Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-27
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)
The charts elaborate information about a public library in a town called little chalfont.
Overall, it divides library members into groups according to their age. Also it illustrates total number of loans([redacted phone]).
Child and adult fiction are the highest loaned categories. While children DVD is the lowest with only 1 percent. Young adults is only 2 percent. Adult audio books are also very minimum in terms of loans with only 2 percent. The rest categories are like Adult non-fiction 13%, Children non-fiction 6%.
In year 2007 the number of loans were more than 15000 while the number reached near 20000 in 2008. It remained constant in 2009 while in 2010 a gradual increase took place and it reached more than 20000. 2011,2012 followed then same pattern while in 2013 it declined below 20000. Then in 2014, 2015 and 2016 a gradual increase in number of loans taken was observed.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The response covers the main features of the charts, identifying member age distribution, loan categories, and the trend in total loans from 2007 to 2016. However, it falls slightly short of the 150-word minimum, containing 149 words, which results in a penalty under task achievement. While the key data points are largely reported, some descriptions lack precision, such as stating that numbers reached 'near 20000 in 2008' without specifying exact values, and punctuation and capitalisation errors (e.g. 'little chalfont') detract from the presentation.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has an overall arrangement that attempts to follow a logical progression by addressing the overview, membership/loans breakdown, and historical trend sequentially. However, the paragraphing is underdeveloped, and cohesive devices are somewhat mechanical or missing. For instance, the transition between sentences in the body paragraphs feels abrupt, and phrases like 'The rest categories are like' are unnatural. Referencing could be smoother, and ideas are grouped rather than linked effectively to guide the reader through the data.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting words related to data description such as 'categories', 'trend', and 'gradual increase'. However, there are noticeable lexical inaccuracies and repetitive phrasing, such as 'highest loaned categories', 'minimum in terms of loans', and 'The rest categories'. Furthermore, proper nouns are written without capital letters ('little chalfont'), and words like 'DVD' and 'audio books' show basic lexical control without demonstrating less common items.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The writing contains a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is inconsistent. There are several errors in subject-verb agreement and preposition use, such as 'The rest categories are like' and 'In year 2007 the number of loans were more than 15000' (where 'number' is singular but followed by plural verb 'were' in some contexts, or phrasing is awkward). Punctuation errors are also present, including missing capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns.
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