Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-09

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 6.0)

The chart and table show the results of a study made of group library users at a univeristy.

Overall, by observing the chart it can be seen that the majority of library users are full-time undergraduate followed by full-time postgraduate, part-time postgraduate, distance learning in all courses and the lowet range is taken by academic staff. The table highlights the user satisfaction, shows that most of users are statisfied with the library open hours and helpfulness of staff that has the highest number of satisfied people. While other services offered by the library has a number of no satisfied people especially for the availibility of journals.

Full-time undergratuate has the highest percentage with 44% , then comes full-time postgraduate with 25%, followed by part-time postgraduate with a range off 16%. This range then fell to less than 10% for distance learning in all courses with only 8% using the library and with 7% of academic staff which is the lowest range.

The helpfulness of staff has the highest number of satisfied users with a percentage of 95% , 5% fairly satisfied and 0% of not satisfied users. Followed, by library opening hours that has 65% of statified users, 35% fairly satisfied and 0% not satisfied. Availibility of journals service has the lowest percentage of very satisfied users with only 45% , 35% of them are fairly satisfied and 20% are not satisfied at all.Followed by reliability of wifi that has a range of 48% very satisfied users , 33% fairly satisfied and 19 not satisfied followed by Availibility of books , that has 50% very satisfied users, 40% fairly satisfied and 10% not satisfied users .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response covers both visuals and gives a clear overview: undergraduates form the largest user group, academic staff the smallest, and satisfaction is strongest for staff helpfulness and opening hours. The figures reported for the user categories and satisfaction ratings are accurate, and the comparisons between journals, wi-fi and books help support the summary. This is a well-selected account of the main features. To make the overview more precise, state the broader contrast that satisfaction is generally high, while journals and wi-fi attract the largest dissatisfied shares; the current phrase “other services” is rather general. Also, “most of users are satisfied” could be qualified because the table distinguishes very and fairly satisfied responses. Overall, the key information is addressed and supported, though a few summary points could be sharper.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction and overview are followed by a paragraph on user categories and one on satisfaction. This gives the reader a logical route through the two visuals, and sequencing words such as “Overall,” “followed by” and “then” help show comparisons. The main limitation is that linking is sometimes mechanical or awkward. For example, “Followed, by library opening hours” is an incomplete transition, while repeated “followed by” constructions make the final paragraph feel like a list rather than a smoothly developed comparison. Some sentences also carry several figures and comparisons at once. Use clearer topic sentences and vary the links between related data, grouping the strongest satisfaction results separately from the weaker ones. The organisation is coherent, but cohesion is not consistently natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “percentage,” “highest,” “lowest,” “satisfied” and “reliability,” so the data remains understandable. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation and spelling problems reduce precision. Phrases such as “study made of group library users,” “the lowest range is taken by academic staff” and “a number of no satisfied people” are unnatural or unclear. There are also repeated misspellings, including “univeristy,” “statisified,” “availibility” and “undergratuate.” Aim for standard chart language such as “survey of library users,” “accounted for the smallest proportion” and “dissatisfied respondents.” More accurate collocations and careful spelling would make the description more fluent and precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

There are attempts to use complex sentences and subordinate clauses, for example “While other services offered by the library…” and “This range then fell to less than 10%…”. The reader can generally follow the intended comparisons, but the range is restricted and errors recur in sentence construction, agreement, articles and punctuation. “The chart and table show the results of a study made of group library users” has an awkward grammatical pattern, and “most of users are satisfied” is missing an article. In “other services … has,” the plural subject requires a plural verb. Several sentence fragments or faulty transitions appear, including “Followed, by library opening hours,” and commas are often placed awkwardly before spaces or full stops. Practise complete, controlled sentences and check agreement and punctuation when combining figures.

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