Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-30
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 below provides information about a public library in a town called Little Chalfont.
There were about fifty-one percent adults, twenty-two percent children, fifteen percent young adults and twelve percent adults over the age of sixty five as the members of the library.
The table demonstrates the total loans by category. There were around thirty-eight percent credits for both children's fiction and adult's fiction. The credits related to chilren's non-fiction were six percent and for adults fiction were thirteen percent. The loans for children's DVDs were one percent. Mortgages for young adults and adult audio books were two percent each.
The bar chat illustrates the number of loans frm 2007 to 2016. In 2007, the number of loans were around 15500 which icreased to 18500 in 2008 and kept alomst the same in 2009 while increasing to 20500 in 2010 and to almost 21000 in 2011. The number of credits decreased 20500 in 2012 and reached 19800 in 2013 which again icreased to 20500 in 2014 and kept increasing to 22000 till 2016.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student attempts to address all parts of the visual data by mentioning the membership percentages, loan categories, and the trend over time in the bar chart. However, there are significant inaccuracies in data reporting. For instance, the student states that there were 'thirty-eight percent credits for both children's fiction and adult's fiction', but misinterprets the term 'loans' by repeatedly using unrelated terminology such as 'credits' and 'mortgages', which demonstrates a misunderstanding of the prompt's context. Furthermore, the overview lacks a clear summary of the main trends. While the response covers the features, the data interpretation errors and inappropriate vocabulary choices pull the score down to Band 5.5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response is divided into four paragraphs, following a logical structure that roughly corresponds to the different charts provided in the prompt. Cohesive devices are used to link sentences, such as 'In 2007', 'while increasing', and 'which again increased'. However, referencing and progression are sometimes awkward due to repetitive sentence openings and inappropriate lexical choices (e.g., using 'credits' interchangeably for loans). Paragraphing is present and helps separate the distinct visual elements, achieving a coherent overall arrangement that satisfies the requirements for Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary to complete the task, using terms such as 'percentage', 'fiction', 'non-fiction', and 'increased'. However, there are notable lexical inappropriacies and misuse of terms, such as substituting 'loans' with 'credits' and 'mortgages'. There are also occasional spelling errors like 'chilren's' and 'icreased'. While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey basic meaning, the frequent misuse of specific task-related terms prevents the score from reaching higher bands, capping this criterion at a Band 5.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, incorporating clauses connected by time markers and relative pronouns (e.g., 'while increasing to 20500 in 2010 and to almost 21000 in 2011'). There are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings, such as 'The charts below provides' (subject-verb agreement error) and 'the number of loans were' (plural verb with a singular head noun). Despite these errors, communication is rarely impeded, and the sentence structures demonstrate an adequate command of basic and moderately complex grammar, aligning well with the Band 6.0 descriptors.
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