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 provided pie and bar chat illustrates the information in a social library in a town called little chalfont. overall, it is clear that the adults of library members were proportionaly high and loan category by the young adults were at lowest point. Firstly, the proportion of age library members of adults were stood at highest point.The young adults were at lowest level.Moreover, the children were the moderate common at that time. Converting to another category, the number of loans were reached at 20000 moderatly fluctuated from 2007 to 2010. Whereas, children and adults fiction were 38%. While, from 2012 to 2016 the number of loans were steadily increased above 20,000. In contrasts, the category of young adults and audio books were least common 2%. the children and adult non fiction were 6% to 13% .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student attempts to address all parts of the visual data by mentioning the age distribution, loan categories, and the historical trend over time. An overview is provided, noting that adult library members were proportionally high and young adult loans were at the lowest point. However, some data points are inaccurate or poorly communicated, such as stating that children and adult fiction were both 38% instead of distinguishing between membership age groups and loan categories. Furthermore, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 136 words. Consequently, the task response is underdeveloped in places and penalized for under-length.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay is organized into multiple paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. However, the logical progression is hindered by poor referencing and abrupt transitions, such as 'Converting to another category' and 'In contrasts'. Cohesive devices are sometimes inaccurate or mechanically applied. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal cohesion of sentences often breaks down, making the overall arrangement somewhat disjointed for the reader.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The student demonstrates a limited range of vocabulary with frequent errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'bar chat' instead of 'bar chart', 'proportionaly high', and 'moderate common'. There are also capitalization errors for proper nouns like 'little chalfont'. While the writer attempts less common vocabulary, inaccuracies impede precision and clarity throughout the response.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is low. There are frequent errors in verb forms, prepositions, and subject-verb agreement, such as 'the adults of library members were' and 'the number of loans were reached'. Punctuation is also problematic, with missing capital letters at the beginning of sentences and awkward phrasing that strains comprehension.

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