Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-08-09
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 represents the categories of library users while the table illustrates the satisfaction level of them.
It can be seen from the diagram that majority of students comes from full-time undergraduate department with 44%. A quatre of them are from full-time postgraduate department while part time postgraduate students are 16% of all. Only few people comes from academic staff and who study from distance learning. Which has less than 10% population.
Majority of them are very satisfied with helpfulness of staff and library opening hours and only few are fairly satisfied but non of them are dissatisfied in both. Half of them are more satisfied with availability of books while, 40% of them are fairly satisfied. More people are not get satisfaction from availability of journals and reliability of wi-fi with 20 and 19 percent.
Overall, students from full time studies, are more engaged with library and almost half of them are satisfied books, journals and wi-fi.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
You have successfully identified the main features of both the chart and the table. You provided a clear overview and selected relevant data points to support your summary. However, there are some inaccuracies in data reporting; for example, you state that 'none of them are dissatisfied' regarding staff helpfulness, but the table shows 1% dissatisfaction. Additionally, the description of the satisfaction levels for journals and Wi-Fi is slightly confusing. To reach a higher band, ensure that your data interpretation is precise and that you clearly distinguish between the different categories of satisfaction (very, fairly, and dissatisfied) rather than grouping them loosely.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response is organised into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the information. You use some cohesive devices, such as 'It can be seen from', 'Overall', and 'while', to link ideas. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes mechanical, and the referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the phrase 'Which has less than 10% population', which is a sentence fragment. Improving the use of transition signals and ensuring that each sentence is grammatically complete would enhance the overall coherence of your writing.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'illustrates', 'satisfaction level', and 'population'. However, there are some errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'A quatre of them' (should be 'A quarter') and 'More people are not get satisfaction' (should be 'fewer people were satisfied' or 'a higher percentage expressed dissatisfaction'). These errors do not impede communication, but they do limit the precision of your report. Expanding your vocabulary to include more varied reporting verbs and precise quantifiers would be beneficial.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include subject-verb agreement issues ('majority of students comes', 'Only few people comes') and incorrect verb forms ('are not get satisfaction'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with the use of sentence fragments. While these errors rarely prevent the reader from understanding your meaning, they are frequent enough to keep the score in the 5.5 to 6.0 range. Focusing on basic subject-verb agreement and sentence construction will significantly improve your accuracy.
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