Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The chart and table below illustrates how the library users are using the library books and showing the results of survey.

Overview, In pie chart full-time undergraduate had highest proportion of using library, while academic staff had the lowest percentage of library users. Whereas the library users are very satisfied with helpfulness of staff, However availability of journal had lowest satisfied users.

The full-time undergraduate used 44% of library and full-time postgraduate stood at 25%, while 16% of part-time postgraduate was used library.

In addition distance learning all courses are 8% and academic staff users are only 7%.

The 65 users are very satisfied with library opening hours and others

95 people are very satisfied with helpfulness of staff, although 50

people are satisfied and remaining 40 fairly satisfied with availability of books.

In contrast 45 are very satisfied and 35 are fairly satisfied, 20 are not satisfied from availabilty of journals. Meanwhile 48 people are very satisfied and 33 fairly satisfied and other 19 users are not satisfied.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main user group accurately: full-time undergraduates account for the largest share (44%), while academic staff are the smallest (7%). You also report the other user proportions correctly and select relevant satisfaction results, including the high rating for staff helpfulness and the lower satisfaction with journals. However, the overview is not fully precise: journals have the highest dissatisfaction (20%), but not the lowest very-satisfied figure, since books are 50% and journals 45%. Some table figures are also misrepresented as numbers of people rather than percentages, and the books sentence confuses the 50% very satisfied with the 40% fairly satisfied. A clearer overview and more accurate reporting of the table’s categories would make the key features more complete and reliable.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic structure, moving from an introduction and overview to the user categories and then satisfaction results. This gives the reader some sense of grouping, and phrases such as “In addition” and “In contrast” attempt to connect information. However, progression is uneven: the overview is separated awkwardly, and the satisfaction details are presented as a sequence of figures without consistently naming the aspect being discussed. “Meanwhile” does not clearly signal the relationship between the journal and wi-fi results, while “Whereas” and “However” are used in a confusing way. Grouping the table results into positive and negative comparisons, with clear topic sentences and references to each category, would improve the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “very satisfied,” and “availability,” so the topic is generally clear. However, the range is limited and several phrases are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “used 44% of library,” “satisfied from availability,” and “the library users are using the library books.” Repetition of “users,” “satisfied,” and “library” also makes the report less precise. There are spelling errors, including “availabilty,” and the response sometimes uses “people” where the figures are percentages. Aim for accurate reporting verbs and collocations, such as “accounted for,” “rated,” and “were dissatisfied with,” while varying repeated terms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentences, but control is inconsistent. The opening has a subject–verb agreement error (“chart and table … illustrates”), and the overview contains sentence-boundary and punctuation problems, including the fragment-like use of “Whereas” followed by “However.” Several clauses have faulty forms, as in “16% of part-time postgraduate was used library,” and articles and prepositions are often missing or misplaced. These errors sometimes make relationships between figures difficult to follow. Use straightforward, complete sentences first, checking agreement and clause structure; then add a limited number of accurate comparisons using “while” or “whereas.”

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.