Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)
The chart and table illustartes the different categories of library users at a university and the percentage library users satisfaction.
Overall, full- time undergraduates dominates the chart while less number of academic staff and full-time postgraduates spend time on the library. A large number of people are very staisfied with the library staff's helpfulness.
Among others 44% of full-time undergraduates uses library at a university which is the highest one while 25%of post -graduates and 16%of part-time graduate uses the library. In comparison a very few academic staff and distance learning spend time on the library which accounts for 7% and 8% respectively.
Majority of users (95)% are satisfied with helpfulness of staff, 5 % are fairly satisfied no one showed dissatisfaction. Regarding library opening hours 65% of users are very satisfied, 35% fairly satisfied and none of them are dissatisfied. In contrast, availability of books and reliability of wifi shows some dissatisfaction 20% of people are dissatisfied with availability of journals and 19 % are dissatisfied with reliability of wifi. 50% of users are satisifed with availability of book,40% are fairly satisfied and 10% are not satisfied.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 7.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0
The student successfully addresses all parts of the prompt by summarising the main features of both the chart showing user categories and the table detailing user satisfaction. An overview is provided, stating that full-time undergraduates dominate while academic staff and full-time postgraduates make up smaller percentages. Key comparisons are made, such as highlighting that 44% of users are full-time undergraduates compared to 7% for academic staff. Data is accurately reported from the visual stimuli, including specific percentages for satisfaction levels (e.g., 95% for staff helpfulness). The ideas are well selected and supported by the visual data, fulfilling the requirements for Band 7.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5
The response has a clear overall structure, divided into logical paragraphs covering the introduction, overview, user breakdown, and satisfaction ratings. Cohesive devices are used to link ideas, such as 'Overall', 'Among others', and 'In contrast'. However, there are some minor mechanical issues and awkward transitions between sentences, such as 'In comparison a very few academic staff...' where punctuation is missing, and some phrasing feels slightly disjointed. Nevertheless, paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately, demonstrating a clear logical organisation throughout, which aligns with the Band 6.5 to 7.0 descriptor range.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, including terms like 'categories', 'percentage', 'satisfaction', and 'dissatisfaction'. There are some spelling mistakes (e.g., 'illustartes' for illustrates, 'staisfied' for satisfied) and minor word-choice errors, such as 'less number of' instead of 'smaller number of', and 'uses library' missing articles. Less common items like 'dominates' and 'proportion' are attempted, but overall vocabulary control is limited by repetitive structures and spelling slips. This places the response firmly in the Band 6.0 category.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as relative clauses ('...which is the highest one...'). However, there are several grammatical errors and punctuation omissions throughout the text, including missing commas before conjunctions, subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'full- time undergraduates dominates'), and missing articles (e.g., 'uses library at a university'). These errors do not impede communication, but they occur frequently enough to prevent the response from achieving a higher band. Good control is shown in relative clauses, but punctuation needs refinement, supporting a Band 6.0 score.
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