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 and table graphs illustrate information regarding the satisfaction level of library users and the categories who uses library at a university.
Overall, it is noticeable that the full time undergradutes uses the library at the highest proportion. Whereas, the most of the students satisfied by the help of staff and these students were not satistfied by the reliability of wifi and the availability of journals.
Turning to the details, full time undergradutes used library at the highest proportion accounting for 44, followed by full-time postgraduates at, 25%.The part-time graduate studied in library at the proportion of 16 which twice as much as the distance learning (all courses) follows with 8%.In contrast, the least proportion of the users who used library were academic staff at only 7 %.
Furthermore, the users were most satisfied by helpfulness of staff at 95%, But fairy satisfied just only 5% which was the least satisfaction level compared to others.The second highest satisfaction level given in library opening hours stood out 65% ahd those who were not satisfied by these two facilities were at 0 %.Moreover, availability of journals and reliability of wifi showed similar level of satisfaction at almost 45%,fairy satisfied at nearly 35% respectively.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The student successfully addresses all parts of the prompt by summarising the main features of both the pie chart and the table. An adequate overview is provided in the second paragraph, highlighting that full-time undergraduates are the largest user group and noting general trends in satisfaction. Key data points are accurately reported, such as full-time undergraduates at 44% and staff helpfulness satisfaction at 95%. However, there are minor inaccuracies and omissions in the data reporting, such as omitting percentage signs for figures like 44 and 25, and some minor generalisations in the satisfaction section. Nevertheless, the response covers all required aspects well, earning a solid Band 6.5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response is arranged logically into four paragraphs, moving from an introduction and overview to specific details about user categories and then satisfaction levels. Cohesive devices are used to connect ideas, such as 'Overall', 'Turning to the details', 'In contrast', and 'Furthermore'. However, paragraphing and referencing are occasionally mechanical or slightly awkward, such as 'these students were not satistfied by the reliability of wifi' when referring forward or backward clumsily. Despite some minor cohesion flaws and repetitive transitions, the overall progression is clear, meeting the requirements for Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting less common terms such as 'proportion', 'satisfaction level', and 'availability'. However, there are several lexical errors and awkward word choices, such as 'fairy satisfied' (instead of fairly), 'ahd' (typographical error for and), and 'the categories who uses library'. Word formation and spelling errors occur (e.g. 'undergradutes', 'satistfied'). While communication is not impeded, these frequent minor inaccuracies restrict the lexical score to Band 6.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The writer demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, incorporating relative clauses and comparative structures (e.g. 'which twice as much as the distance learning'). However, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with missing articles ('used library', 'at highest proportion'), subject-verb agreement ('full time undergradutes uses', 'categories who uses library'), and prepositions ('satisfied by' instead of 'satisfied with'). Punctuation and spacing issues are also present. These errors persist throughout the text, placing the response firmly at Band 5.5.
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