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 given images show a chart comprising the result of a university survey of a library in which it shows how many percent of the people use library. On the other hands there is a table comprising of the results of a survey regarding satisfaction of different availibilities.

Overall, there's a chart comprising categories of different people. In this chart most of the area covers the full-time undergraduates about 44% of the total which is the biggest area. When talking about least area we can clearly see academic staff covering only about 7% which is the least area we can observe in whole chart. On the other hands we have a table with results of what people think about different aspects. Most of the people are very satisfied by helpfulness of staff about 95% satisfied and remaining 5% are fairly satisfied. Availibility of journals has least satisfaction of 45% only which has the most unsatisfied review.

Now, talking about the chart we see the total chart comprisis of 5 main categories, in which full-time undergraduates cover 44% of the total. Full-time postgraduates cover 25% while part-time postgraduates we can see covers only 16% overall. The remaining area is covered by distance learning (all courses) 8% and 7% is covered by academic staff which is the least area we can see in entire chart.

Here comes the library users satisfaction table which was surveyed. People are mostly satisfied by helpfulness of staff of about 95% which is a big ratio. 65% people are satisfied by library opening hours, the availibility of books has 50% satisfaction and 40 % fairly satisfied and 10% not satisfied. The reliability of wifi has 48% satisfaction means people are barely satisfied by functioning of wifi properly. In the last most under satisfied category is availibility of journals of about 45% satisfaction.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address both parts of the prompt by describing the pie chart and the satisfaction table. However, the response lacks a cohesive, well-integrated overview, repeating introductory elements multiple times across separate paragraphs. Certain data points are reported, such as full-time undergraduates at 44% and helpfulness of staff at 95%, but the reporting is repetitive and lacks a concise analytical summary. The descriptions rely heavily on conversational filler phrases like 'Now, talking about the chart' rather than academic summarisation. While the main features are touched upon, the lack of a proper overarching synthesis places this response firmly at Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into multiple paragraphs, but the organizational structure is weak and repetitive. The introduction is split awkwardly, and the body paragraphs restate information already mentioned in the second paragraph, particularly regarding the chart categories and staff helpfulness. Cohesive devices are basic and repetitive, heavily relying on phrases like 'On the other hands' (which contains a grammatical error) and 'Now, talking about...'. There is no clear progression of ideas across the text; instead, the writer circles back to previously discussed data. Paragraphing is present, but the internal logical flow is disrupted by redundancy.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent reliance on simple terms such as 'chart', 'table', 'area', and 'satisfied'. There are noticeable lexical inaccuracies, such as using 'availibilities' instead of 'aspects' or 'categories', and spelling errors like 'comprisis' and 'availibility'. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary, but word choice is often awkward or imprecise, such as 'most under satisfied category'. The range is minimally adequate for the task, but lacks the flexibility and precision expected at higher bands.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but many complex attempts are flawed or overly dependent on relative clauses with repetitive phrasing (e.g., 'a chart comprising the result... in which it shows...'). There are frequent grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('the total chart comprisis'), preposition errors ('satisfied by' instead of 'satisfied with'), and spelling/form errors ('availibilities'). Punctuation is generally acceptable, but grammatical inaccuracies occur with enough frequency to occasionally cause strain for the reader, though they do not completely impede communication.

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