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 illustrates the 4 categories of library users whereas the table illustrates the satisfactory results of the users.
On the one hand, full-time undergradute are the highest percentage of the overall library users around 44%, while the academic staff are the least in number for only 7%.However, full-time postgraduate are the second highest library users in percentage for 25%.Meanwhile, part-time postgraduate and distance learning(all courses) falls behind all users for roughly 16% and 8%.
The table shows the result of satisfaction around 95% of the users are satisfied with the helpfulness of staff with 5% fairly satisfied.Half of the library users are not complainig about the availability of the books with 40% of fairly satisfied and 10% not satisfied.The 20% of the users are not satisfied the availability of journal,while 45% users are fully satisfied and 35% users are fairly satisfied.More than half of the users are fully satisfied with the library opening hours around 65%, whereas 35% users are fairly satisfied.The 48% of library users are satisfied with the reliability of with with 33% users and 19% users are fairly satisfied and not satisfied.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
You cover both visuals and identify several important figures, including the largest user group (44% full-time undergraduates), the smallest (7% academic staff), and high satisfaction with staff helpfulness (95%). However, there is no clear overview of the main patterns across the table, such as staff helpfulness receiving the strongest satisfaction and journals receiving the highest dissatisfaction. Some figures are also misinterpreted: for wi-fi, 48% are very satisfied, 33% fairly satisfied, and 19% not satisfied, but your sentence assigns the last two categories incorrectly. “Half ... are not complaining” about books is also unclear and does not accurately describe the 50% who are very satisfied. A concise overview and more precise reporting would make the response more complete and clear.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The response has a generally understandable structure: it introduces the two visuals, discusses user categories in one paragraph, and then reports satisfaction results. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. Linking expressions such as “while,” “whereas,” and “Meanwhile” help show comparisons, but the repeated sequence of individual figures makes the table paragraph feel like a list rather than a synthesis of the main patterns. “On the one hand” is not followed by a contrasting “on the other hand,” so it does not fit the organisation. Group related findings—for example, the strongest satisfaction ratings and the areas with more dissatisfaction—and use clearer references to the satisfaction categories to improve progression.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
You use relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “percentage,” “satisfied,” “availability,” and “reliability,” so the topic is generally clear. However, several choices are inaccurate or awkward for formal data reporting. “Satisfactory results” is less precise than “satisfaction levels,” and “not complaining” does not mean the same as being very satisfied. “Fully satisfied” and “the highest library users in percentage” are also unnatural collocations. There are noticeable spelling errors, including “undergradute” and “complainig,” and “with with” appears in the wi-fi sentence. Aim for consistent terms such as “very satisfied,” “fairly satisfied,” and “not satisfied,” and use standard phrases such as “accounted for” when describing proportions.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons with “while” and “whereas,” and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, some sentence structures are faulty or incomplete. For example, “full-time undergradute are the highest percentage” has a subject–verb agreement problem and an awkward comparison structure; “part-time postgraduate and distance learning ... falls” also has a plural subject with a singular verb. Several clauses lack articles or clear grammatical links, as in “20% of the users are not satisfied the availability of journal.” Punctuation and spacing are inconsistent, particularly where sentences run directly into the next one. Practise accurate comparison patterns, agreement, and sentence boundaries while retaining your attempts at complex sentences.
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