Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The pie chart illustrates the different age groups, who often visited to public library in a town namely-Little Chalfontin in 2016.

Overall, the graph represented four major categories of age using public library. The largest proportion was accounted by the adults, whereas the adults 65 and over constituted the lowest share of membership.However, the children,s fiction and adult fiction were the most popular categories of loans.

In 2016, aound 22% children often visited to library, followed by 12% of adults 65 and over. The 15% recorded for the young adults (13-17) membership. The adults 65 and over stood at 12% of the membership.

The table represented the loan category in 2016. While the children,s fiction and adult fiction were the most popular categories of loans, children,s DVDs was th least demamded.

The bar caht cpmares the total number to loans over a

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify several relevant features, including the largest membership group and the two leading loan categories. However, the response covers the charts only partially: the line graph is introduced but its trend is not reported, and the loan-category figures are mostly omitted. There is also a factual inconsistency: children account for 22% of members, but you later say adults aged 65 and over are 12% twice, without clearly reporting the 51% share for adults aged 18–64. The overview is therefore incomplete, and some details are unclear. The response is also 8 words below the required minimum. To improve, summarise the overall loan trend and include the key comparisons across all three visuals.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction and overview are followed by details about membership and loans. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “followed by,” and “While” help signal relationships between ideas. However, progression is interrupted because the final sentence begins describing the bar chart and then stops at “over a,” leaving the third visual without a completed account. Some information is repeated, particularly the 12% figure for adults aged 65 and over, and the overview combines membership and loan information without clearly organising the main features. Use one paragraph for the overview and separate, logically ordered paragraphs for the charts, ensuring each point is completed and avoiding repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “proportion,” “membership,” “categories of loans,” and “most popular,” which allows the reader to understand the general subject. There is also an attempt to vary wording with “largest proportion” and “lowest share.” However, spelling errors and imprecise or unnatural phrases are noticeable, for example “aound,” “demamded,” “bar caht,” and “visited to public library.” “The graph represented” is also an awkward choice for describing chart information. These errors reduce precision, although the intended meaning is often recoverable. Aim for accurate chart language such as “accounted for,” “share of members,” and “loan totals,” and proofread spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some complex sentence forms, such as “While the children’s fiction and adult fiction were the most popular categories of loans, children’s DVDs was the least demanded,” and use past-tense reporting verbs. However, control is uneven, and errors sometimes make relationships or meaning unclear. For example, “who often visited to public library” has an incorrect relative construction and preposition, while “children’s DVDs was” has a subject–verb agreement error. The opening sentence also lacks a clear grammatical structure, and punctuation is inconsistent, with missing spaces after full stops. Practise accurate simple comparisons first, then build longer sentences with correct agreement, articles, and punctuation.

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