Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The pie chart illustrates the comparison of different categories of the people who spend time in library while the table presents the outcome of the questionnaire of library users at the insititution.

Overall, the proportion of undergraduate students are considerably higher. After that, full time postgraduate students are on second position as users, while students of post- graduate part time slightly low but the proportion of academic staff are the lowest users of library before that distance learning ratio is low too. On the other hands table presents the user satification where helpfulness of stuff have highest satisfied rate with low not satisfied rate and availability of journals have the lowest satisfied rate with high not satisfied rate.

Although, the porportions of undergradute students are high with 44% of users after that we have full time postgraduate with 25%. Talking about postgraduate part-time having 16% and the distance learning users are 8% with second lowest while academic staff users 7% and the considerably lowest users.

Moreover the helpfulness of staff have 95% very satisfied rate, 5% fairly satified and zero with not satisfied and secondly library opening hours 65% very satisfied rate, 35% fairly satisfied rate and zero not satisfied rate. After that the ration of availability of books are 50% very satisfied rate, 40% fairly satisfied rate 10% not satisfied rate. The reliability of wifi ratio os 48% on very satisfied rate, 33% fairly satisfied and 19% not satisfied rate while availability of journals have lowest ratio of very satisfeid with 45%, fairly satisfied 35% and hihest ratio of not satisfied 20%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover both visuals and identify the main patterns: undergraduates form the largest user group, academic staff the smallest, and staff helpfulness receives the strongest satisfaction ratings while journals receive the weakest. The figures you report are accurate, including the satisfaction breakdowns, and the overview gives the reader a useful summary before the details. This is a well-supported response to the task. To make the selection more effective, avoid repeating the same ranking in the overview and body; use that space to compare related results, such as the high satisfaction for opening hours and staff helpfulness against the lower ratings for books, journals and Wi-Fi. Also make the user-group overview more precise: distance learners are the second-smallest group, not simply another low proportion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories and a final paragraph on satisfaction. This helps the reader follow the two visuals, and sequencing the satisfaction figures from stronger to weaker results is generally logical. However, some links are mechanical or unclear. Phrases such as “After that” and “Moreover” recur, while “On the other hands” does not clearly connect the ideas that follow. The overview also contains a confusing sequence about which groups are lowest, and the final paragraph is a long chain of figures joined mainly by “and” and “while.” Use clearer grouping and reference—for example, discuss the two strongest satisfaction results together, then compare the remaining categories—to make progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “questionnaire,” “very satisfied” and “not satisfied,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or repetitive: “on second position as users,” “ratio of availability of books,” and “lowest ratio of very satisfied” are not natural ways to describe these data. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “insititution,” “satification,” “porportions” and “satisfeid.” These slips reduce precision and make the report less fluent. Build a reliable set of chart-reporting expressions, such as “accounted for,” “the largest share,” “the proportion who were very satisfied,” and “the highest level of dissatisfaction,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, some errors in agreement, articles and sentence construction remain. For example, “the proportion of undergraduate students are” should use a singular verb, and “the helpfulness of staff have” also needs singular agreement. The opening phrase “people who spend time in library” is missing an article, while “Although, the proportions…” begins a dependent clause without completing the contrast. Several long sentences, especially the final paragraph, rely on comma-separated figures and conjunctions, making grammatical relationships harder to follow. Use shorter, complete sentences and check subject–verb agreement and clause boundaries while retaining some complex structures.

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