Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-28
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 6.0)
The pie chart gives information about the categories of library consumers.Simmilarly, the table illustrates the feedback from the library users in percentages.
Overall, more than 40% students were full-time undergraduate and academic staff and and distance learners were among least user among all people at the university.In the second diagram, most of the people of different categories were highly satisfied and almost less than one fourth from each categories were less likely to satisfied.
It can be seen from first diagram that full-time undergraduate students accounts for 44 % while full-time postgraduate make up at one fifth of total user which was second figure of userss.Additionally, part-time postgraduate were among third highest figure that constitute about 16% of total users. Distance learers and academic staff were least figure among library users.
As can be seen from second diagram, among highly satisfied users more than 90% were
satisfied because of helpfullness behaviour of staff and 45% were among the people that were satisfied due to availability of journals.Among fairly satisfied members, 40% were satisfied beacause of availability of books and least fairly satisfied were among the people who were satisfied with hwlpfullness of staff, which was contradict data in comparision with highly satisfied users.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The student covers all parts of the task by reporting data from both the pie chart and the table. An overview is provided, noting that full-time undergraduates and academic staff/distance learners represent the highest and lowest proportions respectively, and that most users were satisfied. Main features and key comparisons are identified, such as full-time undergraduates accounting for 44% and full-time postgraduates making up 25%. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in interpretation and data reporting, particularly regarding the table, where the student misinterprets satisfaction percentages (e.g., stating that 'more than 90% were satisfied because of helpfullness behaviour of staff' rather than evaluating the categories correctly). Despite these slight misreadings, the response successfully addresses the prompt and presents an adequate overview.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The response is organized into four paragraphs, following a logical structure with an introduction, overview, pie chart details, and table details. Cohesive devices are used to connect ideas, such as 'Overall', 'In the second diagram', and 'Additionally'. However, referencing and cohesion are sometimes faulty or mechanical, as seen with phrasing like 'which was contradict data in comparision with highly satisfied users'. Paragraphing is present and generally appropriate, but the progression within the final paragraph becomes slightly confusing due to data misinterpretation. Overall arrangement is coherent, earning a solid Band 6 for this criterion.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting less common terms such as 'proportion', 'constitute', and 'categories'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, including 'Simmilarly', 'Distance learers', 'helpfullness', 'beacause', 'hwlpfullness', and 'contradict data'. Some collocation and word-formation errors are present, such as 'least user among all people' and 'userss'. While communication is not severely impeded, these repeated lexical and spelling errors prevent the response from achieving a higher band score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, using relative clauses and introductory prepositional phrases (e.g., 'As can be seen from second diagram'). There are several grammatical errors and punctuation/spacing issues throughout the text, such as missing articles ('at one fifth', 'were least figure'), plural/singular agreement issues ('full-time postgraduate make up', 'learner and academic staff were least figure'), and missing spaces after punctuation. Despite these errors, the sentence structures are sufficiently varied to convey meaning without major communication breakdown.
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