Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-28
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 given chart show information about Little Chalfont which is a public library in a town.
In general, it can be clearly seen that Little Chalfont Library has age of library members, total loans by category and total numbers of lones.
Looking at the chart in more detail, most library members were adults by 51% and children were member by 22%. Young alduts and adults who were 65 and over are almost same. Moreover, children's DVDs, young adults and adults audio books took almost similar loans about 2%. Children's fiction and adult fiction took loans exactly 38%. Children's non-friction took by 6% and adult non-fiction took by 13%.
Moving to the next chart, people took excrtly same lone in [redacted phone] by 19,000. Maximum loan was took in 2016 by 22,000 and minimum loan took in 2007 by 16,000. Furthermore, other years took similar loans in all years.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response attempts to cover the main features of the charts, noting membership distribution by age, loan categories in 2016, and overall loans from 2007 to 2016. However, there are notable inaccuracies and misinterpretations of the data. For instance, the student states that 'most library members were adults by 51%', confusing the percentage with the number of members (51 thousand/people in the age group). Furthermore, the overview provided in the second paragraph is weak and lacks true synthesis. Additionally, the response falls slightly short of the 150-word minimum requirement, containing only 147 words, which negatively impacts the task achievement score.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is arranged into paragraphs, moving from an introduction to details about membership, categories, and yearly trends. However, the logical progression is hindered by repetitive phrasing and awkward transitions such as 'Moving to the next chart'. Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes inaccurate, as seen in the phrase 'Children's non-friction took by 6%'. Paragraphing is attempted, but the overall mechanical nature of the cohesion keeps the score at a Band 5 level.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, heavily relying on words like 'took', 'loan', and 'chart'. There are several noticeable lexical errors, such as 'young alduts' (spelling), 'Children's non-friction' (word choice error for non-fiction), and 'excrtly' (spelling). The range of vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for the task, resulting in frequent errors that cause slight confusion for the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentences, but grammatical control is weak. There are frequent errors in prepositions and voice, such as 'Children's non-friction took by 6%' and 'Minimum loan took in 2007'. Articles and singular/plural forms are also mishandled, for example, 'The given chart show information' (subject-verb agreement error). These errors cause difficulty for the reader at times.
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