Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-29
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 pie chart and table illustrates survey result of library at a university. Where, pie char dipects percentage of mass using library and in other hand char demonstrates satisfaction levels of people on different criterias.
Overall, In pie char full-time undergradute students had led.Whereas,least occupied by two small slice of distance learning and academic staff. In which people are highly satisfied in different categories like, Library opening hour, helpfulness of staff and many more.
Futhermore, full-time undergraduate had biggest slice of 44%,followed by full-time postgraduate students with 25% and part-time student by 16% then a half of full-time undergraduate student, combine contibute more then three quarter of graph. Remaining slices of distance learning and past-time postgradute contribute 8% and 7% respectively.
In contrast, people were most satisfied by helpfulness of staff and library oping hours by 95% and 65% remaining believe they were fairly satisfied. the least satisfied thing was availibility of journals and reliabilty of wi-fi which was less than 50% around 45% and 48% respectively whereas, approximately 34% of people think it servies were fairly satisfied and remaining think it was not satisfied. Intrestingly, availability of books satisfied 50% and 40% student think it was fairly satisfied and remaining were not satisfied by this servies.
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 candidate attempts to cover the main features of both the pie chart and the table. An overview is present at the beginning, noting that full-time undergraduates led the chart while distance learners and academic staff formed the smallest segments, and mentioning general high satisfaction levels. Key figures are correctly reported, such as 44% for full-time undergraduates and 95% for staff helpfulness. However, there are some inaccuracies and awkward phrasings in reporting data, such as confusing part-time postgraduate and distance learning percentages. The comparison and reporting could be more thoroughly developed to reach a higher band, but all parts of the visual data are addressed.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response is structured into paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs for the chart and the table. However, paragraphing and sentence boundaries are sometimes hindered by poor punctuation and sentence fragments, such as 'Where, pie char dipects...' and 'In which people are highly satisfied...'. Cohesive devices are used (e.g., 'Overall', 'In contrast', 'Furthermore'), but referencing and logical progression are occasionally faulty, causing some jerkiness in reading. Overall arrangement is coherent enough to follow the main points, but lacks sophisticated logical flow.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, allowing the student to communicate basic data points using terms like 'percentage', 'slice', and 'satisfaction levels'. However, there are numerous spelling errors ('char' instead of chart, 'dipects' instead of depicts, 'criterias', 'Futhermore', 'availibility', 'reliabilty', 'servies', 'Intrestingly') and awkward word choices ('most satisfied by helpfulness', 'least satisfied thing'). The range of vocabulary is somewhat limited and repetitive, which keeps the lexical score constrained.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms (e.g., using relative clauses and participial phrases), but grammatical accuracy is quite low. There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement, tense usage, and sentence structure (e.g., 'full-time undergraduate had biggest slice', 'combine contibute more then three quarter', 'student think it was fairly satisfied'). Punctuation errors are also prevalent, with misplaced commas and sentence fragments that impede smooth reading. While meaning is generally retrievable, errors are frequent.
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