Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-04

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 5.5)

The table illustrates he number of visitors to Ashdown Museum before and after renovation. Chart shows the results of surveys asking about the reviews during two periods.

In this, chart is showing the surge in number of visitors after the renovation of the museum.It was fewer in number before and aslo share their reviews.

There shows before renovation the visitors were in lesser number of 74000 but after the refurbishment there is significant surge in the number of visitors in museum which is about 92000.

Year before renovation the major visitors were not satisified which is about 40 percent of the total and very few were satisfied or who had no issue are only 10 to 15 percent.

After the reufrbishment the number of very happy or satisfied visitors increases from 35 to 40 percent and there are very few; 5% visitors are dissatisfied and 5% did not share their reviews

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main overall changes: visitor numbers rose from 74,000 to 92,000, and satisfaction improved after refurbishment. You also report several survey figures, including 40% dissatisfied before and 5% giving no response after. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: before refurbishment, 30% were satisfied and 15% very satisfied, not “very few” satisfied at 10–15%; after refurbishment, 35% were very satisfied and 40% satisfied, rather than both simply increasing “from 35 to 40.” The overview is also not clearly separated from the details, and the response does not systematically compare all categories. A clearer summary of the major shift from dissatisfaction to satisfaction, followed by accurate category-by-category comparisons, would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic sequence, moving from an introduction to visitor totals and then survey results, so the reader can identify the broad topic. However, progression is not consistently clear: the second paragraph repeats the increase in visitors before the figures are presented again, and phrases such as “In this” and “There shows” do not establish clear links between ideas. The final paragraph combines satisfaction, dissatisfaction and non-response without a precise comparison, making the relationships difficult to follow. Use distinct paragraphs for the overview and key details, and organise the survey results by before-and-after comparison. More accurate linking phrases, such as “By contrast” and “Following refurbishment,” would improve cohesion without relying on repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing the charts, including “refurbishment,” “significant surge,” “satisfied” and “dissatisfied.” This gives you a minimally adequate range for the topic. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward: “share their reviews” and “did not share their reviews” do not describe survey response categories precisely, while “very happy” is less suitable than the chart’s “very satisfied.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “aslo,” “satisified” and “reufrbishment,” which reduce clarity and control. Aim for precise chart language such as “the proportion of visitors” and “reported being dissatisfied,” and check spelling carefully. Avoid using “surge” repeatedly when a neutral verb such as “rose” is more appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, for example, “There shows before renovation the visitors were in lesser number of 74000 but after the refurbishment…” However, the longer constructions are often faulty, and frequent errors make some sentences difficult to interpret. Examples include “Chart shows” and “In this, chart is showing,” where articles and sentence structure are missing or awkward, as well as “Year before renovation the major visitors were not satisified,” which lacks a clear grammatical frame. Punctuation and spacing are also inconsistent, particularly around sentence boundaries. Build accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled contrast clauses: “Before refurbishment, 40% were dissatisfied, whereas after it, this figure fell to 15%.” Check articles, verb forms and sentence boundaries during revision.

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