Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 result of a survey of the library users in an university.

Overall, Full-time undergraduate students accounted for the largest share along with the Full-time postgraduates.Whereas, academic staff recorded for the lowest followed by the distance learning students.The table also shows the satisfaction percentage of different areas.

So, the Full-time undergraduates are recorded for largest share for using library with 44%

followed by, the Full-time postgraduates which accounted for 25%.Moreover, Acadmic staff and distance learning(all courses) stood at 7% and 8% repectively. While Part-time postgraduates were at 16% combined more than academic staff and the distance learning.

Whereas, user satisfaction for libray opeing hours is either very satisfied or fairly satisfied with 65% and 35% where no one voted for not satisfied same as helpfulness of staff, however most of the users around 95% were very satisfied by helpful behaviour of staff.

Moreover, for availability of books and journals users are not satisfied with 10% and 20% repectively for books and journals with satisfaction rate of very satisfied of 50% and 45% and remianing accounted for fairly satisfied.However, Wi-Fi rated almost the same as journals.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response covers both visuals and identifies several important features: full-time undergraduates are the largest user group at 44%, academic staff are the smallest at 7%, and staff helpfulness receives the strongest satisfaction result. Most figures reported are accurate. However, the overview is partly unclear: saying undergraduates were the largest share “along with” postgraduates suggests they were comparable, although the undergraduate figure is substantially higher. The satisfaction overview also does not clearly summarise the contrast between the strongest results and the weaker ratings for journals and Wi-Fi. The final comparison that Wi-Fi was “almost the same as journals” is too general, since the categories differ and the figures are not identical. A more precise overview and fuller comparison of the satisfaction results would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the user categories and satisfaction table. This makes the main information reasonably easy to locate. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes weakened by repeated or awkward linking words, including “Whereas,” “So,” “Moreover,” and “While,” which do not always show the relationship between ideas clearly. The overview’s “along with” construction is also confusing, and the final paragraph moves through several satisfaction categories in a long sequence without a clear comparison pattern. Grouping the strongest ratings together and then comparing books, journals, and Wi-Fi would create a more logical flow. Check punctuation around transitions and avoid starting fragments such as “Whereas” without a complete contrasting clause.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses enough task-related vocabulary to describe the visuals, including “largest share,” “accounted for,” “satisfaction,” and “availability.” It also attempts varied expressions such as “recorded” and “stood at.” However, word choice and collocation are often imprecise or repetitive: “recorded for the lowest,” “satisfaction rate of very satisfied,” and “rated almost the same as journals” do not express the comparisons naturally. Several spelling errors, including “Acadmic,” “repectively,” “libray,” “opeing,” and “remianing,” reduce accuracy. Use standard chart-reporting phrases consistently, such as “accounted for,” “was the lowest,” and “the remaining respondents were fairly satisfied.” More precise vocabulary for comparing proportions would improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

There are attempts to use both simple and more complex sentences, and the reader can generally understand the reported figures. However, grammatical control is uneven. The opening says “The pie chart and table illustrates,” where the plural subject requires “illustrate.” Article and preposition errors appear in “in an university” and “recorded for the lowest.” Some sentence boundaries are also faulty: “Whereas” begins a fragment, while the long sentence beginning “Moreover, for availability of books and journals” lacks clear punctuation and structure. There are missing spaces after full stops and commas, and inconsistent capitalisation. Practise building complete comparison sentences with accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, and punctuation; this will make the information easier to follow.

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