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 provided pie charts show the propartion of members of Little Chalfont Library of different age group, while table and bar charts illustres the total amount of loan by 7 different category in percentage and amount respectively. From an overall prespectives, adults from the age 18-64 seems to dominating pie charts by taking 51% from total.

In the table we can clearly see that, children's fictions and adults fictions remaining the highest i.e.38% and they both cover 76% of overall so, it is can be estimated that numerous members are either adult or children. Adult fictions and children fictions dominating loan category. Childre's DVDs is the most lower loan taken category while adult adio books and young adults needs less loan after childre's DVDs.

Looking at bar charts it can be conclude that every year loan in singnificantly increassing while it was about $16000 in the year 2007 by coming 2016 in incline to almost $22000. Overall the charts share the features of incline expect in year 2009 and 2013.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The candidate attempts to cover the main features of the charts, providing an overview and mentioning some specific data points such as the 51% for adults aged 18-64 and the categories in the table. However, there are significant inaccuracies in data interpretation. For example, the student refers to 'adult adio books' and mentions that 'loan in singnificantly increassing while it was about $16000', incorrectly treating the y-axis values as currency rather than the number of library loans. Furthermore, some comparisons lack precision and the summary of trends misses key nuances. Overall, the response addresses the prompt but falls into Band 5 due to inaccurate data reporting and underdeveloped comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response is divided into logical paragraphs, starting with an introduction and overview, followed by body paragraphs addressing the table and the bar chart. However, the progression within paragraphs is sometimes disjointed. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or repetitively (e.g., 'From an overall prespectives', 'In the table we can clearly see that', 'Looking at bar charts it can be conclude'). Referencing is occasionally unclear, and the mechanical transitions hinder the flow of ideas, placing this criterion solidly in Band 5.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive. There are numerous spelling and word-choice errors throughout the text, such as 'propartion', 'illustres', 'amount of loan', 'prespectives', 'dominating', 'adio', and 'increassing'. While the student attempts less common vocabulary, the frequent lexical inaccuracies and non-standard collocations (e.g., 'most lower loan taken category') impede smooth reading and clearly restrict the lexical range to a Band 5 level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar and punctuation is weak. There are frequent errors in verb forms, agreement, and prepositions (e.g., 'adults from the age 18-64 seems to dominating', 'children's fictions and adults fictions remaining the highest', 'it is can be estimated', 'expect in year 2009'). These errors frequently cause strain for the reader and prevent the grammar from reaching a Band 6 level, though basic meaning is usually retrievable, justifying a Band 5.

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