Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The pie chart and table illustrates the results of conducted survey of library users at a university.

On the one hand, the biggest users of the library are the full-time undergraduate students for approximately 44%.The least users of library are the academic staff with only 7%, while full-time postgraduate, part-time postgraduate and distance learning respectively are in the middle with 25%, 16% and 8% of the library use.

On the other hand, the library users that are fully statisfied with the helpfullness of staff is 95% with 5% of fairly satisfied and 0% of not satisfied.However, the availability of journals and reliability of wifi are bit close to eachother respectively with 45 and 48 percent of full staisfaction and 35, 33 percent of fairly staisfied and 20, 19 percent with not staisfied.Along with library opening hours and availability of books 65 and 50% of the users are fully satisfied remaining with the 35 and 40% of the users are fairly satisfied and 10% of the users that are not satisfied with the availability of books

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both the user categories and satisfaction results, and several key figures are accurate: full-time undergraduates are the largest group at 44%, academic staff the smallest at 7%, and staff helpfulness receives 95% very satisfied. You also compare journals with Wi-Fi and report their satisfaction figures. However, the response lacks a clear overall summary of the main patterns, and some information is less fully reported. For example, the table’s 0% not satisfied results for opening hours and staff helpfulness are not clearly presented, while the books figures are compressed into a difficult final sentence. Add a concise overview identifying the strongest and weakest satisfaction results, then report the remaining comparisons more clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic two-part structure: one paragraph describes user categories and the next discusses satisfaction. This helps the reader distinguish the chart from the table. However, progression within the second paragraph is difficult to follow because several comparisons and figures are packed into one long sentence. The repeated framing “On the one hand” and “On the other hand” is not quite appropriate for these two sections, and “However” does not express a clear contrast in its context. Use separate sentences or paragraphs for the satisfaction findings, and organise them by notable results—for example, staff helpfulness and opening hours first, followed by books, journals and Wi-Fi. Clearer links would make the comparisons easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary such as “full-time undergraduate,” “availability of journals,” and “fully satisfied,” so the topic is generally clear. However, the range is limited and some word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive. “The biggest users” is less precise than a phrase describing the largest user group, while “library use” can suggest frequency rather than the proportion of respondents in each category. There are also spelling errors in “statisfied,” “helpfullness,” and “staisfaction,” which reduce accuracy. Aim for precise reporting language and check spelling carefully; terms such as “respondents,” “proportion,” and “rated” can help vary the wording without changing the data.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and the main figures can usually be understood. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with agreement, articles and sentence boundaries. In the opening, “The pie chart and table illustrates” should use a plural verb, and “results of conducted survey” needs an article and a more complete construction. The phrase “the library users that are fully satisfied … is 95%” also has an awkward subject–verb structure. Several sentences run together after full stops, such as the transition from “7%” to “while” and from “satisfied” to “However.” Use shorter, complete sentences and check agreement and punctuation; this will make your comparisons clearer while retaining your attempts at complex structures.

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