Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-09

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 pie and bar charts illustrate, Little chalfont library and total number of loans between 2007 and 2016. The measurement in former chart is caliberated in percentages and former in years.

Overall, young adults and senior citizens are lowest in number as library members, moverover the most famous book genera that people lend are child fiction and adult fiction; however over time there is increase in total number of loaned books.

Adults ranging from 18 to 64 are almost half of the total library members at 51%, furthermore adults ages from 13 to 17 and 65 and over are least in number to have a membership at 12 and 15 perecnt respectivly.

Year when the heigest and lowest loaned books are noted in 2016(adove 20,000) and 2007(just adove 15,000) respectivly, whereas the most famous category of 2016 is fiction both children's and adult's at 38% each and wost performing are children's DVDs and adult audio books at 1 and 2% respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the main features of all three visuals: the age profile, the 2016 loan categories and the overall trend in loans. Your overview identifies fiction as the leading category and notes that total loans rose over the period. Several comparisons are accurate, including the 51% share of adults aged 18–64 and the equal 38% shares for children’s and adult fiction. However, the age figures are confused: the 13–17 group is 15%, while the 65-and-over group is 12%, not the reverse as stated. The trend is also simplified as a steady increase, although loans fluctuate after 2011. These relevant details support the response, but more precise reporting and a fuller account of the trend would strengthen it.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable sequence: an introduction, an overview, and then details about membership and loans. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, the paragraphing is not clearly developed, and the final sentence combines several comparisons in a way that makes the information difficult to follow. Linking words such as “furthermore” and “whereas” are used, but some connections are awkward or do not clearly show the relationship between ideas. For example, the shift from the age groups to the loan figures is abrupt. Organise the details into separate paragraphs by chart, and use simpler, more precise transitions to make the progression clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “library members,” “total number of loans,” “percent,” and “category,” so the main subject is generally understandable. There are also attempts at more varied wording, such as “most famous” and “worst performing,” but these are not natural choices for describing chart data; “largest share” and “smallest proportion” would be more precise. Spelling errors, including “caliberated,” “heigest,” “adove,” and “respectivly,” are noticeable and reduce accuracy. “Book genera” is also an unsuitable word choice. Aim for accurate, conventional chart language and check spelling carefully; this would make your vocabulary more effective without requiring unnecessarily complex terms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “whereas” and an overview beginning with “Overall.” However, control is uneven, and errors in sentence construction and punctuation sometimes make the meaning harder to follow. The opening sentence has an unnecessary comma after “illustrate,” while “the measurement in former chart is…” lacks clear grammatical structure and uses unclear reference. In “Adults ranging from 18 to 64 are almost half,” the phrasing does not form a natural comparison, and the final sentence contains several ideas joined together without clear boundaries. Practise accurate articles, sentence boundaries and parallel comparisons, while keeping complex sentences manageable. More consistently controlled structures would improve clarity.

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