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)

Given information tells about the categories of library users, and the satisfaction level of the readers in university library. This data is collected from a survey.

Their are two diagrams, one is a pivot chart which tells about the percentage in comparison with the types of readers. Moreover, second is a data table which give data of satisfaction level in library users .

Firstly, full time undergraduate students are more frequent readers around 44% users are undergraduate students. Secondly most vistors are full time masters students, almost 25% postgraduates vists library. part timers are on 16%, and academic staff and distance learners are rarely vists, they are on 7 and 8% .

Furthermore, many students are satisfied with the library opening timings, 65% is fully satisfied 35% are fairly satisfied and the good thing is un satisfied students are just on zero. Moreover, 95 % gives good reviews about staff helpfulness, 5% gave moderate and again no one complaines about the staff.

We can see a little problem in books availablity 45% shows they are very satisfied 35% are fairly and 10 gives negative thoughts. While the stats of availability of journals are quite similar 45% than 35 % and 20% are un satisfied.

Relaibility of wifi is also a very concerning thing. 48% are strongly ok with wifi 33 are nomaly satisfied, and 19 are not liking the wifi performance .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover both visuals and identify several important patterns, including the dominance of full-time undergraduates (44%) and the high satisfaction with staff helpfulness (95%). However, there is no clear overall summary bringing the main features together, and some figures are misreported: book availability is 50% very satisfied and 40% fairly satisfied, not 45% and 35%; the 10% dissatisfied figure is correct. The user categories are mostly accurate, but calling postgraduates “most visitors” is imprecise because undergraduates form the largest group. The response reports many individual values, yet comparisons and the overall contrast between stronger and weaker satisfaction results are underdeveloped. A concise overview and careful checking of the table would make the summary more complete and reliable.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a generally understandable sequence: it introduces the two visuals, describes user categories, and then moves through satisfaction results. Paragraph breaks and signposts such as “Firstly,” “Furthermore,” and “Moreover” help readers follow this progression. This clear overall arrangement is a strength. However, the linking is sometimes mechanical, with repeated “Moreover” and “Furthermore,” and the opening spends space describing the chart and table rather than establishing the main findings. Some connections between details are also loose: the discussion moves from books to journals and then Wi-Fi without a clear grouping or comparison. Organise the body into two focused sections and use links that show contrast or similarity, such as “By contrast” and “Similarly,” to make progression more purposeful.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main information, including “satisfaction level,” “availability,” “helpfulness,” and “reliability.” There are also attempts at more descriptive wording, such as “frequent readers” and “concerning thing.” However, several choices are informal or imprecise for an academic report: “good reviews,” “strongly ok,” and “not liking the wifi performance” do not describe survey satisfaction naturally. Spelling errors such as “vistors,” “availablity,” and “Relaibility,” along with forms such as “complaines,” are noticeable and sometimes slow the reader. Use standard survey language consistently—for example, “very satisfied,” “fairly satisfied,” and “dissatisfied”—and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple statements and longer sentences, and the main message is usually recoverable. However, grammatical control is uneven, particularly in sentence formation, agreement, and verb patterns. For example, “Their are two diagrams” has an incorrect subject form, while “the second is a data table which give data” has a subject–verb agreement error. Several clauses are joined awkwardly, as in “65% is fully satisfied 35% are fairly satisfied,” where punctuation and a clearer sentence structure are needed. Articles and plural forms are also inconsistent, as in “in library users.” Practise building accurate sentences around the data: “Sixty-five per cent of respondents were very satisfied, while 35% were fairly satisfied.” This will improve clarity while allowing you to retain varied structures.

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