Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-10

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 provide data from a survey of library attendees at a higher education institute.

Overall, full-time undergraduates accounted for the highest proportion, while academic staff represented the smallest share. The percentage of very satisfied individuals is the highest, whereas the proportion of not satisfied individuals is the least. The proportion of not fairly satisfied people is the moderate.

To commence with, the full-time undergraduates, 44% undergraduates attend library. It is the highest number, while academic staff proportion is the least 7%. Subsequently, 25% are th full-time postgraduates. Next, there are 16% part-time postgraduates. The students of all other cources are 8%. They are on second last number.

Satisfaction rate of people is the moderate. 95% people are very satisfied by helpfulness of staff and 5% individuals are fairly satisfied, while the not satisfaction rate is zero. 65% people are satisfied and 35% people fairly satisfied, while 0% people are not satisfied by library opening time. 50%, 40% and 10 percentages are availabilty of books. Percentages of availability of journals are 45%, 35% and 20%. Reliability of wi-fi is the small change than availability of journals.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main user group accurately (full-time undergraduates, 44%) and the smallest (academic staff, 7%), and you report the satisfaction figures for staff helpfulness and opening hours correctly. You also include the book and journal results, so both visuals are addressed. However, the overview is partly unclear: “The proportion of not fairly satisfied people is the moderate” does not accurately summarise the table, and the claim that very satisfied responses are highest needs qualification because this is true for most categories, not all. The wi-fi comparison is left vague, and its figures are omitted. To strengthen the response, give a clear overview of the strongest and weakest satisfaction results, then compare wi-fi with journals using the actual percentages.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories and a paragraph on satisfaction. This makes the two visuals easy to distinguish, and sequencing words such as “Subsequently” and “Next” help guide the reader through the user groups. However, progression within the satisfaction paragraph is less controlled: the figures are listed one category at a time, then the final wi-fi comparison is incomplete. Some linking expressions, including “To commence with,” feel mechanical, and references such as “They are on second last number” are not immediately clear. Grouping the satisfaction results into positive findings and weaker areas, with explicit comparisons, would make the organisation more coherent and cohesion less dependent on repeated listing.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “accounted for,” “satisfaction,” and “reliability,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. There is some attempt to vary wording, but several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing survey data. “Library attendees” and “individuals” are less precise than “library users” or “respondents”; “not fairly satisfied” does not match the table’s “not satisfied” category; and “small change” does not express the wi-fi comparison clearly. Spelling errors such as “cources” and “availabilty” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise chart language and use the table’s category labels consistently, rather than creating phrases that alter their meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “while” and a sequence of clauses describing satisfaction results. Meaning is usually recoverable, but grammatical control is uneven. For example, “the full-time undergraduates, 44% undergraduates attend library” lacks a clear sentence structure, while “25% are th full-time postgraduates” has an incorrect article and an unclear verb choice. In “The proportion of not fairly satisfied people is the moderate,” the construction is also faulty. Several sentences omit articles or use awkward agreement and sentence patterns. Practise forming complete comparison sentences, such as “Full-time undergraduates made up 44% of users, compared with 7% for academic staff,” and check articles, verb forms and punctuation.

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