Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-24
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 pie, table and bar charts illustrate thr data of a public library called Little Chalfont in a town.
Overall, Adults between teen and sixty have the most memberships at the library at the time. The children's fiction and adult fiction are equaly most borrowed items in the category.
In the year 2016 the most memberships was owns by the adults which are from 18 year to 64 years old, the own about 50 percent means half of the memberships of the library.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response fails to meet the minimum word length requirement of 150 words, stopping at only 83 words. Consequently, the coverage of the charts is very limited. While the student attempts to present an overview and mentions some key features, such as the highest membership age group and popular book categories, the data is under-developed and contains inaccuracies (e.g., stating adults aged 18 to 64 own 'about 50 percent' of memberships when the actual figure is 51 members out of a total of 100, or misinterpreting proportions). Due to the severe under-length nature of the response and incomplete treatment of the visual data, this falls under Band 4.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay attempts a standard three-paragraph structure, including an introductory sentence and rudimentary overview. However, because the text is extremely short, the progression of ideas is stunted. Paragraphing is used, but the individual paragraphs are extremely brief, often consisting of only one or two sentences. Cohesive devices are minimal, with simple transitions like 'Overall' and 'In the year 2016'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as 'the own about 50 percent'. Overall organisation lacks logical flow and depth due to the restricted length, warranting a Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with noticeable errors that impede precision. Examples include 'illustrate thr data', 'equaly most borrowed items', and 'most memberships was owns by'. While the student attempts some topic-related vocabulary like 'memberships', 'fiction', and 'public library', the range is limited and inadequate for a fully realized task response. Word choices and spellings contain frequent errors, such as 'thr' instead of 'the', 'equaly' instead of 'equally', and 'owns' instead of 'owned'. This corresponds to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The text displays a very limited range of sentence structures, relying mostly on simple and flawed complex sentences. There are frequent grammatical and mechanical errors throughout the short text, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('the most memberships was owns') and incorrect prepositions or modifiers ('between teen and sixty'). Punctuation is basic. Because errors are frequent and recurrent relative to the output size, causing difficulty for the reader in places like 'which are from 18 year to 64 years old, the own about', the performance matches Band 5.0.
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