slight flactuations starting at about 16000 in 2007 and increased untill 2011 with about value of 21000 while it undergone slight decline in 2013 towards the value of about 19000 after that it continuely increased untill highest of about 25000 in the year 2016. While the loans were mostly obtained for children's fictiona and adult fiction that is 38 percent. 13 percent for audlt non- fiction and followed by 6% for children's non- fiction whereas rest of the catagory is 2 % and below.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student attempts to address all parts of the prompt by summarizing the main charts, including the age of members, loan categories, and overall loans over time. However, there are notable inaccuracies in reporting the data compared to the reference transcription. For instance, the overall loans peak at 21,700 in 2016 rather than 25,000, and the breakdown for adult and children's fiction are both reported as 38 percent, but the student misquotes some details and struggles to synthesize the information cohesively. The overview mentions general trends, but lacks precision. Overall, the response meets the basic requirements for task 1 but suffers from inaccurate data reporting and underdeveloped comparisons, placing it at a Band 5.5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is organized into four paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs focusing on membership and loans. However, the progression of ideas is often disjointed, and cohesive devices are either absent or awkwardly handled. There are repetitive transitions, and referencing is frequently unclear (e.g., abrupt shifts between sentences without logical connectors). Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion is weak. The lack of proper punctuation and erratic sentence boundaries further disrupt the flow, making it challenging for the reader to follow the argument smoothly. This level of organization aligns with Band 5.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a limited, minimally adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task. Words related to the charts (such as 'members', 'loans', 'fiction', 'percentage') are used, but there are frequent spelling errors ('catagory', 'libary', 'obatined', 'fluactuated', 'gradully', 'peiod', 'continuely', 'fictiona') and word choice inaccuracies. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success or poor collocation. While the reader can generally understand the intent, the high density of lexical errors and poor spelling restrict the score to Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response shows a limited range of grammatical structures. Simple sentences dominate, and attempts at complex structures frequently contain errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('The different charts provides', 'little chalfont libary have') and incorrect prepositions or tense usage. Punctuation is also problematic, with missing capitalization on proper nouns and inadequate sentence separation. Errors are frequent and often cause some difficulty for the reader, matching the requirements for a Band 5.0.
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