Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-17
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 illustrated the results of a survey of library user at a university.
The table below described the satisfied percentage of library users. This involed in five stages. The users are very satisfied with the helpfulness of stuff by ninty five percent. Furthermore, library opening hours satisfied percentage was sixty five. In contrast, availability of book got fifty percent satisfaction. Reliability of wifi was forty eight percent. At last the availability of journels received forty five percentage.
If we talk about fairly satisfied percentage, availability of books comes at the top with forty. In contrast, library opening hours and availability of journels were on thirty five and wifi reliability end up with thirty three percent. Furthermore stuff helpfulnes got five percent.
Not satisfied level of journals and wifi are closed to each other with the percentage of twenty and ninteen. Likewise ten percent user not satisfied with the books in the library.
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 response attempts to cover parts of the data, specifically focusing on the satisfaction table while largely neglecting the chart showing categories of library users (mentioning only a tiny fraction of the data). Furthermore, the overview is missing entirely, as the student dives straight into specific figures without summarising main trends. There are also inaccuracies in data reporting; for instance, the text states 'availability of book got fifty percent satisfaction' which is correct for very satisfied, but fails to properly synthesize the broader picture. Because critical parts of the visual data are omitted and there is no clear overview or comparison across categories, this performance aligns with Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is divided into paragraphs based roughly on satisfaction levels (very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not satisfied), which provides a basic organisational structure. However, the progression is disjointed, and sentences often feel like a disconnected list of data points rather than a cohesive report. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes awkward (e.g., 'At last the availability of journels', 'If we talk about fairly satisfied percentage'). Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion is weak. Referencing is sometimes unclear. These features are characteristic of Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive (e.g., 'satisfied percentage', 'availability of', 'percent'). There are several spelling and word-choice errors throughout the text, such as 'involed' for involved, 'stuff' for staff, 'ninty' for ninety, 'journels' for journals, 'closed' for close, and 'stuff helpfulnes'. These errors and the limited range of lexical items restrict the score to Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 for adequate communication of basic numerical data despite the strain on the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is quite low. There are frequent errors in tense usage (e.g., 'illustrated', 'described'), prepositional phrases, and subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'user not satisfied', 'level of journals and wifi are closed'). Punctuation is basic, and sentence boundaries are occasionally blurred. While the meaning can generally be deciphered, the high frequency of errors places this response firmly in the Band 5 category.
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