Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 chart below shows about differet age members of Little Chalfont library in year 2016 and second bar chart tells about total number of loan taken from [redacted phone].

In first pie chart,the 51% of adults used library for adult fiction 38%,adult non-fiction 13% and audio books 2% from age group 18-64.Moreover, children with 22% were second user of library for children's fiction 38%,non-fiction 6% and dvds 1%.Others 13-17 years old young adults used library only 2% while over 65 years old,the users were minimum with 12%.

Second picture of bar chart, tells us about loans that library had taken in evey year for their people from years [redacted phone].In the start library took 15,000 plu then its gradually increased more in [redacted phone] which was above the 20,000.Then its fall in 2013 below 20,000 and again rised slowly from [redacted phone] that was reached at top with 21,000 plu.

In the end,overall both pictured concluded that many adults uses the library more in 2016 than last 9 years.So, library needed more loan from usual in privious years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main subjects of the visuals and include several relevant figures, such as adults aged 18–64 making up 51% of members and adult fiction accounting for 38% of loans. You also describe the broad loan trend: a rise from 2007, a dip in 2013, and a later increase. However, the account is only partially accurate and the overview is unclear. The 51% figure is the share of members, not the share who used the library for the listed adult categories; moreover, the category percentages are shares of all loans, not usage by each age group. The loan total reached about 21,700 in 2016, rather than “21,000 plu[s],” and the final conclusion that adults used the library more than in the previous nine years is unsupported by the charts. Clearly separate the three measures and summarise their key comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph about the membership and loan categories, a paragraph on the yearly loan totals, and a concluding statement. This makes the information reasonably easy to follow overall. You also use basic sequencing phrases such as “Moreover,” “Second,” and “In the end.” However, some connections are mechanical or unclear, and the first body paragraph combines membership proportions with loan-category proportions in a way that makes their relationship difficult to follow. The conclusion repeats a claim rather than drawing together the main trends. Improve progression by giving each visual or measure a clear focus, then use comparisons such as “by contrast” or “while” only where the data support them. Clearer referencing would also help readers see which figures belong to which chart.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “gradually increased,” “fall,” and “reached,” so the reader can understand the general subject and direction of change. However, the range is limited, and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate enough to make parts of the report unclear. For example, “loan taken from” and “library took” do not naturally describe the number of items borrowed, while “second user” is not an appropriate way to compare age groups. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “differet,” “evey,” “rised,” and “privious.” Use precise terms such as “members,” “loans,” “accounted for,” and “the total rose,” and check spelling carefully. Avoid repeating “library” and “used” when a more exact noun or verb is available.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a sentence beginning “Moreover” and a sequence describing how loans changed over time. However, complex attempts are often faulty, and frequent errors in agreement, tense, articles, and sentence construction sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. Examples include “many adults uses,” where the subject and verb do not agree, and “library needed more loan,” which has problems with the article, number, and verb choice. The opening sentence also lacks a clear grammatical structure, and several clauses are joined without effective punctuation. Practise writing accurate comparisons and trend sentences first, then add subordinate clauses. Check subject–verb agreement, past-tense forms for the historical data, and sentence boundaries before submitting.

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