Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-14

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 illustrate the results of a categories of library users and percentage of library users satisfaction at a university.

overall, in the categories of library users, full-time undergraduate madeup the highest percentage of library users while,academic staff showed the lowest proportion.the percentage of library users satisfaction, helpfulness of staff represented a higher percentage in very satisfied in contrast, availability of journals showed a lower figure.

regarding categories of library users, full-time undergraduate used most library than other categories at 44%, while academic staff reported the lowest at 7%.

Full-time undergraduate madeup second largest use of library at 25%.Moreover part-time postgraduate and distance learning experiened at 16% and 8% respectively.

Turning to the library to percentage of library users satisfaction, there were three categories in this very and fairly satisfied and not satisfied. Helpfulness of staff represented a higher percentage in very satisfied at 95% and library opening hours at 65%.in contrast, availability of books, journals and reliability of wifi showed a lower satisfaction level at 50%,45%,48%.

Fairly satisfied showed a higher number of percentage in availability of books at 40% and library opening hours and availability of journals both represented same proportion at 35%. The least level of satisfication experiened in Helpfulness of staff at just 5%. Lastly, availability of journals and reliability of wifi showed at 20% and 19% respectively.While, zero had reported in the library opening hours and Helpfulness of staff at 0%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both visuals and provide a clear overview: undergraduates form the largest user group, academic staff the smallest, and staff helpfulness receives the strongest satisfaction rating. Most figures are reported accurately, including the 44% undergraduate share and the 95% very-satisfied rating for staff. However, there is an important category error: you say full-time undergraduates were the “second largest” group at 25%, but 25% refers to full-time postgraduates; undergraduates are the largest group. The overview could also compare the satisfaction results more fully, for example noting that no respondents were dissatisfied with opening hours or staff helpfulness, while journals had the highest dissatisfaction. These omissions and the mislabelled figure make some information less clear, although the response addresses the task overall.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to the user categories and then satisfaction results. Paragraphing helps separate the two visuals, and phrases such as “regarding” and “Turning to” signal changes in focus. However, progression within the final section is less controlled: the discussion moves from very satisfied to fairly satisfied and then to not satisfied, but the figures are sometimes grouped without a clear comparison. “Lastly” and “While” do not make the relationship between the final points easy to follow, and some transitions are attached awkwardly to the preceding sentence. To improve, organise the satisfaction data by a consistent comparison—such as strongest and weakest ratings—and use linking phrases only where they clarify the relationship between figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “highest percentage,” “lowest proportion,” “represented,” and “in contrast,” so the main comparisons are generally understandable. There is some attempt at variety, but several expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “used most library,” “madeup,” and “showed a lower satisfaction level” when describing the very-satisfied figures. “Experiened” and “satisfication” are also misspelled, and repeated use of “percentage” and “represented” limits precision. Choose standard chart language and check spelling: for example, say that a group “accounted for” a share, or that respondents “were satisfied with” a service. More accurate collocations would make the report clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, and the reader can usually understand the intended meaning. However, sentence control is inconsistent. Examples include “the results of a categories” and “full-time undergraduate madeup the highest percentage,” where articles, number, and verb phrasing are not controlled. The sentence “Full-time undergraduate madeup second largest use of library at 25%” also lacks the correct subject and article, as well as a clear grammatical structure. Punctuation and spacing errors—such as “while,academic” and “65%.in contrast”—make boundaries between clauses unclear. Practise building accurate comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check articles, plural forms, and sentence punctuation before submitting.

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