Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-29
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)
These three chart shows the information about a public library in Little Chalfont town.
At first, the pie chart illustrate the age of library members in the year 2016. In 2016, 22% members of library are children, young adults from age 13 to 17 are 15% and 12% are adults who are 65 years old and over 65. The adults are 51% that are highest amongst all.
Secondly, the data table illustrate total loans by category in 2016. Childern's fiction and adult fiction has 38% of loans that are highest ones in this table while childern's non fiction has 6%, childern;s DVDs are only 1% which is lowest, yound adults and adult audio books both have 2% and adult on-fiction has 13%.
At third, the bar chart illustrate the total number of loans from year 2007 to 2016. 2007 is the lower in the chart with 15 thousand loans. in 2008, 2009 the loan is same which is around 19 thousand. from 2010 to 2016 the loans are above 20 thousands.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The response covers all three visual components presented in the prompt: the pie chart showing age groups, the data table for loan categories, and the bar chart illustrating overall loans over a decade. The writer successfully highlights key features, such as noting that adults aged 18 to 64 and fiction books (both children's and adult) formed the largest segments. However, the overview is missing, and some data points contain minor inaccuracies, such as misinterpreting the units on the bar chart. To reach a higher band, the student should provide a clear introductory overview summarizing the main trends across the charts and ensure greater precision when reporting data.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is organized with basic sequencing markers such as "At first", "Secondly", and "At third", attempting to introduce each distinct chart. However, paragraphing is weak, and the overall progression feels somewhat mechanical rather than naturally flowing. Cohesive devices are repetitive and sometimes awkward, as seen in phrases like "At third" instead of standard transitions like "Finally" or "Turning to the bar chart". Additionally, referencing is occasionally unclear. To improve, the writer should use more sophisticated and varied cohesive links and structure the response into logical paragraphs without relying on heavy-handed ordinal numbering.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is generally adequate for conveying simple information about the charts, utilizing terms such as "members", "fiction", "loans", and "category". However, the range is quite limited and repetitive, with frequent reliance on basic verbs like "illustrate" and "have". There are also noticeable spelling and typographical errors, such as "Childern's" and "on-fiction", along with unnatural phrasing like "the loan is same". Less common vocabulary is barely attempted. To achieve a higher score, the student needs to incorporate a wider variety of precise, topic-specific vocabulary and collocation while eliminating basic spelling mistakes.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writing demonstrates a mix of simple and attempted complex sentences, but grammatical control is inconsistent. There are numerous basic agreement and tense errors, such as "These three chart shows" instead of "charts show", "22% members of library are" instead of "22% of library members are", and "the loan is same" instead of "the number of loans remained the same". Punctuation is also faulty in places, including stray semicolons and commas. While the meaning remains mostly clear despite these errors, the high frequency of basic mistakes prevents the score from rising into the higher bands.
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