Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The give pie-chart and table illustrate the outcomes of survey of library utilize in a university.

Overall, it is evident that the full-time undergraduates used the library most, while academic staff used library lest. As, helpfulness staff had higher proportion of very satisfied, whereas the availability of books were on top as fairly satisfied.

To begin with, among five groups, full-time undergraduates was the highest with the library uses of 44%, followed by full-time postgraduate with 25%. Moreover, the participation for part-time postgraduates was 16%. While, distance learning and academic staff had almost same same percent that is 8% and 7% respectively.

In addition, in helpfullness of staff the very satisfied was 95% by library user satisfaction, but it had only 5% of fairly satisfied as well as 10% of non satisfied. Furthermore, in library opening hours the proportion of 65 was very satisfied, conversly 35 were fairly satisfied. Likewise, 50% of the benifactor were very satisfied with and 10% were not satisfied with it. The satisfaction of availability of journals and reliability of wi-fi were 48% and 45% respectively. Unlike their fairly satisfied were 33% and 35% as well as their not satisfied were 19% and 20% respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The student covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features of both the pie chart and the table. An overview is attempted in the second sentence ('Overall, it is evident that...'), capturing the extremes of user categories. Key data points are accurately cited, such as full-time undergraduates at 44% and academic staff at 7%. However, some data points are misreported or confused; for instance, the student states that helpfulness of staff had 'only 5% of fairly satisfied as well as 10% of non satisfied', which incorrectly mixes up the statistics from the table (helpfulness was actually 95% very satisfied, 5% fairly satisfied, and 0% not satisfied). Due to these inaccuracies in data reporting, the response falls into Band 5.5 to 6.0 territory, best fitting Band 6 for addressing all parts with relevant ideas, though with some unclear or inaccurate details.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response is arranged into discernible paragraphs, starting with an introduction and overview, followed by body paragraphs detailing the chart and table. Cohesive devices are used to link ideas, such as 'To begin with', 'Moreover', and 'In addition'. However, referencing and cohesion are sometimes faulty or mechanical. For example, the sentence 'While, distance learning and academic staff had almost same same percent...' exhibits poor punctuation and awkward transition. Paragraphing is present, but the internal logical flow is occasionally disrupted by abrupt shifts between data sets. Overall coherence is maintained well enough to achieve a Band 6, as the progression is generally clear despite mechanical flaws in cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The student attempts a range of vocabulary suitable for a data summary, including terms like 'illustrate', 'outcomes', 'proportion', and 'participation'. However, there are numerous lexical errors, word-form issues, and typos throughout the text. Examples include 'The give pie-chart' (given), 'library utilize' (utilisation/usage), 'lest' (least), 'helpfullness' (helpfulness), 'non satisfied' (not satisfied), 'conversly' (conversely), and 'benifactor' (beneficiary/user). These errors reflect a limited control of word formation and spelling. While the vocabulary is adequate to convey the basic meaning, the frequency of errors places this firmly at Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing relative clauses and comparative structures. However, grammatical accuracy is weak, with frequent errors in punctuation, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions. Examples include 'outcomes of survey' (an outcomes of a survey), 'availability of books were' (was), 'full-time undergraduates was' (were), 'had almost same same percent' (the same percentage), and missing articles throughout. Punctuation errors are also prominent, such as misplaced commas after transitional phrases or clauses. Because these errors occur frequently and occasionally cause slight strain for the reader, the grammar performance aligns with Band 5.

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