Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-14

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 given pie chart and table illustrates the information about local library in Little Chalfont. There are included in several age groups members and total loans according by category in 2016.

Overall, it can be seen that there are three different category which are age of library members by category and total number of loan. Adults are more flexible to join library members from others. On the other hand children's fiction and adult fiction has accounted for same percentage it was highest category to get loans. While number of loans are increasing over the period.

In age of library members adults 65 and over there were located only 12%. while 15% and 22% members are appear in age group 13-17 and children also. In addition 18-64 age group lead on top. On the other hand talking about total loans by category children's DVDs only stood at 1%, whereas young adults and adult audio books both are same

Total number of loan, there are few years there was accounted for up to 20.000, however in 2007 there is only 15,000 member, whereas 2008 and 2009 both are located for same number it was 19,000 around.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify relevant features, including the largest membership group (adults aged 18–64), the equal shares for children’s and adult fiction, and the rise in loans over the period. However, the report only partially covers the charts: the loan-category discussion gives just the smallest shares, and the trend description focuses mainly on 2007–2009 rather than summarising the later fluctuations and 2016 peak. Some figures are inaccurate or unclear: children are 22%, not 22 members, and the 2007 total is about 15,700 rather than 15,000. The overview also says loans are increasing, although the series fluctuates. Select the main comparisons and report them accurately, including the dominant 38% categories and the overall loan trend.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, with an introduction, an overview and separate discussion of membership and loans. This gives the reader some organisation. However, progression is uneven: the overview introduces several points, but the body does not develop them consistently, and the final paragraph stops after comparing 2007–2009. Linking phrases such as “On the other hand” are repeated or do not express a clear contrast, while “In addition” does not clearly connect the age-group figures. Some references, including “there” and “it,” are difficult to follow. Group the information by chart, use clear comparisons within each paragraph, and ensure each linking phrase accurately signals the relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “age group,” “category,” and “total loans,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning awkward: “adults are more flexible to join library members,” “located only 12%,” and “accounted for up to 20.000.” “Member” is also used where the chart reports loans, which confuses the data being described. Aim for precise reporting verbs and natural collocations, such as “accounted for,” “stood at,” and “the number of loans.” Check number formatting as well: use 20,000 rather than 20.000 in this context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few longer structures, for example “whereas young adults and adult audio books both are same,” but most sentences rely on simple patterns, and attempts at more complex sentences are often faulty. Errors in agreement and sentence construction appear in “The given pie chart and table illustrates” and “There are included in several age groups members.” Articles, plurals and punctuation are also inconsistent, as in “three different category” and “12%. while.” These problems sometimes make relationships between figures difficult to understand. Practise building clear subject–verb sentences first, then combine comparisons with accurate clauses using “while” or “whereas.” Review agreement, articles, plural endings and sentence boundaries when editing.

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