Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)

The pie chart and the table gives the information on the category of users and percentage of the library user satisfactionr espectively. There are total five category of library users which are full-time undergraduates, full time postgraduate, Part-time postgraduate, Academic Staff and distance learning which consists of all courses. students who are studying full time uses the library the most as compared to the students of part-time and distance learning. The least percentage is shared by academic staff.

Overall, The percentage of consumption of library's full-time students of doing bachelors and master is 44 and 25 percent respectively. Moreover, only 16 percent of part-time postgraduate consider library. Followed by distance learning with 8 percent and last but not least is academic staff which is only 7 percent.

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AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The student attempts to address the task by summarizing the pie chart showing categories of library users, mentioning key figures such as 44% for full-time undergraduates and 25% for full-time postgraduates. However, the response is incomplete because it cuts off mid-sentence ("Consetiuently, the table de"), failing to report any information from the table regarding library user satisfaction. Furthermore, the length requirement of 150 words is not met, as the response contains only 131 words. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed, leading to a penalty for under-length and missing data from the visual source.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The text exhibits some basic organizational structure with an introductory overview and subsequent body sentences. However, coherence is severely disrupted because the response ends abruptly in an unfinished sentence. Paragraphing is attempted, but cohesive devices are basic or awkward (e.g., "last but not least is academic staff"). Reference and progression break down entirely towards the end as the text cuts off before introducing the table data. While some logical sequencing is initially visible, the incomplete nature of the writing prevents a clear overall progression from being established.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary range for basic task description, utilizing words such as "categories," "percentage," "undergraduates," and "postgraduate." However, there are notable lexical errors and awkward word choices, such as "percentage of consumption of library's" and the spelling error "respectively" merged as "respectype" or "satisfactionr espectively" as well as "Consetiuently." Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success and accuracy, resulting in language that occasionally causes strain for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The student employs a mix of simple and some complex sentence forms, such as "students who are studying full time uses the library the most as compared to..." However, there are frequent grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ("The pie chart and the table gives", "students... uses"), incorrect prepositions, and incomplete sentences due to the abrupt cut-off at the end of the text. Punctuation and capitalization are also somewhat erratic ("Overall, The"). These errors persist and occasionally hinder clarity.

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