Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-23

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)

These figures illustrate the demographic make-up of a public library in a town called Little Chalfont and details regarding the percentage of different genres of books borrowed by its members.

Overall, adults between the age of 18 to 64 made up the largest majority of the members while children constitued the second biggest users. Adult fiction and children's fiction were the two most popular genre of books borrowed by the users.Chidren's DVDs, Young adults and adult audio books were the least loaned categories constituting almost the same percentages.

With 51%, adults(18-64) were the largest section of members and children constituted second biggest users with 22%. Young adults(13-17) and Adults(65 and over) made up 12% and 15 % of the members respectively. Children's fiction and adult fictions contributed to the most borrowed categories at 38% each. Children's DVDs, Young adults and adult audio books were least sought out with somewhat equal percentages of 1% and 2% respectively

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The student successfully addresses the main features of the visual data by presenting a clear overview of the demographic make-up of the library and the book borrowing genres. The figures are accurately reported, noting that adults aged 18-64 formed the largest portion of members (51%) and that children's and adult fiction shared the top spot for book loans at 38% each. However, the response completely misses the third chart showing the total number of loans from 2007 to 2016. Because of this missing data set, the response cannot be considered a fully comprehensive overview of all parts of the task, limiting its score.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response is arranged reasonably with an introductory paragraph, an overview paragraph, and a body paragraph that goes into more detail. However, the progression is slightly disjointed because the overview paragraph awkwardly repeats some of the detailed data points rather than focusing solely on broad trends, and the final body paragraph reiterates statistics already mentioned. Cohesive devices are used simply, such as 'Overall' and 'With 51%', but paragraphing and referencing are clear enough to ensure the overall message remains understandable.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The student displays an adequate vocabulary range for the task, using appropriate terms such as 'demographic make-up', 'genres', 'constituted', and 'categories'. There are a few spelling and typographical errors, such as 'constitued' instead of 'constituted', 'genre' instead of 'genres' (plural agreement), 'fictions' instead of 'fiction', and 'Chidren's' instead of 'Children's'. Despite these minor slips, communication is never impeded, and the vocabulary is sufficient to convey the numerical data effectively.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as participial clauses and prepositional phrases (e.g., 'With 51%, adults(18-64) were the largest section...'). There are some minor grammatical and punctuation inaccuracies throughout the text, including spacing issues around brackets (e.g., 'adults(18-64)') and occasional minor awkwardness in phrasing, but the majority of sentences are clear and error-free. These minor grammatical issues do not cause comprehension difficulties for the reader.

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