Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-26

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)

This pie chart illustrates the results of a survey of library users at a aniversity. The highest percentage of using library by full-time undergraduate student with 44% but the other side only 7% of academic staff use the library which was lowest percentage in the chart. While in other hand, the 25% of student use library by full time postgraduate students which was quiet good data shown. Moving towards the part time postgraduate relevent data for using library was only 16% and distance learners percentage was only 8% which was not good figures showns.

Now try to elaborate the table chart of satisfaction level , library users satistfied by library opening timing and helpfulness of staff as well. Availablity of journals and reliability of wifi the percentage of both unsatisfied library user was approximately 20% and 10% was unsatified for availablity of books .

Overall, it is good graph of both piechart and table about using of library in modern time where mobile phone help for study but although mobile is helpful but library is very important factor in unversity .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features of both the pie chart and the table. The student correctly identifies key data points, such as the highest percentage for full-time undergraduates (44%) and the lowest for academic staff (7%), alongside satisfaction levels like staff helpfulness being very high at 95%. However, there are some inaccuracies in reporting specific figures (e.g., stating 'the 25% of student use library by full time postgraduate students' clumsily, or missing key details). Furthermore, the overview includes personal commentary rather than summarising the visual data directly ('library is very important factor in unversity'), which detracts from task completion. Overall, it addresses the prompt adequately but with mechanical reporting and a weak overview.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The essay is divided into paragraphs, separating the pie chart, the table, and the overall summary, which provides a basic structural framework. However, logical progression is hindered by repetitive and awkward transitions (e.g., 'Moving towards the part time postgraduate relevent data...', 'Now try to elaborate the table chart...'). Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as 'While in other hand', which blends two different contrasting phrases. Paragraphing is present, but the internal flow of sentences feels disjointed due to poor phrasing and lack of smooth referencing. Overall organisation is visible, but cohesion is mechanical and faulty in places.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, relying heavily on words directly copied or poorly modified from the prompt (e.g., 'percentage', 'library users', 'academic staff', 'postgraduate'). There are numerous lexical errors and unnatural collocations, such as 'percentage of using library', 'quiet good data shown', and 'satistfied by library opening timing'. Spelling errors are also present, including 'aniversity', 'relevent', 'satistfied', 'Availablity', 'unsatified', and 'unversity'. The range is limited and frequently strained, restricting the ability to convey precise meaning without error.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The text contains a very limited range of grammatical structures, with frequent basic errors that disrupt readability. There are serious issues with sentence construction, such as fragment sentences and run-on structures lacking verbs or proper subjects (e.g., 'The highest percentage of using library by full-time undergraduate student with 44% but the other side only 7%...'). Subject-verb agreement and prepositional use are frequently flawed ('percentage of both unsatisfied library user was approximately 20%'). While simple sentence forms are occasionally clear, attempts at more complex structures result in significant errors that frequently cause difficulty for the reader.

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