Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-02

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 chart and graph illustrate the age of library users, total loans dispensed by category in 2016 and total proportion of loans discharged from 2007 to 2016 in little Chalfont town.

Overall, adults between the ages of 18 to 64 are half of the library members. In 2016, the highest percentage of loans given out was in children's fiction and adult fiction while the year also remained as the year with the highest number of loans disbursed.

In 2016, children were only 22% of library members while young adults 13-17 and adults 65 and over, were 15% and 12% respectively used the library. Adults 18-64 dominated the library membership by 51% making this group the highest users of library. In the same year, loans was mostly given to children's fiction and adult fiction category while adult adult audio books and young adults received 2% loans slightly higher than children's dvds which was only 1%. Children's non-fiction and adult non-fiction received 6% and 13% loans respectively.

The aggregate number of loans dispensed in 2010, 2012 and 2014 were 21000 slightly lower than the amount in 2011 and 2015 which was about 22000. By 2013, only 19000 loans was given out to people while in 2008 and 2009 approximately 18000 loans was dispensed. 2007 remained the year with the least loans while 2016 maintained the highest with 22500.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response addresses all parts of the prompt by summarising the age of library users, loan categories, and the trend in total loans over a ten-year period, successfully hitting the requirements for a solid score. Key features and comparisons are highlighted, such as adults aged 18-64 making up the majority of library members at 51% and children's and adult fiction tying for the highest loan percentage at 38%. However, some ideas are slightly under-developed or contain minor inaccuracies in data interpretation—for instance, stating that 2016 maintained the highest loans with 22,500 when the chart shows around 21,700. To reach the next level, the data selection should be slightly more precise and comparisons more fully extended throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The text presents a coherent overall arrangement with a clear introduction, body paragraphs addressing different charts, and an overview. Information flows logically from membership demographics to loan categories and finally to the timeline of total loans. Paragraphing is used appropriately to group related data. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical or features awkward referencing, such as 'while the year also remained as the year with the highest number of loans disbursed'. Furthermore, transitional markers and cohesive devices could be employed more flexibly to establish a smoother, more natural progression between ideas rather than relying on basic connectors.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, successfully conveying the statistical information with terms such as 'proportion', 'dominated', 'respectively', and 'aggregate number'. There are attempts to use less common vocabulary, but some word choices and collocations are slightly imprecise, such as 'total proportion of loans discharged' instead of 'distributed' or 'dispensed', and 'loans was mostly given' instead of 'distributed'. Spelling is generally accurate, though minor lapses occur. To improve, the writer needs to demonstrate greater control over less common lexical items and ensure more natural word combinations appropriate for academic writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing relative clauses and compound sentences. There is reasonable control over basic structures, but several grammatical errors persist, particularly with subject-verb agreement ('loans was mostly given') and awkward phrasing in complex structures ('respectively used the library'). Punctuation and articles also show occasional lapses. These errors do not impede communication, placing the response firmly at the band level, but to achieve a higher score, the writer must produce a greater proportion of error-free sentences when attempting complex grammatical structures.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.