Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-14

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 pie chart and table depicts the results of a survey of library users at a university.

Overall, the piechart demonstrates the categories of library users and table demonstrates the library user satisfaction.Whereas, both indicators are expressed in %.The full time graduates are at pinnacle in the pie chart yet acadmic staff is at nadir.

The culmination users in pie chart includes full-time undergraduates that is approximately 44 %.Meanwhile full-time postgraduates part-time postgraduates and distance learning shows fluctuations by 25 %, 16 % and 8 %.However, academic staff stood at lowest point having 7 %.

In the table 95 % library user are very satisfied for helpfulness of staff and 5 % are fairly satisfied.For availability of journals only 45 % library users are very satisfied. Yet , 35 % library users are fairly satisfied in contrast round about 20 % of people are not satisfied.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The student attempts to address the prompt by summarizing information from both the pie chart and the table. Main features such as the highest and lowest categories in the pie chart (full-time undergraduates at 44% and academic staff at 7%) are identified, along with satisfaction levels for staff helpfulness and journal availability from the table. However, there is a penalty applied because the response falls short of the 150-word minimum requirement, containing only 146 words. Furthermore, comparisons between the data sets are minimal, and some details are presented somewhat disjointedly without a fully rounded overview of all visible data points, resulting in a band score of 5.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is organized into paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs dedicated to the chart and table respectively. However, the logical progression is hindered by choppy phrasing and mechanical transitions. Words and phrases like 'Whereas' and 'In the table' are used, but referencing is sometimes unclear, and punctuation errors (such as missing spaces after commas and periods) disrupt the flow. Paragraphing is attempted, but overall cohesion is faulty and mechanical, placing this criterion at a band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The student attempts less common vocabulary, such as 'pinnacle', 'nadir', 'culmination', and 'fluctuations'. However, several of these terms are used inaccurately or unnaturally in this context. For instance, 'acadmic' is misspelled, and phrases like 'the culmination users in pie chart' or 'stood at lowest point' demonstrate poor collocation and lexical control. While the vocabulary is adequate to convey basic topic areas, noticeable errors in word choice and spelling restrict the score to a band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar and punctuation is weak. There are frequent punctuation errors, such as missing spaces before or after punctuation marks, and subject-verb agreement issues, such as 'library user are' and 'part-time postgraduates and distance learning shows'. Additionally, awkward phrasing like '95 % library user are very satisfied for helpfulness' shows limited grammatical accuracy. These frequent errors cause difficulty for the reader, justifying a band 5.0.

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