Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-24

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 given chart, table and grapgh shows information about 'Little Chalfront Library'. It shows information such as the age of library members, total loans by category of year 2016, graph of total number of loans from year 2007 to the year 2016.

The age category containing the most members of library is the adults of age 18-64 consisting 51 peoples. The popularity of library is certainly similar and less amongst the age category of young adults of age 13-17 and adults 65 and over. While the childrens took quite liking to the library and are total number of members of 22.

The table shows that the most amount of loan in year 2016 was took in for children's fiction and the least was for children's DVDs.

The bar grapgh shows that how less number of loans were taken in the year 2007 and that after various ups and downs it came to it's peak in the year 2011 then again in the year 2016 achieved peak.

In conclusion, these all various chart shows the information about loans and the age of members of little chalfront library.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify all three visuals and report several relevant features, including the largest membership group (adults aged 18–64, at 51) and the smallest loan category (children’s DVDs). However, the account is only partial: the loan-category comparison omits the equal 38% shares for children’s and adult fiction and the 13% share for adult non-fiction. The trend description is also unclear and partly inaccurate: loans reached a high in 2015 and rose to their highest level in 2016, rather than peaking in 2011 and then again in 2016. The overview mainly repeats what the visuals show instead of summarising the key patterns. Select the main comparisons and describe the overall trend accurately, using a few supporting figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, separate comments on the membership and loan data, and a conclusion. This helps the reader recognise which visuals are being discussed. However, progression is limited because the paragraphs mostly list observations without connecting them into a clear overview. Linking words such as “While” and “In conclusion” are used, but the contrast introduced by “While” is not clearly completed, and the final paragraph repeats the introduction rather than drawing together the main findings. The trend paragraph also moves from 2007 to 2011 and then 2016 without explaining the intervening fluctuations. Organise the report around an overview followed by grouped comparisons, and use references and transitions to make relationships between figures explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “age category,” “members,” “loans,” “fiction,” and “peak,” so the reader can generally identify the subject of each point. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are unnatural, such as “most amount of loan,” “was took in for,” and “took quite liking.” Repetition of “shows information” and “year” also makes the report less precise. Spelling errors in “grapgh” and “Chalfront” are noticeable, and the library’s name should be copied accurately. Aim for concise, conventional chart language, such as “accounted for,” “the largest share,” and “fluctuated,” while checking spelling and avoiding repeated general phrases.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer sentence forms, for example, “The bar grapgh shows that how less number of loans were taken…” and the sentence beginning “The age category containing the most members…”. However, these attempts are often faulty, and many sentences rely on simple patterns. Errors include subject–verb agreement in “chart, table and grapgh shows,” incorrect verb forms in “was took,” and awkward or incomplete constructions such as “consisting 51 peoples.” The phrase “it came to it’s peak” also has a punctuation error, while “the year 2016 achieved peak” lacks a clear grammatical subject. These problems sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and build complex sentences from clear subject–verb structures.

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