Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · 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 4.0)

The given bar chat elucidates information about categories of libraray users in chart Overall it is clear that there are noticeable differences among the categories shown in the chart. It is clear the categories of library users is Academic staff is 7% and the distance learning is 8% and the part time postgraduate is 16% and the full time postgraduate is 25% and the full time undergraduate is 44%. It shows the full time postgraduate and the difference of full time undergraduate.Then the academic staff is lowest This chart a clear comparison among the activites.Full time postgraduate is grey and it is 25% while the distance learning is black and it is 8% its show the difference bewtween among the chart.Lets have a look among the remaining information.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. its show the diference between among the bar chat

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response attempts to address the visual data by mentioning several figures from the chart, such as 'Academic staff is 7%' and 'full time undergraduate is 44%'. However, it fails to summarize the main features effectively or make meaningful comparisons, and it completely ignores the entire second table regarding library user satisfaction. Furthermore, the writing includes repetitive copying of the rubric instructions at the end ('Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features...'). Because the data coverage is very limited and crucial parts of the prompt are unaddressed, the response falls into Band 4 according to the task response descriptors.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The text lacks clear overall organization and logical progression. Sentences are strung together using repetitive and unnatural transitional phrases such as 'It is clear', 'Then the academic staff is lowest', and 'Lets have a look among the remaining information.' Paragraphing is absent, as the entire response is written as a single dense block containing run-on thoughts and plagiarized chunks from the prompt. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, causing the flow of ideas to break down repeatedly. This matches the characteristics of a Band 4 performance.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and heavily dependent on copying words from the prompt and the labels in the chart (e.g., 'Academic staff', 'full time postgraduate', 'full time undergraduate'). There are noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'bar chat' instead of 'bar chart' and 'libraray' instead of 'library'. The range of vocabulary is extremely limited and inadequate for an academic task, making the response difficult to follow in places. This corresponds to a Band 4 lexical level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. The text consists mostly of simple, repetitive clause structures linked together by conjunctions and run-on punctuation (e.g., 'It is clear the categories of library users is Academic staff is 7% and the distance learning is 8%...'). There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement, sentence boundaries, and preposition usage ('beedwtween among the chart'). Complex sentence forms are virtually absent, and the density of basic errors consistently impedes clear communication, placing the grammar at a Band 4 level.

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