Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-08

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table below shows the numbers of visitors to Ashdown Museum during the year before and the year after it was refurbished. The charts show the result of surveys asking visitors how satisfied they were with their visit, during the same two periods.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 6.5)

The chart graph illustrates the number of people who visited Ashdown Museum during the years when refurbishing was done. The pie charts compare the satisfaction levels of the visitors for the provided periods.

Overall, it can be seen that highest number of people visited the museum once it was refurbished whereas less people visited before refurbishment. Before changes in museum, more visitors were not satisfied whereas more visitors got satisfied after refurbished.

During the year before refurbishment, 74,000 visitors visited the Ashdown museum, which further experienced a dramatic increase of 18,000 visitors to reach 92,000 during the year after refurbishment.

In the year before refurbishment, dissatisfied visitors allocated 40% which fell significantly to 15% after refurbishment. Visitors who were very satisfied almost doubled from 15 to 35% whereas satisfied customers recorded an increase of 10% to reach 40 from 30. Very satisfied accounted for 10% remained half at 5% while 5% visitors did not gave any response for both years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response selects the main features and reports the figures accurately: visitor numbers rose from 74,000 to 92,000, dissatisfaction fell from 40% to 15%, and both satisfaction categories increased. The overview clearly identifies the broad contrast before and after refurbishment, and the response covers the table and survey charts. The main limitation is that one comparison is imprecise: “Very satisfied … almost doubled” is inaccurate, since the share rose from 15% to 35%, more than doubling. The sentence about “Very satisfied” remaining half at 5% also mislabels the very dissatisfied category. These slips slightly weaken the precision of an otherwise relevant and well-supported summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and then details about visitor numbers and satisfaction results. Its progression from the overall change to specific figures is easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “whereas,” and “whereas” help signal comparisons. However, the final sentence is difficult to interpret because “Very satisfied accounted for 10% remained half at 5%” does not clearly identify the category being described. Repetition of “visitors” and “refurbishment” also makes some links feel mechanical. To strengthen cohesion, group the satisfaction figures by positive and negative responses and use clear references such as “the very dissatisfied share” rather than repeating or misnaming categories.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for describing the charts, and the response uses relevant terms such as “dramatic increase,” “fell significantly,” “satisfaction levels,” and “accounted for.” These choices show some range, although several collocations and word choices are imprecise or unnatural. “The chart graph” is redundant, “satisfaction levels of the visitors” could be more concise, and “visitors allocated 40%” does not naturally describe a survey result. “Very satisfied accounted for 10%” also uses the wrong category label. Prefer precise reporting language such as “40% of visitors were dissatisfied” and “the proportion who were very satisfied rose.” This would make the comparisons clearer and more natural without requiring more elaborate vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts a mix of sentence forms, including a complex comparison in “whereas more visitors got satisfied after refurbished,” and most of the intended meaning remains understandable. However, some grammatical errors recur in verb forms, articles, and sentence construction. For example, “after refurbished” needs a noun or passive form, such as “after the refurbishment”; “did not gave” should be “did not give”; and “Very satisfied accounted for 10% remained half at 5%” lacks a clear grammatical connection between its clauses. “Before changes in museum” also needs more accurate article and noun phrasing. Aim to build shorter, complete sentences around each category and check verb forms after auxiliaries, while retaining the comparisons you already attempt.

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