Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-12
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 detailed proportion of library users at a university. Overall, full-time undergradutes contributes to the major portion whereas, Professors contributed to the lowest portion.
The survey is categorized the users into 5 distinct categories, such as academic staff, distant learning, part-time postgradute, full-time postgraduate and full- time undergraduate. Usage of library is largely seen in full-time undergradute accounting to 44% followed by full-time postgraduate contrubuting around 25%. Part-time postgraduate were lowest among full time undergraduate and post graduate accounting to 16% overall. Distant learning student contributed 8% and Instructors and academic staff were 7%.
In this survey, the satisfation of the users were also taken into account and were distrubuted among three categories such as very satisfied, fairly satisfied and not satisfied, various parameters were taken for this survey such as opening hours, wifi ,avalability of books and other things. While majority of the students fell into the category of very satisfied and fairly satisfied with no students being unsatified in terms of opening hours and helpfulness of staffs. A small proportion of students were not satisfied with the availability of books, journals and wi-fi reliability.
Taking everything into account, majority of the users were satisfied by the staffs and opening hours followed by available books, journals and wi-fi.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the prompt by summarizing the provided survey data on library users and satisfaction levels. However, there are significant issues with data accuracy and selection. For instance, the text claims that 'Professors contributed to the lowest portion,' whereas the chart labels categories as academic staff, distant learning, part-time postgraduate, full-time postgraduate, and full-time undergraduate. Professors are not explicitly broken out in this manner. Furthermore, the description of the satisfaction table is vague, grouping data into general statements without providing precise figures or percentages from the table. While the main features are touched upon, the lack of accurate detail and precise data points prevents the response from achieving a higher band score.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into four paragraphs, attempting an introduction, body paragraphs covering the charts, and a brief conclusion. However, the logical progression is hindered by repetitive phrasing and weak cohesive devices. Transitions such as 'Overall,' and 'While' are used, but the overall flow between sentences and paragraphs feels mechanical. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as shifting abruptly from user categories to satisfaction metrics without a smooth bridge. Paragraphing is present, but grouping related ideas could be structured much more logically.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary range for the task, attempting words like 'categorized,' 'proportion,' and 'parameter.' However, there are numerous lexical errors and spelling mistakes throughout the text, including 'undergradutes' instead of 'undergradutes/undergraduates,' 'postgradute,' 'contrubuting,' 'satisfation,' 'distrubuted,' 'unsatified,' and 'staffs' (staff is uncountable). These errors, combined with awkward collocations like 'accounting to,' demonstrate a limited lexical control that occasionally causes difficulty for the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing relative clauses and introductory phrases. However, grammatical accuracy is weak, with frequent errors in subject-verb agreement and tense consistency. Examples include 'full-time undergradutes contributes' (plural subject with singular verb), 'The survey is categorized' (passive voice error), 'Part-time postgraduate were lowest' (singular noun with plural verb), and 'majority of the users were satisfied by the staffs' (incorrect preposition usage). These persistent errors restrict the response to a band 5.0.
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