Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-19

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 pie chart give knowledge about a public library situated in town named Little Chalfont.

Overall, there is a pie chart and bar chart shown below. In the pie chart there are four type of library members. However, adults are more than 50% in overall pie chart. On the other hand, adults 65 and over have least members in the pie chart.

Generally, children fiction has the highest loan category which is 38% and adult audio books has the lowest category of 2%. Moreover, adults from the age group of 18 to 64 have 51% members which is the highest in the pie chart. The adults 65 and over has the lowest members which 12% in the pie chart.

Children are the second highest in the pie chart which is 22% of library members. There are seven types of loan category. The bar chart has dramatically increase from 2007 to 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several relevant features, including the largest membership group (adults aged 18–64, at 51%), the smallest age group (those aged 65 and over, at 12%), and the 38% shares for children’s fiction and adult fiction. However, the overview is incomplete and some details are inaccurate: adult audio books account for 2%, but children’s DVDs are lower at 1%. The statement that the bar chart “dramatically” increased is too general; loans rose overall from about 15,700 to 21,700, but fluctuated, including a fall after 2011. You also omit useful comparisons from the loan-category chart and do not clearly summarise the overall patterns across all three visuals. Select the main trends and report them precisely to make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has some paragraphing and uses basic signposts such as “Overall,” “On the other hand,” and “Moreover,” so the reader can recognise that you are describing different charts. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the second paragraph introduces the charts, while the third repeats the age-group figures already mentioned in the overview. The opening also refers to a “bar chart” without explaining its trend until the final sentence. Some linking phrases create contrast where none is needed, and repeated references to “the pie chart” make the writing feel mechanical. Organise the response into a concise overview followed by paragraphs that group the membership and loan information, and avoid repeating the same figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “highest,” “lowest,” “loan category,” and “members,” and the meaning is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and some word choices or collocations are inaccurate. “The pie chart give knowledge” is not a natural way to introduce data; “shows the distribution” would be more suitable. “Dramatically increase” is both imprecise for the fluctuating trend and incorrectly formed in context. Repetition of “pie chart” and “members” also limits flexibility. Aim to use precise terms such as “proportion,” “share,” and “number of loans,” while distinguishing membership figures from loan percentages. Check that category labels, such as “adult fiction,” are reproduced accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a few longer structures, including “Although” is not used, but you do connect ideas with “However” and “Moreover”; most sentences remain simple, and some grammatical errors are noticeable. For example, “The pie chart give” needs subject–verb agreement (“gives”), while “There are four type” requires a plural noun (“types”). In “The adults 65 and over has the lowest members which 12%,” the subject–verb agreement and clause structure are faulty; a clearer form is “Adults aged 65 and over make up the smallest group, at 12%.” The final sentence also needs a past-tense verb form: “Loans increased overall.” Practise accurate comparisons and varied sentence patterns, checking agreement, articles, and tense.

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