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)

This piechart,table and barchart illustrates the age of libaray members,loan habits by category wise or a total no of loans for little chalfont library from 2007 to 2016.

Overall,working adults formed in majority while fiction shows dominance on borrowing loans.whereas loans went up in past 10 years period.

In 2016,children's fiction has 41% in total,followed non fiction was 6% or children's dvd's just 1% futhermore adult fiction in total was 55%,In addition 2% was for young adults,38% goes for the adult fiction.on the other hand adult non-fiction was 13% or adult audio books is the lowest borrowed was only 2% in adults.

Finally,in the total number of loans rose gradually from approximately 15,000 in 2007 to peak over the 21,000 by 2016,despite the minor drop in 2013 but for the other years it shows a similar upward trend from the start to the end.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the three visuals and give a broad overview, noting that adult members are the largest group and that loans generally increased. However, several key figures are misreported: children’s fiction was 38%, not 41%, and adult fiction was also 38%, not 55%; the later reference to 38% for adult fiction is correct but makes the account contradictory. The overview also says fiction dominates without clearly explaining that the two fiction categories share the largest loan proportions. The line chart is described only generally, with little detail about its fluctuations. The response is 144 words, below the required 150, and the data coverage is therefore limited. Include accurate comparisons and a few key figures for each visual.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable sequence: an introduction, an overview, details about the 2016 categories, and a final paragraph on loan totals. This gives the reader some organisation, and words such as “Overall,” “Finally,” and “despite” signal relationships between ideas. However, the progression is weakened by the long, crowded sentence listing category percentages and by the contradictory adult-fiction figures, which make the information difficult to follow. Some linking phrases are also used mechanically, including “In addition” and “on the other hand” where the contrast is not clear. Separate the category data into shorter, logically grouped sentences and use comparisons to connect related figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “majority,” “dominance,” “gradually,” “peak,” and “upward trend.” These choices show an attempt to vary language rather than repeat basic terms. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unclear, such as “loan habits by category wise,” “formed in majority,” and “peak over the 21,000.” There are also spelling errors in “piechart,” “libaray,” and “futhermore,” which reduce the accuracy and polish of the report. Use standard chart language and check spelling carefully; precise terms such as “share,” “accounted for,” and “reached” would make the comparisons clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, for example using “while” in the overview and “despite” to introduce the 2013 decline. However, errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to understand. The opening sentence lacks clear grammatical structure, while “children's fiction has 41%” uses an unsuitable verb form for reporting chart data. The sentence beginning “In 2016” contains several clauses joined mainly by commas, creating a run-on structure. There are also inconsistent tense choices, as in “loans went up” and “fiction has.” Use past tense consistently for the 2016 data, and divide lists into complete, correctly punctuated sentences.

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