Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-25
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 and table below illustrate the information about the results of a survey of library users in five categories as as Academic staff, Distanve learning, Part-time post graduate, full=time post graduate, and Full time undergraduate users and the the libraryopening hours to Reliability of wifi in the university.
Overall, pie chart contains almost 5 categories. The largest part of full-time undergraduate while the smallest part is Academic staff. However in Library users had the biggest stisfaction level of the category of Helpfulness of staff.
Looking for the first most significant feature is the Library users in pie chart is full time undergraduate about at 45% while Academic staff had the the least almost 7% users recorded. How ever the remaining categories are full-time postgraduate which is notice 25% and the part-time postgraduate of approximately 16% users.
Turning to theremaining categories of Library users, the top largest category is eventually at top 95% in Helpfulness of staff while, Library opening hours satisfaction 65%. However Availability of journals arround 45% in contrast, Relaiability of wifi recorded just over at 48%.
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 the pie chart and the table by mentioning several key figures, such as full-time undergraduates at 44-45%, academic staff at 7%, helpfulness of staff at 95%, and library opening hours at 65%. However, the overview is weak and confused, merely stating that the pie chart contains categories rather than summarising the main overall trends. Furthermore, there are inaccuracies in data reporting, such as stating that availability of journals is around 45% when the table shows 45% as 'very satisfied', conflating satisfaction percentages with category proportions. Overall, the task is addressed partially, corresponding to a Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is divided into brief paragraphs, but the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and confusing sentence structures, such as starting paragraphs with 'Looking for the first most significant feature is...'. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or repetitively ('However', 'How ever', 'In contrast'). Referencing is sometimes unclear, making it difficult to follow the relationships between the data points presented in the pie chart and the table. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion within sentences is weak, placing this text firmly at Band 5.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a limited range of vocabulary with frequent spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'Distanve', 'post graduate' (written inconsistently as 'post graduate' and 'postgraduate'), 'full=time', 'stisfaction', and 'arround'. There are also awkward lexical choices, such as 'the top largest category is eventually at top 95%'. While the student manages to communicate basic topics related to the charts, the noticeable errors and restricted flexibility constrain the lexical score to a Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response contains a very limited range of grammatical structures, and attempts at longer sentences frequently break down grammatically. For instance, sentences like 'The largest part of full-time undergraduate while the smallest part is Academic staff' lack a main verb. There are frequent punctuation and capitalization errors ('How ever', 'arround', 'Relaiability'), and subject-verb agreement issues. Although simple sentences are sometimes understandable, the high density of structural errors means the writing fits the Band 5 descriptor.
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