Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-19
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 chat and table illestrate the result of library users at a university students.The figure are expressed as percentages. The table show the data of library user satisfication university students.
Overall full time undergraduate students accounted for the largest propotion,where as academic staff represented the small share. It is also apparent that major user is undergraduate.
According to the table hightest number of user are satisfied as comare to not satisfied.The library open hour 65% user are satisfied and 35% fairly satisfied and there is no students are not satisfied.And second is helpfull of staff almost 95% are satisfied, 5% fairly satisfied and no one is not satisfied. reliability of wifi very less staisfied students.
In pie chat highest ratio is full time students and second number of students is full time postgradate less user as compare to undergraduate.IN pie chat lowest position is academic staff.
The most change was observed full time undergraduate stuends, whose share increase by 44%.
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 cover both parts of the prompt, mentioning the pie chart showing categories of library users and the table illustrating satisfaction levels. However, the task achievement is hindered by inaccuracies in data interpretation and expression. For instance, the student states that the 'share increase by 44%', which misinterprets the chart data showing that 44% represents the proportion of full-time undergraduates at one point in time, not an increase. Furthermore, the description of satisfaction percentages is incomplete and contains imprecise statements like 'reliability of wifi very less staisfied students'. While an overview is attempted ('Overall full time undergraduate students accounted for the largest propotion...'), the support and selection of main features are weak and lack development. This aligns with a Band 5 descriptor.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into short paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. However, logical progression is frequently disrupted by poor cohesive devices and abrupt shifts between the charts. For example, transition phrases are basic or missing entirely, and referencing is often unclear (e.g., repeatedly writing 'IN pie chat'). Paragraphing is rudimentary, with several single-sentence or very brief paragraphs that fail to group related ideas effectively. Cohesion is faulty and mechanical, matching the characteristics of Band 5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with numerous spelling and word-choice errors that occasionally impede understanding (e.g., 'illestrate' for illustrate, 'satisfication' for satisfaction, 'propotion' for proportion, 'hightest' for highest, 'helpfull' for helpful). There is a very limited attempt at less common lexical items, and those attempted are usually inaccurate (e.g., 'major user is undergraduate'). The range is minimally adequate for the task, placing it squarely in Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response exhibits a very limited range of sentence structures, consisting mostly of simple sentences and faulty attempts at complex forms. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including missing articles, subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'The figure are', 'there is no students are not satisfied'), and incorrect prepositions. Punctuation is also erratic, with missing spaces after periods (e.g., 'students.The'). These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5 descriptors.
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