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 piechart shows the ratio of different category library users from academic backgrounds involving university students from post graduate to undergraduate and other academic staff while some other students accessing the library via online.

The university library is majorly used by the university post graduate and undergraduate students almost near to that is 93% out of which 44% of them consist of undergraduate students where as after them the library users are followed by post graduate at 36% in which 25% of them are full time and rest of 16% users are from part time while the remaining and 8% are from all courses including the post and undergraduate irrespective of their tenure either part time or full time and the rest of the 7% is used by the academic staff of the university, Library user satifaction rate was seen at the highest in the opening hours with 65% of them were fully satisfied and remaining 35% were fairly satisfied and students were seen with lowest satisfaction on reliability of wifi with 19% not even satisifed where as the students seen very much satisfied with the university staff and also shown usual satisfaction on availibility of books and journal.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main user groups and report several accurate figures, including undergraduates at 44%, full-time postgraduates at 25%, and academic staff at 7%. You also note the strong satisfaction with staff and opening hours, and the comparatively poor ratings for Wi-Fi. However, the response does not clearly summarise the table as a whole: it omits key figures for staff helpfulness, books, and journals, and gives little comparison among these services. The statement that postgraduate users total 36% is inaccurate: the two postgraduate categories shown are 25% and 16%, totalling 41%. The overview is also unclear, and some descriptions, such as “usual satisfaction,” do not specify the pattern. Select the main contrasts and report them precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response moves from the user categories to satisfaction results, so the reader can recognise the two broad parts of the visual. However, the information is compressed into two long paragraphs, with the second sentence attempting to cover several user groups and nearly all satisfaction findings at once. This weakens progression and makes relationships between figures difficult to follow. Linking expressions such as “whereas,” “after them,” and “while” are used, but some connections are unclear or repetitive. Organise the response into a brief introduction, a clear overview, and separate detail paragraphs for the chart and table. Shorter sentences and explicit comparisons would make the sequence easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “ratio,” “satisfied,” “reliability,” and “availability,” and you attempt to describe proportions and comparisons. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “majorly used,” “fully satisfied,” “usual satisfaction,” and “not even satisfied.” Repetition of “users,” “students,” and “satisfaction” also limits precision. There are noticeable spelling errors, including “piechart,” “satifaction,” “satisifed,” and “availibility,” which reduce the polish of the response. Use standard chart language such as “accounted for,” “very satisfied,” and “the lowest satisfaction rating,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt complex sentences using clauses and linking words, but these structures are often difficult to control. For example, the sentence beginning “The university library is majorly used…” runs through several comparisons without clear sentence boundaries, and “where as after them the library users are followed by post graduate” has an unclear grammatical structure. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and sentence construction, as in “the remaining and 8% are” and “65% of them were fully satisfied.” These errors sometimes make the intended relationships hard to understand. Aim for shorter, complete sentences, and check that each clause has a clear subject and verb before adding further comparisons.

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