Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-23

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 chart given shows the proportions of library users categories. The highest proportion of library users are full-time undergraduates, while the lowest proportion is of academic staff; which is 7% the others are 16% part-time postgraduates , 25% full-time postgraduates and 8 % distance learning

which means full time graduate spent more time in the library and might be the reason is they are in the university and attend all the classes and read the books in the library

if we talked about the library user satisfication then hepfulness of staff is very satisfied and the ratio is 95 % while the avalabilty of books are of 50% and fairly satisfied 45 % and reliabilty of wifi is 48% satisfied and fairly satisfied 33 % and 19% is not satisfied library opening hours are 65 % is very satified and 35% fairly satidied

so the library user not satisfied with availabily of journals

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The student attempts to address both parts of the prompt by reporting data from the pie chart (categories of library users) and the table (satisfaction levels). Key features are identified, such as full-time undergraduates representing the highest proportion at 44% and academic staff the lowest at 7%. However, the response includes unnecessary speculation and personal commentary not present in the data, such as claiming full-time postgraduates 'spent more time in the library and might be the reason is they are in the university and attend all the classes'. Additionally, some data points are misreported or incompletely compared, and the overview lacks a cohesive synthesis. These shortcomings place the response at Band 5.5.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response suffers from poor paragraphing and punctuation, with the entire text running together into weak groupings. While there are some cohesive devices used like 'while' and 'if we talked about', transitions are generally mechanical or inadequate ('which means', 'so the library user'). There is no clear overall progression, and the lack of full stops and capital letters makes the logical flow difficult to follow. The relationship of ideas between sentences is frequently strained, corresponding to the descriptors for Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, relying heavily on direct lifts from the prompt ('library users', 'full-time undergraduates', 'academic staff'). There are noticeable spelling and word choice errors throughout the text, such as 'satisfication' instead of 'satisfaction', 'hepfulness' instead of 'helpfulness', 'avalabilty' instead of 'availability', and 'reliabilty' instead of 'reliability'. These errors occasionally cause minor confusion for the reader, placing the lexical range firmly at Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Grammatical control is weak, with a very limited range of structures successfully deployed. The response is characterized by a complete absence of proper punctuation, resulting in run-on sentences containing multiple clauses joined awkwardly (e.g., 'while the lowest proportion is of academic staff; which is 7% the others are 16% part-time postgraduates ...'). There are frequent errors in basic sentence construction, subject-verb agreement, and preposition use. These frequent errors restrict the score to Band 5.0.

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