Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-12

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 provided pie chart indicates information about public library in a town called Little Chalfont and the bar chart shows total number of loans during the year 2007 to 2016.

As can be seen from the pie chart, the loan for children's fiction and adult fiction were accounted for 38% out of 100%. The other signifanct stake was provided for adult non-fiction at 13%. Children's non-fiction was accounted for 6%. The adult audio books and young adults category were at 2% respectively. Children's DVDs were least among all.

According the bar chart, total number of loans were at 15,000 in the year 2007 and it increased with 3,000 and reached to 18000 in the year 2008. It remained the same in the year 2009. For the year 2010 it reached to 21,000. From the year 2011 to 2013 graph shows decline trend and the number of loans reached to 21,000 again in the year 2014. The number of loans reached to 23,000 in the year 2016.

To conclude, the pie chart indicates the category for which the loan was taken and children's and adult fiction category topped among all and the bar chart describes the total number of loans during the year 2007 to 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the two largest loan categories correctly: children’s fiction and adult fiction, each at 38%, and note that children’s DVDs are the smallest share. However, the response only describes two of the three visuals: the age profile of members (where adults aged 18–64 form the largest group at 51%) is omitted. Several loan figures are also inaccurate: 2008 is about 19,000, not 18,000; 2010 is about 20,600; and loans rise to roughly 21,700 in 2016, not 23,000. The account of the later trend is unclear and misstates the 2014 value. The conclusion repeats earlier points rather than giving a clear overview of the main patterns. Cover all visuals and report the key trends accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction to the pie-chart details, then the loan trend, and finally a conclusion. Paragraphing helps distinguish these sections, and phrases such as “As can be seen” and “According the bar chart” signal transitions. However, the progression is weakened because the age chart is not discussed, and the conclusion largely repeats the body instead of synthesising the main features. Some linking is mechanical, particularly the repeated “the year” and “the number of loans.” The sequence “From the year 2011 to 2013 graph shows decline trend” is also difficult to follow alongside the later reference to 2014. Organise the report around an overview followed by clearly grouped, accurate details, using references and transitions more precisely.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “total number of loans,” “category,” “increased,” and “decline,” so the reader can generally understand the subject. There are also attempts at more formal reporting language, such as “accounted for.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural: “signifanct stake” is misspelled and unsuitable for a chart share, while “the loan for children's fiction” and “the category for which the loan was taken” are awkward. “Reached to” is also an incorrect collocation, and “least among all” is imprecise. These issues make the description less clear and controlled. Use standard terms such as “proportion,” “share,” and “number of loans,” and check spelling and collocations when describing percentages and changes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, for example, “It remained the same in the year 2009” and “From the year 2011 to 2013 graph shows decline trend.” The main sequence of events is usually understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. The opening needs an article (“a public library”), and “the loan … were accounted for” has problems with number and sentence construction. In “According the bar chart,” the preposition is missing; “it increased with 3,000” uses an unsuitable grammatical pattern; and “the number of loans reached to 23,000” has an incorrect verb-preposition combination. There are also agreement and article issues in “children's and adult fiction category topped.” Practise accurate comparative and trend sentences, including subject–verb agreement and article use.

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