Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-01

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 mixed chart illustrate in the given data about a public in a town called little shalfont .

In a overview the highest age of library members 2016 in the pie chart is is adults 18-64 , and the lowest age of library member in 2016 is adults 65 and over . As well as in the table the highest loans by category 2016 is adult fiction , and the lowest is childrens dvds . However in the bar the highest total number of loans in 2007 to 2016 is 2016 and the lowest total number of loans is 2007 .

First and foremost in the pie chart the percentage of age library members in 2016 children in 12% , and young adults 13-17 is 15% . However the adults of library members 18-64 is 51% , and adults 65 and over sixty five is 12% .

However in the table the category of loans in 2016 childrens fiction is 38% and children non fiction is 6% , furthermore childrens dvds is 1% , and young adults is 2% . At least but last the category of loan adult ficiton is 38% , and adult non-fiction is 13% . At the end of the category of loan by the adults of audio books is 2% .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main extremes in the age profile and loan categories, and correctly report most figures, including adults aged 18–64 at 51%, adult fiction at 38%, and children’s DVDs at 1%. You also note that loans were lowest in 2007 and highest in 2016, which is accurate. However, the overview is incomplete because it does not describe the overall pattern in loans: totals generally rose from 2007 to 2016, with some fluctuations. There is also a significant misreading: children account for 22% of members, not 12%; 12% belongs to members aged 65 and over. The response covers all three visuals, but the trend is less fully reported than the category data.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the age profile and loan categories. This helps the reader locate information, and the main points are generally grouped by visual. However, the loans chart is only mentioned in the overview, with no supporting description of its changes over time. Linking phrases such as “However,” “Furthermore,” and “At the end” are repetitive or do not express the relationship between ideas accurately, so progression can feel mechanical. Improve cohesion by grouping related comparisons, using clearer references, and adding a short chronological account of the loans trend after the overview.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “percentage,” “category,” “fiction,” “non-fiction,” and “total number of loans,” so the subject is usually understandable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are awkward or imprecise, such as “the highest age of library members” and “the category of loan by the adults of audio books.” Repetition of “category,” “highest,” and “lowest” also makes the report less flexible. There are spelling and form errors, including “shalfont,” “childrens,” and “ficiton,” which reduce accuracy. Aim for concise chart language such as “the largest age group,” “accounted for,” and “loan totals,” and check spelling and apostrophes carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with linking clauses, for example, “However in the table…” and “As well as in the table…”. The meaning is often recoverable, but sentence control is inconsistent. The opening, “The mixed chart illustrate in the given data,” has an incorrect verb form and an incomplete construction; “children in 12%” also uses the wrong grammatical pattern for reporting a proportion. There are repeated article, agreement, and punctuation problems, including “a overview,” “is is,” and spaces before full stops. Most sentences follow similar patterns, and the longer constructions are not reliably controlled. Practise accurate reporting frames such as “Children accounted for 22%” and vary sentence structures while checking agreement and punctuation.

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