Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-22
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 chart and data table displays the outcomes of a survey of library benificials at a university.
Overall,Full-time undergraduats use the library most on the other hand academic staff uses the library least. moreover, Helpfulness of staff members are the ones who are most satisfied using the facility.
as seen in the chart full-time undergraduates are the most who take the benifits of the library and leading the most numbers by 44% followed by Full-time graduates (25%) , Part-time postgraduates (16%) , Distance learning (8%) and academic staff are the fewest with only 7%.
Furthermore, Table shows the satisfaction levels of users from library. Helpfulness of staff are the ones that are the most satisfied with the facility concist of 95 members as very satisfied and 5 as fairly satisfied. in addition, many are satisfied with the opening time , 50 are satisfied with the book availability, in order 48 and 45 benificials are happy with the wifi and journals availability. though 49 visitors may still has problem with books,journals and wi-fi. however many are moderately happy with the all facilities.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student successfully addresses the main features of both the pie chart and the table. An overview is attempted at the beginning, noting that full-time undergraduates use the library most and academic staff the least, and key data points such as percentages for user categories and satisfaction figures are reported. However, some data is misread or inaccurately reported, particularly in the table section where percentages (e.g., 95%, 50%) are incorrectly interpreted as absolute numbers of members (e.g., "concist of 95 members"), and there are calculation errors (e.g., "though 49 visitors may still has problem"). Furthermore, some comparisons lack precision. Despite these lapses, all parts of the prompt are touched upon, satisfying the requirements for a Band 5.5 to 6.0 level.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response has an overall structure consisting of an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs dedicated to the chart and the table respectively. However, progression and cohesion are hindered by poor punctuation, missing capitalization, and awkward mechanical transitions (e.g., "Overall,Full-time undergraduats...", "moreover, Helpfulness of staff members..."). Paragraphing is attempted, but sentence boundaries are often blurred due to comma splices and run-on structures, especially in the final paragraph. Cohesive devices are used, but their mechanical application and inaccurate referencing prevent the text from achieving a smooth, logical flow, placing it firmly in the Band 5 category.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully employing terms related to surveys and statistics (e.g., "outcomes", "survey", "percentage", "satisfaction levels"). However, there are frequent word-choice and spelling errors that detract from precision (e.g., "benificials" instead of beneficiaries, "undergraduats", "concist"). Some collocations and lexical forms are unnatural or misused, such as treating satisfaction categories as people ("Helpfulness of staff are the ones that are the most satisfied"). While communication is generally maintained, the density of lexical errors and limited control over less common vocabulary restrict the score to Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but grammatical control is weak. There are frequent errors in punctuation, capitalization, subject-verb agreement (e.g., "academic staff uses", "visitors may still has problem"), and article usage. Run-on sentences and comma splices are common (e.g., "as seen in the chart full-time undergraduates are the most who take the benifits of the library and leading the most numbers by 44% followed by..."). These errors cause frequent strain for the reader and impede smooth navigation of the text, fitting the Band 5 descriptor where frequent errors persist.
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