Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-27

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 below shows the figure of library users in university while the table below shows users level of statisfication with library services.

The full time undergraduate contains the highest propotion at 44 % while the least is recorded by academic staff at 7% . meanwhile 35% are fairly satisfied with the opening hours of Library followed by 5% of suffienciently satisfied with the helpfulness.

furthermore 25% post graduates utilizes library service compared to part time post - grad by only 16%. while the avalability of books is more statisfied by 50% corresponding to availability of journals by only 45 percent.

In addition only 8% of distant learning has utilized library service.although relibility of wifi has accounted for statisfication is at 48.

overall the highest satisfactory percentage among all the services has recorded by helpfulness of staff in library while the fairly statisfied is 40% considerd highest among all services. however not satisfied ratio is highest in availability of journals by 20 %.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student attempts to cover both the pie chart and the table, noting key proportions such as full-time undergraduates at 44% and academic staff at 7%. However, the selection of data is somewhat haphazard and mixes data points from the chart and table without a clear structural overview. There are several inaccuracies in reporting the table data; for instance, the student states that '35% are fairly satisfied with the opening hours' (whereas 65% were very satisfied and 35% fairly satisfied) and confuses percentages of satisfaction categories with the overall responses. Nevertheless, the main features are broadly touched upon, placing this response at Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response is divided into paragraphs, but the progression of ideas is disjointed. Sentences are strung together with weak or repetitive cohesive devices such as 'meanwhile', 'furthermore', and 'in addition'. Paragraphing is poorly handled, as the body text is split awkwardly and lacks a coherent overall structure that separates the pie chart description from the table data. Reference words are occasionally unclear, making it difficult to follow which category or satisfaction metric is being referred to. This meets the criteria for Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive ('highest', 'least', 'satisfied'). There are noticeable spelling and word choice errors throughout the text, such as 'statisfication' (satisfaction), 'propotion' (proportion), 'suffienciently' (sufficiently), 'avalability' (availability), 'distant learning' (distance learning), and 'relibility' (reliability). These lexical errors and incorrect collocations cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a limited lexical range appropriate for Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The text displays a very limited range of sentence structures, relying mostly on simple or faulty complex sentences. There are frequent grammatical errors, including missing articles ('the full time undergraduate contains'), incorrect prepositions, and subject-verb agreement issues ('highest satisfactory percentage... has recorded'). Punctuation is also weak, with missing capitalisation at the start of sentences ('furthermore', 'in addition'). These persistent errors occasionally impede communication and place the response firmly at Band 5.0.

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