Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-12

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 5.0)

the pie chart illustrates the results of a survey of library user at a University in five different categories .The tabular chart depicts the information of library user satisfaction.

overall, full time undergraduate has highest percent users who use library . Also, library opening hours and helpfulness of staff are not satisfied

the library users at a University has five different categories. First one is full time undergraduate which has 44 percent of uses who use library, Academic Staff has 7 percent users and distance learning has 8 percent uses which is almost 1 percent greater than Academic Staff.However, part time postgraduate has 16 percent users who involved in library. As well as full time postgraduates has 1/4th users who use library ,Respectively

turning to table, library users percent according to their satisfaction. Library opening hours has 65 percent users who are very satisfied and who are fearly satisfied has 35 percent and availability of journals who are not satisfied has 20 percent users ,Respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the largest user group correctly: full-time undergraduates account for 44%, and you report several other category figures accurately. However, the overview is incomplete and partly misleading: opening hours and staff helpfulness are not areas of dissatisfaction, since 65% and 95% respectively are very satisfied, with no dissatisfied users. The table is only minimally covered: you mention opening hours and the 20% dissatisfied with journals, but omit the strong staff rating and the results for books and wi-fi. The response therefore reports selected details without summarising the main satisfaction patterns or making enough relevant comparisons. Give a clear overview of the highest and lowest satisfaction results, then support it with accurate figures from both visuals.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories, and a final paragraph about satisfaction. This helps the reader distinguish the two visuals, and transitions such as “overall” and “turning to table” signal changes in focus. However, progression is limited because the table paragraph includes only a few disconnected figures, and the overview does not prepare the reader for the details that follow. Some linking is awkward or repetitive, particularly “who use library” and the repeated use of “respectively,” which does not clearly connect the figures. Organise the table information into a meaningful comparison—for example, the strongest ratings versus the less positive areas—and use references and linking phrases that show how each statistic relates to the main point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary such as “categories,” “satisfaction,” “undergraduate,” and “postgraduate,” so the topic is generally clear. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, including “percent of uses,” “users who involved in library,” and “fearly satisfied.” Repetition of “users” and “who use library” also makes the description less precise. Some labels are not expressed consistently: use “full-time undergraduates” or “full-time undergraduate students” rather than shifting between singular and plural forms. Aim for concise chart language such as “accounted for,” “represented,” and “rated … very satisfied.” Check spelling and use the exact satisfaction categories from the table to make the information easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the reader can usually identify the figures being described. However, sentence structures are limited, and errors in agreement, articles, plurals, and punctuation occur frequently enough to make some sentences awkward. For example, “full time undergraduate has highest percent users” lacks a clear plural subject and article, while “the library users at a University has five different categories” has subject–verb disagreement. The sentence beginning “First one is…” also runs several statistics together without clear sentence boundaries. Practise forming accurate comparisons with a clear subject and verb, such as “Full-time undergraduates made up 44% of users, compared with 7% for academic staff.” Use consistent capitalisation and punctuation to separate ideas.

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