Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-09-15

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The diagram below shows the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it looks now.

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

Central Library 20 years ago

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The map illustrates the floor plan of a public library for twenty years ago and now.

Overall, it can be seen that there were considerable changes in the Central library, mostly in straight of the entrance and in the facilities for readers.

Twenty years ago, there was room for CDs, videos, computer games is now room for children's fiction books with two sofas and storytelling events. The childen's books room of twenty years ago is now lecture room. infront of todays lecture room there was adult non-fiction books twenty years ago but now it is adult fiction books and information desk with self-service machines. There were tables and chairs in straight in twenty years ago but now it is remowed.

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AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response is significantly under-length, reaching only 123 words compared to the required 150 words. While the student attempts to highlight several key changes between the two maps—such as the conversion of the media room into a children's fiction area and the addition of the lecture room, information desk, and self-service machines—the overview is extremely basic and the description breaks down into fragments near the end. Crucially, the text trails off abruptly ('futher chenges are,') without completing the summary. Consequently, the response addresses the task only partially and the development is limited, which aligns with a Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response demonstrates some basic organizational structure with an introductory sentence and some spatial referencing terms like 'Twenty years ago' and 'now'. However, overall progression is hindered by poor formatting, fragmented sentences, and an abrupt, incomplete ending. Paragraphing is virtually non-existent, as the text is presented as a single short block with an uncompleted bullet-like trailing phrase. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes repetitive. While the logical relationship between the past and present layouts is partially intelligible, the structural control is weak, fitting the Band 5 descriptor.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, heavily reliant on the words provided in the prompt (e.g., 'children's fiction books', 'lecture room', 'adult non-fiction books'). There are several noticeable lexical errors, such as 'straight of the entrance' instead of 'directly opposite the entrance', and spelling mistakes like 'childen's', 'infront', and 'remowed'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary ('considerable changes'), but the overall range is limited and minimally adequate for the task, leading to a Band 5 score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student uses a very limited range of sentence structures, mostly consisting of simple sentences and basic past/present tense clauses. There are frequent grammatical errors and awkward phrasings throughout the text, such as 'Twenty years ago, there was room for CDs, videos, computer games is now room for...' which lacks a relative pronoun or correct conjunction. Punctuation and capitalization are also problematic ('childen's', 'infront'). Although some simple sentences are accurate, the high frequency of structural errors and the incomplete ending restrict the grammar score to Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0.

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