Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-08

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart and table below show the results of a survey of library users at a university.

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

Categories of library users

Student answer (Band 5.5)

The graph chart illustrates the categories of library users at a university. As well as the table shows satisfaction of the user of libarary. Includes, very satisfied, fairly satisfied and not satisfied.

Overall, full-time undergraduates contributes large propotional of library use. As well as, the least contribution are the academic staff and distance learning from all courses. Many users are very satisfied about the staff those are helpfull. Many students are fairly satisfied because of availability of books. Those students are not satisfied dua to less journals are available.

Full-time undergraduates users are contributed 44% which are the large number of users. On the other hand, full-time postgraduates around 25%. but the least contributed participants are academic staff and distance learning from all courses to 7% and 8%.

In the table, there are heighest number of users those are very satisfied from the helpfulness of staff around 95%.Secondly, there are almost 65% users whose are very satisfied about the library opening hours. In comparison, availability of books and journals have almost same users which are very satisfied availability of books 50% users and availabilty of journals 45% users.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the largest user group, full-time undergraduates at 44%, and the smallest groups, academic staff at 7% and distance learners at 8%. You also select useful satisfaction figures, especially staff helpfulness at 95% and opening hours at 65%. However, the report covers the table only partly: it does not mention the wi-fi results, and its overview says many students are fairly satisfied with books and dissatisfied because few journals are available, without accurately summarising the full pattern. In fact, books have 50% very satisfied and 40% fairly satisfied, while journals have the highest dissatisfaction at 20%. Develop a clearer overview of the main contrasts and report the remaining key figures accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories and a paragraph on satisfaction. This helps the reader distinguish the two visuals. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and linking phrases are often awkward or repetitive, such as “As well as” and “On the other hand.” The overview also moves abruptly from user categories to satisfaction without clearly grouping the main findings. Organise the body around the two visuals, use direct comparisons to connect related figures, and make references explicit—for example, state which satisfaction category or service each percentage describes. This would make the report’s progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “categories,” “contribution,” “satisfaction,” and “availability,” so the topic is generally clear. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices or collocations make parts of the report awkward, such as “large propotional of library use,” “least contribution,” and “very satisfied from the helpfulness.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “libarary,” “helpfull,” “heighest,” and “availabilty.” Choose precise terms for proportions and satisfaction, and check spelling carefully. Repeating “users” and “satisfied” can also be reduced by varying phrasing while keeping the meaning exact.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer sentence forms, but control is inconsistent, and many sentences contain errors that make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, “full-time undergraduates contributes large propotional” has subject–verb agreement and sentence-structure problems, while “the least contributed participants are … to 7% and 8%” does not form a clear grammatical comparison. Articles, plurals and punctuation are also unreliable, as in “the user of libarary” and “95%.Secondly.” Most sentences rely on simple patterns, with complex attempts often faulty. Practise accurate comparison structures such as “Undergraduates accounted for 44%, compared with 25% for full-time postgraduates,” and check agreement and sentence boundaries.

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