Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-11

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 illustrates town piblic library information. The pie chart of Little Chalfont library has different age members in 2016 and category age of members given total loans in 2016. The bar graph give information about total number of loans in 2007 to 2016 year.

Overall, the member of Children are mager in 2016. The large age of library members are Adults 18 to 64 age. The Children's and Adult fiction category have a same total loans in 2016. Very few loan had a Children's DVDs. In bar graph the loans had climbed gradually in 2016. The total number of loans downward trends was in 2007.

The little Chalfont Library has a different age of library members in 2016. The 51 members was Adults 18 to 64 age. The Young adults age was 134 to 17 and Adults 65 and over age this both has experienced minimalv change 15 and 12 members. Total loans by category in 2016, the Children's fiction and Adult fiction has same 38% in 2016. The Children's DVDs and Adult audio books are also same loans but it is remained the lowest 2% category.

The total number of loans are in 2007 to 2016. In 2007 loans was 15,000 above but it was very lowest number. In 2010 to 2012 no major change in loans it has a 20,000 araund number.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several relevant features, including the largest membership group (adults aged 18–64), the equal 38% shares for children’s and adult fiction, and the low share for children’s DVDs. However, some figures are misreported: children account for 22% rather than being the largest group, and the 13–17 age group is 15%, not “134 to 17.” The overview also says loans climbed gradually, but the chart shows fluctuations, with a rise overall from about 15,700 in 2007 to 21,700 in 2016. The description of the trend is incomplete: the 2010–2012 figures are around 20,600–21,000, and later years should also be covered. Select the main patterns accurately and support them with clearer comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about membership, loan categories, and yearly totals. This gives the reader some organisation. However, progression within paragraphs is often unclear, and several ideas are repeated, such as the equal fiction shares being mentioned in both the overview and detail paragraph. Linking is limited, while phrases such as “The total number of loans are in 2007 to 2016” do not clearly connect the information. The overview also combines unrelated points without a clear hierarchy. Group the membership and category data separately from the time-series trend, and use straightforward links such as “By contrast” or “Meanwhile” to show comparisons and shifts.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “category,” “total loans,” “gradually,” and “downward trends,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning unclear: “member of Children are mager,” “different age members,” and “experienced minimalv change” are not natural ways to describe the data. There are also spelling errors, including “piblic” and “araound,” and “loans” is repeated frequently. Use precise chart language such as “accounted for,” “share,” “rose,” and “fluctuated,” and check spelling and word forms. This would make the comparisons easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple statements and longer sentences, and the paragraphing helps separate some information. However, sentence structures are limited, and errors occur frequently in agreement, articles, and verb forms. For example, “The charts illustrates” should use a plural verb, while “The 51 members was Adults” has incorrect agreement and an unclear sentence pattern. “The total number of loans are” also mismatches a singular subject and verb. Some longer constructions, such as “The Young adults age was 134 to 17 and Adults 65 and over age this both has experienced,” are difficult to follow. Practise accurate simple comparisons first, then combine them with clauses using “while” or “whereas”; check subject–verb agreement and tense in each sentence.

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