Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The pie chart illustrates the proportion of five different categories of library users at a university while the table represents the percentage of satisfaction of these library members across five types of facilities.

Overall, the most dominant category of the library users are the full-time graduates whereas academic staff makes up the least proportion of the chart. The members are very satisfies with majority of the services and they are most satisfied with the helpfulness of staff.

The largest proportion of the chart is represented by full-time undergraduates at 44% followed by full-time post graduates and part-time post graduates. The least common users are distant learners(all course) and academic staff at 8% and 7% respectively.

The highest percentage of library users are very satisfied with helpfulness of the staff at 95% and with only 5% of users which are fairly satisfied followed by library opening hours which satisfies 65% of the users with 35% of users fairly satisfied. The least satisfied category was the availibilty of journals with only 45% and 35% of very satisfied users and fairly satisfied users respectively while 20% of the users were not satisfied with it.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main user group correctly: full-time undergraduates account for 44%, while academic staff are the smallest group at 7%. You also highlight the strongest satisfaction result, staff helpfulness, and the weakest, journal availability. This gives the response a clear overview and covers both visuals. However, the overview says “full-time graduates” are the largest group, which is imprecise, and the satisfaction summary is incomplete: it omits the results for books and wi-fi, as well as the 10% and 19% who were dissatisfied with those services. The phrase “most satisfied with the majority of the services” also overgeneralises. More precise coverage of these comparisons would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into a clear introduction, overview, and two detail paragraphs, with a sensible progression from user categories to satisfaction results. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “followed by,” and “while” help readers follow the comparisons. The main limitation is that the final paragraph concentrates on staff helpfulness, opening hours, and journals, leaving books and wi-fi unreported; this makes the selection of details feel somewhat uneven. Some references are also broad, such as “the chart” and “the users,” where naming the category or service would make the connections more precise. Overall, the structure is clear, and more balanced grouping of the table’s results would strengthen the progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “dominant category,” “least common,” and “fairly satisfied,” and the meaning is generally clear. Some choices are inaccurate or awkward, however. “Full-time graduates” does not precisely identify the chart’s “full-time undergraduates,” and “distant learners” is not the label shown; “distance-learning students” would be more suitable. “Very satisfies” is an incorrect form, while “which satisfies 65% of the users” is an unnatural way to describe a satisfaction percentage. There are also spelling errors in “availibilty” and “post graduates.” Aim for accurate chart terminology and natural collocations, and check spelling and word forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “while” and a sequence with “followed by,” and the main information remains understandable. Some grammatical errors persist. In the overview, “the most dominant category … are” has a subject–verb agreement problem; “academic staff makes up” also shifts awkwardly between a plural category and a singular verb. The sentence beginning “The highest percentage …” is difficult to control, particularly the construction “with only 5% of users which are fairly satisfied.” The opening sentence also needs clearer parallel structure when describing what the chart and table show. Practise checking agreement, sentence boundaries, and clause construction, especially in longer sentences; greater control would make the comparisons easier to read.

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