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 chart, table and bar chart provide data about what percentages of poeple from different age groups who joined the Little Chalfont library and borrowed books from 2007 to 2016.
Overall, it is easily apparent that members were mostly adults between 18-64, although according to the table the most kind of books that were borrowed at last were children's fiction. Although the number of lowns experienced slight fluctuations, it witnessed an upward trend.
looking at the firts two charts. it is easily apparent that adults were the major participants, children came second, and the last two groups were young adults and adults over 65 who relatively showed the same membership. The most borrowedcategory
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 is significantly under-length, containing only 114 words against the required 150-word minimum, which heavily restricts the development of the task. While the student attempts to provide an overview and mentions some key features from the visual data (such as the dominance of adults aged 18-64 in membership and the upward trend in total loans), the analysis is incomplete and trails off mid-sentence at the end ('The most borrowedcategory'). Due to the severe word count penalty and truncated structure, the task is only partially addressed, aligning with Band 4.0 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response attempts basic paragraphing, opening with an introductory statement and an overview paragraph. However, the progression is disrupted because the essay is incomplete and breaks off abruptly in the third paragraph. Cohesive devices are minimal and basic, featuring words like 'Overall' and 'although'. Referencing is occasionally clumsy, such as 'most kind of books that were borrowed at last', which creates confusion. Overall arrangement shows some basic organisational structure, but the lack of a complete response and faulty cohesive flow limit the score to Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student uses an adequate basic vocabulary relevant to the visual data, including terms like 'percentage', 'age groups', 'members', and 'fluctuations'. However, there are notable lexical errors and unnatural word combinations, such as 'what percentages of poeple' (misspelling of people), 'most kind of books', and 'most borrowedcategory' (run-on error). Attempts to use less common vocabulary are either inaccurate or incomplete. The range is limited and contains errors that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, fitting Band 5.0 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as concessive clauses using 'although' and relative clauses. However, accuracy is inconsistent. There are grammatical errors in clause construction, such as 'what percentages of poeple from different age groups who joined', where the phrasing is tangled. Punctuation errors are also present, notably a sentence fragment ('looking at the firts two charts. it is easily apparent...'). Because the response ends prematurely, the grammatical range is severely curtailed, earning a Band 5.0.
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