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 given pie chart and tables give proportion of categories of people who often go to library and contribtion in satisfaction level by different categories of visitors.
Overall, full time undergraduates accounts for the highest proportion in visiting the library, while academic staff share least proportion in visiting library. Helpfulness of staff is the
category which has highest contribution in the satisfaction level of users.
First, full-time undergraduates is the category which occupied highest proportion in visting library, this is 44%. Then full-time postgraduates occupied 1 quarter of users. On the other hand, academic contribute least in visiting the library, this is only 7%.
Secondly, table depicts helpfulness of staff is a category which accounts for highest proportion in the satisfaction level of users. Where as, availability of journals occupied least proportoin only just below 50%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the prompt by reporting key data points from both the pie chart and the table. An overview is provided, highlighting full-time undergraduates and staff proportions. However, the response contains inaccuracies in reading the visual data; for example, the student claims that the helpfulness of staff is the category which accounts for the highest proportion in satisfaction, but 95% of users were very satisfied with opening hours or helpfulness? Looking closer at the table, helpfulness of staff actually has 95% very satisfied, which is indeed the highest. However, the mention of availability of journals being 'just below 50%' is inaccurate, as the chart shows 45% very satisfied. Furthermore, the response is under-length, containing only 136 words against the 150-word minimum requirement. This prevents full development of the task.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response is organised into paragraphs, featuring an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs covering the chart and the table respectively. However, the logical progression is hindered by repetitive phrasing and weak cohesive devices. Transitions such as 'First' and 'Secondly' are used, but they are rather mechanical. Additionally, referencing is sometimes unclear, such as 'this is 44%' following a clause. Paragraphing is present, but the overall structure feels disjointed due to the brief and abrupt nature of the sentences.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, with frequent reliance on words like 'proportion', 'category', 'users', and 'visiting'. There are noticeable lexical errors, such as 'contribtion' (contribution), 'visting' (visiting), and 'proportoin' (proportion). Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success ('occupied' used repeatedly instead of 'accounted for' or 'represented'). The range is minimally adequate for the task, but lacks the precision and flexibility expected at higher bands.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is inconsistent. There are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasing, such as 'The given pie chart and tables give proportion of categories' (missing articles) and 'Where as, availability of journals occupied least proportoin only just below 50%' (fragmented clause and punctuation error). Subject-verb agreement issues also appear, such as 'academic contribute least'. While communication is not entirely obscured, frequent errors prevent the response from achieving a higher band.
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