Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)
The charts and table shows the results of survey of library users at a univeristy.In the chart it is clearly mentioned that majority of library users are full time undergraduate students with 44%.After that 25% are full time postgraduate and 15% are part time graduate.while 8% are distance learners lowest are academic staff with 7%.The table shows that staff are very helpfull and 95% users are very satisied.while the users has some issues with the availability of books as 40% are fairly satisfied.The one thing which not satisfied the users are availability of journals.let discuss deeply both table and charts.
The Charts shows that academic staff are very in small amount in library with only 7%.Afrer the academic staff the users who visit library are distance learner of all courses with 8%.The encouraging part is 16% users are part-time postgraduate.As we move forward the ratio increases to 25% which belongs to full-time postgraduate.The highest number of users are full time undergraduate with around 44% and these students spend most of his and her time in library in order to study for exams and make assignments.
The table shows that users are very satisfied with the nature of staff as they are very helpfull with ratio of 95% only 5% are fairly satisfied.The library opening hours has some mixed satisfication.65% users are very satisfied with timings while 35% users are fairly satisfied.The availability of books at library are very important for users and its shows that 50% users are very satisfied and 40% are fairly satisfied keeping 10% not satisfied.The other important thing are availability of journals as only 45% users are very satisfied and 35% users are fairly satisfied while 20% are not satisfied.The wifi reliability of wifi signals are very important during study as users doing research through internet as 48% users are very satisfied and 33% users are fairly satisfied while 19% users are not satisfied.
The conclusion of both chart is that undergraduate students spend most of its time in library and academic staffs are the least one who visit the library.The table shows thats staff of libaray are very helpfull as majority of users are very satisfied.The availability of books are very important in library as 40% users are fairly satisfied.While the availability of journals effects much the users as 20% are not satisfied.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features from both the pie chart and the satisfaction table. Key data points are accurately identified, such as the highest proportion of library users being full-time undergraduates at 44% and the exceptionally high satisfaction rate for staff helpfulness at 95%. However, the overview is weak, consisting largely of a conversational instruction ('let discuss deeply both table and charts') rather than a proper summary statement of overall trends. Furthermore, some data points contain minor inaccuracies, such as stating 15% instead of 16% for part-time postgraduates. Because the response addresses all key features with relevant data, it fits comfortably into Band 6.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response is divided into logical paragraphs separating the introduction, the chart details, the table details, and a concluding summary. However, internal cohesion is frequently affected by punctuation and spacing errors, such as missing spaces after periods (e.g., 'univeristy.In the chart') and awkward conversational framing ('The one thing which not satisfied the users...'). Cohesive devices are used, but referencing can be repetitive and mechanical, relying heavily on phrases like 'The charts shows that' and 'The table shows that'. Paragraphing is present and structures the text, but overall logical progression is somewhat disrupted by informal phrasing and mechanical transitions. This performance aligns with a Band 6 score.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, successfully conveying numerical data and categories such as 'undergraduate', 'postgraduate', 'distance learners', and 'satisfaction'. However, the range is limited, and there are numerous word choice and spelling errors (e.g., 'univeristy', 'helpfull', 'satisied', 'effects much'). Attempts at less common vocabulary are generally inaccurate or unnatural, such as 'very in small amount' instead of 'constitute a small minority'. While communication is not severely impeded, these lexical limitations and frequent spelling errors restrict the score to Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and punctuation is inconsistent. There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'The charts and table shows', 'the users has', 'wifi reliability... are'), missing auxiliary verbs (e.g., 'which not satisfied'), and punctuation issues including run-on sentences and lack of capitalization at the beginning of clauses. Although some complex structures are used correctly, frequent grammatical errors cause some difficulty for the reader and prevent the response from achieving a higher band. This corresponds to a Band 5.0.
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