Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-18
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 and bar chart illustrate the results of a survey showing cateogries different of library users and their satisfaction rate.
Overall, it is cleraly shown that large number of library was usd by the full-time undergraduate students. And majority of the students were very satisfied with the all the service in the library.
The highest number of library users was the students of full-time undergraduation degree with 44%. 25% of learners was full-time postgraduate and 16% for part-time post graduate. For distance learning and academic staff contributed only 8% and 7% for both cateogries rspectively.
A significant high number, about 95% of users were very satisfies with the staff at the library. For the opening hours of library 65% were very satisfied and 35% are satisfied. Only 20 and 19% of them were not okay with the availability of journals and reliability of wi-fi. Hlf of the students was very satisfied with the books available. only 40% and 10% were satisfied and not satisfied respectively
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The response successfully covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features of both the pie chart and the table. The student correctly identifies that full-time undergraduates make up the largest proportion of library users (44%) and notes the key satisfaction levels, such as the exceptionally high satisfaction with staff helpfulness (95%) and lower satisfaction regarding the availability of journals and wi-fi reliability. While the overview is slightly simplistic ('majority of the students were very satisfied with the all the service'), the key data points and comparisons are appropriately selected and reported, meeting the expectations for a Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response has a coherent overall arrangement, clearly dividing the description of the pie chart proportions from the table of satisfaction ratings. However, paragraphing is underdeveloped, with the entire body crammed into poorly structured paragraphs and very short, abrupt sentences (e.g., 'And majority of the students were very satisfied...'). Cohesive devices are sometimes mechanical or repetitive, and referencing is occasionally faulty, such as 'For distance learning and academic staff contributed only...'. Logical progression is present, but cohesion lacks flexibility, placing this clearly in the Band 5.5 to 6.0 range.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms such as 'proportion', 'postgraduate', 'availability', and 'reliability'. However, there are numerous noticeable lexical and spelling errors throughout the text, including 'cateogries different' instead of 'different categories', 'cleraly' instead of 'clearly', 'usd' instead of 'used', and 'satisfies' instead of 'satisfied'. Furthermore, awkward phrasings like 'not okay with' limit precision and style, restricting the lexical score to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The text contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but grammatical accuracy is quite weak. There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement and tense/form consistency, such as 'large number of library was usd' (singular/plural mismatch and passive voice error), '25% of learners was' (plural subject with singular verb), and 'Hlf of the students was very satisfied'. Punctuation is also missing in places, such as at the end of the final sentence. While communication is not entirely impeded, the high frequency of basic grammatical errors places this at Band 5.0.
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