Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-01

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 6.5)

The charts summarize the information about the Little Chalfont Library: library members categorized according to age, proportions of loans contributed by various types of books and the volume of borrowings between 2007 and 2016.

Overall, the total number of loans depicted a rising trend across the given time period. Most of the library members were adults, aging between 18 and 64. Still, children's fiction beside the adult fiction category had the most loans, with 38% of the total loans.

51% of library members were adults, while 22% were children. Young adults and adults with the age of 65 or above were in minority, making up 12% and 15% of library members respectively. Similarly, children's non fiction (6%), children's DVDs (1%) along with young adults (2%) and adult audio books (2%) had the least number of loans. Adult non-fiction, on the other hand, was the second category with the most number of loans. The number of loans, in 2007, was around 15,000 which rose to approximately 21,000 in 2011, dipping slightly to just below 20,000 in 2013. This number grew again to almost 21,500 in 2016, reaching the highest point throught the period.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response covers all parts of the prompt by summarizing the three visual elements: library members by age, loan categories in 2016, and total loans from 2007 to 2016. An overview is present, highlighting the rising trend in loans and the dominant demographic and book categories. However, while the main features are reported, some details are slightly under-developed or presented in a somewhat disjointed manner, such as jumping between the pie chart, table, and line graph data across paragraphs. To reach the next level, the response would benefit from a more cohesive integration of the overview trends directly connected to specific data points without isolating certain categories abruptly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The text presents a coherent overall arrangement with a clear division between the introduction, overview, and body details. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different chart elements. Cohesive devices are employed to link ideas, such as "Overall," "Similarly," and "on the other hand," though referencing and transitions can occasionally feel slightly mechanical. For example, moving from the membership breakdown to the loan categories and back to membership figures creates minor disruptions in the logical flow. Achieving a higher band would require smoother transitions between sentences and a more unified, logically progressive grouping of the data.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, successfully conveying numerical data and trends using terms such as "proportion," "rising trend," "minority," and "dipping slightly." There are successful attempts to use less common vocabulary, and word choices generally communicate the intended meaning clearly, such as describing figures "reaching the highest point." However, some minor inaccuracies or awkward collocations appear, such as "adults with the age of 65 or above" instead of "adults aged 65 and over," and "children's non fiction" lacking a hyphen. These do not impede communication, but occasional slips keep the vocabulary score at the current level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The writing demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing relative clauses and introductory phrases effectively. There is good control over past and present tenses when describing historical data versus general proportions, as seen in "The number of loans, in 2007, was around 15,000 which rose to approximately 21,000 in 2011." Some minor grammatical errors and punctuation awkwardness occur, such as unnecessary commas breaking up clause structures and slight preposition slips. Nevertheless, these errors are infrequent and rarely impede communication, showcasing the solid control characteristic of this band while stopping short of the frequent error-free complex sentences required for a higher score.

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