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 the proportions of a report about library users at a university.
Overall, the charts clearly shows that the full-time undergraduates are the frequent users, followed by full-time postgraduates, part-time postgraduates, lastly the academic staff being least. while the table give information of user respons on library facilities, where helpfullness of staff having the highest review percentage, following the opening library hours, availability of books, lastly availability of journals at least satisfied one amoung users.
Starting with full-time undergraduates with most people acconted for 44%, followed by full-time postgraduates with 25%, later the part-time undergraduates with 16%, meanwhile academic staff ended with least users with only 7%.
In the table, helpfullness of staff having major share with 95%, followed by opening library hours being the secong most satisfied with 65, availability of books with 50%, reliability of internet with 48% satisfaction, while availability of journals with more not satisfied review reprasented at 20% among libraru uses.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The student successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting the main features of both the pie chart and the table. An overview is attempted in the second paragraph, capturing the dominant categories and satisfaction levels. Key data points are accurately reported, such as full-time undergraduates accounting for 44% and helpfulness of staff having the highest satisfaction at 95%. However, some comparisons could be more clearly integrated, and minor inaccuracies appear in the reporting of some percentages (e.g., omitting the percentage sign for opening hours). Overall, the response is well-grounded in the visual data and covers the necessary features for an Academic Task 1 response.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The response is organized into four paragraphs, following a logical structure with an introduction, overview, and separate body paragraphs for the chart and table. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Overall', 'Starting with', and 'In the table', but some transitions are clunky or ungrammatical (e.g., 'lastly the academic staff being least. while the table give information...'). Paragraphing is functional, but sentence-level cohesion is occasionally disrupted by poor punctuation and run-on sentences. Referencing is generally clear, though referencing pronouns are sometimes omitted or misused.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms like 'proportions', 'categories', 'satisfaction', and 'availability'. However, there are notable spelling errors ('helpfullness', 'acconted', 'reprasented', 'libraru') and word-form inaccuracies (e.g., 'user respons', 'frequent users' instead of 'most frequent users'). Less common lexical items are attempted, but their usage lacks precision and control. While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey the main message, the frequent spelling and collocation errors limit the lexical score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but grammatical control is inconsistent. There are frequent errors in verb tense and agreement, such as 'The pie chart and table illustrates' (should be plural 'illustrate') and 'helpfullness of staff having major share' (missing verb/article). Fragmented clauses and run-on sentences without proper punctuation are common (e.g., starting sentences with 'Starting with...' without a main verb). While meaning is generally clear despite these errors, the high frequency of basic grammatical and punctuation mistakes keeps the score at a Band 5.0.
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