Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-16
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 illustrate the information about the loans in the categories (children's fiction, non-fiction and DVDs , young adults, adults fiction , non-fiction and audio books) in library in 2016. Additionally, the chart shows the total number of loans that borrowed in the years 2007 to 2016 in a town which is located in Chalfont.
Overall, the total number of loans in the year 2016 was higher than that in 2007. In 2016, there are most of the highest proportion loans in the category children's fiction and adult fiction while, children's DVDs is the least percentage of the loan.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response identifies the general subject and gives a brief overview, noting that loans were higher in 2016 than in 2007 and that children’s DVDs had the smallest share. However, it reports very little of the visual information: the age profile is omitted, and there is no account of the loan figures across the intervening years or the other category proportions. The statement that children’s fiction and adult fiction have the highest proportions is accurate, but the overview is not developed with supporting figures. The response also falls 50 words short of the required minimum, leaving the task only minimally addressed. To improve, cover all three visuals and select key comparisons, such as the adult membership majority and the overall rise in loans.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a basic, recognisable structure: an introductory sentence is followed by an overview beginning with “Overall.” This helps the reader identify the topic and the main comparison. However, the answer is too brief to establish a clear progression through the different visuals, and the information is not grouped into developed paragraphs. The opening sentence lists categories rather than guiding the reader through the chart, while the overview combines several points without explaining their relationship. Cohesive links are limited to “Additionally” and “Overall,” and the latter introduces a comparison that is not supported with figures. A clearer sequence—introduction, overview, then details on membership and loans—would make the report easier to follow.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “category,” and “total number of loans,” and the reader can generally understand the intended subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are unnatural, such as “loans that borrowed” and “the least percentage of the loan.” “The pie chart illustrate” also reflects an inaccurate word form, while “in a town which is located in Chalfont” is an awkward way to identify Little Chalfont. Repetition of “loans” and “category” further limits precision. Use standard chart-reporting phrases such as “the share of loans,” “accounted for,” and “the number of loans rose,” and name the library and town accurately.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response attempts both a longer introductory sentence and an overview sentence, but its grammatical range remains limited and errors are frequent enough to make parts awkward to read. For example, “The pie chart illustrate” has subject–verb disagreement, and “the total number of loans that borrowed” lacks a clear grammatical subject for the borrowing. In “In 2016, there are most of the highest proportion loans,” the tense and sentence construction are faulty, obscuring the intended comparison. The final clause, “children’s DVDs is the least percentage,” also has agreement and sentence-pattern problems. Build accurate simple sentences first, using past tense for the 2007–2016 data, then add controlled comparisons with forms such as “while” or “whereas.”
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