Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
The charts illustrate that information about a public library in a urban area called little chalfont. There are three types of charts which are pie, table and bar charts. They are decribe the different things.
Initially pie charts decribe the age of library mrmbers in 2016. There are 4 members on this library members. There are children, young adults, adults and adults 65 and over. Many members is adults 18 to 64 years participate in the library members on 51%. lowest membeship is young adults 13 to 17 is 15%. Scondly, table graphs decribes the total loans by category on this years. high loans by category is 38% by childern's fiction. lowest is 1%by the childern's DVDs on this years.
Thirdly bar graph shows the total number of loans on 2007 to 2016. Highly numbers of loans years is 2016. This years 22,000 numbers of loans.Minimum numbers of loans on 2007 years which 16,000 numbers of loans in this years. This type of informaton shows in the three charts.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
You identify the three displays and report some relevant details, including the largest membership group (adults aged 18–64, 51%) and the highest and lowest loan-category shares (38% and 1%). However, the account is only partial: it gives no clear overall summary of the main patterns, and several important comparisons are missing. The age figures for children and adults aged 65 and over are not reported, and the loan categories tied at 38% are not both identified. The trend description also misstates the 2016 total as 22,000 rather than approximately 21,700, and calls it the highest without noting the gradual rise and fluctuations across the period. Select the key features and compare them accurately.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a basic sequence, moving from the membership chart to the loan table and then the bar chart. Signposts such as “Initially,” “Scondly,” and “Thirdly” help the reader follow this order, and the information is grouped by display. However, the progression is mechanical, and the opening does not provide a useful overview of the main findings. Several sentences repeat the same pattern (“highest” or “lowest”) rather than linking comparisons, while “This type of informaton shows in the three charts” adds little to the conclusion. Use a clear overview followed by logically grouped details, and connect related figures with comparisons such as “whereas” or “by contrast.”
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use some task-related vocabulary, including “library members,” “total loans,” “category,” and “bar graph,” so the reader can generally identify the subject of each section. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning unclear: “There are 4 members” appears to mean four age groups, and “Many members is adults” is not a natural way to describe the largest group. Spelling errors such as “decribe,” “mrmbers,” “childern's,” and “informaton” are also noticeable. Build a more precise set of terms for describing proportions and trends, and check spelling and collocations before submitting.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
Most sentences use short, simple patterns, and there are frequent errors in sentence construction, agreement, articles, and verb forms. For example, “There are 4 members on this library members” has an unclear grammatical structure, while “Many members is adults” has incorrect subject–verb agreement. The opening phrase “in a urban area” also uses the wrong article, and “This years 22,000 numbers of loans” is not a complete, well-formed sentence. These errors sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to follow. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then add controlled comparisons using clauses such as “while” and “whereas”; check articles, plurals, and agreement in each sentence.
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