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 charts illutrates about different sections of Little Chalfont library located in a town known as Little Chafont.The first chart present the age of library members, second repersent the total loan taken by each category and the final graph shows amount of loan taken between [redacted phone].

Overall, in 2016 adults form the highest share of library members, while young members were the lowest. During this period most loan was taken by children fiction and adult fiction, while children dvds has taken the least loan.The largest number of loan was taken in 2016 and smallest in 2007.

In 2016 adults occupy almost half of the share 51 percent, followed by children which takes 12 percent, while the remaining was distributed among young members and adults with 65 and over age.During this timespane children fiction and adult fiction got same share 38 percent, while children non fiction takes 6 percent share and adult non fiction take 13 percent. The remaining was distributed across children dvds, young adults, adult audio books.

From 2007 to 2010 total amount of loan taken significantly increased from 16000 to 21000, then from 2010 to 2012 remained steady. After 2012 declined slightly to 19000 in 2013, before sharlpy increased to 23000 in 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main features: adults make up the largest membership group, fiction accounts for the biggest loan shares, and loans are lowest at the start of the period and highest at the end. However, several figures are misreported or left unclear. Children account for 22% of members, not 12%; 12% belongs to members aged 65 and over. The loan total rises to about 20,600 in 2010, not 21,000, and reaches about 21,700 in 2016, rather than 23,000. The overview is relevant, but the membership comparison and the loan trend need more accurate support. Include the missing proportions for young adults and older adults, and describe the post-2010 fluctuations more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs covering the 2016 breakdowns and the loan trend. This makes the information generally easy to follow. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “followed by,” and “before” help signal comparisons and sequence. However, some references are unclear, particularly “the remaining was distributed among young members and adults with 65 and over age,” because the relevant shares are not stated. The phrase “During this period” is also imprecise when discussing figures for a single year. Improve cohesion by naming each group directly, using clear time references, and connecting the trend stages without relying on vague phrases such as “the remaining.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “share,” “distributed,” “increased,” “declined,” and “remained steady.” This gives you a basic range for reporting proportions and trends. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “loan taken,” “got same share,” and “amount of loan.” Repetition of “share” and “loan” also makes parts of the report less precise. There are noticeable spelling errors, including “illutrates,” “repersent,” “timespane,” and “sharlpy,” which reduce the accuracy of the writing. Use standard chart language such as “loans,” “accounted for,” and “the number of loans,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons and time clauses, as in “After 2012 declined slightly … before … increased.” However, grammatical errors occur frequently and sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, “The charts illustrates” has subject–verb disagreement, while “the first chart present” and “second repersent” use incorrect verb forms and omit an article. In “children which takes 12 percent,” the relative pronoun and verb agreement are faulty. Some sentences also lack a clear subject, such as “After 2012 declined slightly.” Practise accurate present-tense descriptions of charts, agreement, articles, and complete clauses; then proofread each sentence for a clear subject and verb.

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