Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)
The pie chart illustrated, the categories of library users, while the table chart showed, the percentage of library user satisfication.
Overall, the proportion of the full-time undergraduate students are higher who used library, followed by Full-time postgraduate, Part-time graduate. The distance learning and academic staff play least part of the library users. In term of satisfication, Helpfullness of staff showed highest percentage of very satisfied, while reliability of wi-fi have very less ratio of very satisfied.
Full-time undergraduate accounted foe the largest share of library users at 44%. Full-time postgraduate and Part-time postgraduate stood at 25% and 16% respectively, while the of distance learning for all courses just at 8% and academic staff at 7%.
The ratio of very satisfied higher in Helpfulness of staff at 95%, followed by Library opening hours at 65%, while the avaiability of books stood at 50%. Moreover, the availability of journals and reliability of wi-fi less than 50%. Fairly satisfied just 5% showed by helpfulness of staff, the remaining library opening hours, availability of books, availability of journals and reliability of wi-fi at 35%, 40%, 35% and 33% respectively. There is 0%
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The response successfully covers all main parts of the prompt by summarising the pie chart regarding library user categories and the table showing satisfaction levels. The overview highlights key trends, such as full-time undergraduates being the largest user group and staff helpfulness receiving the highest satisfaction. Data is reported accurately for the most part, citing figures like 44% for undergraduates and 95% for staff helpfulness. However, the response trails off abruptly at the end ("There is 0% "), leaving a sentence incomplete. Furthermore, some data selection and comparison could be more fully developed to reach higher bands. Nonetheless, the task is addressed adequately.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The essay is organised into logical paragraphs, with an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs addressing the chart and table respectively. Cohesive devices are used to connect ideas, such as "Overall," "while," and "respectively." However, referencing and progression are occasionally faulty, and mechanical errors in sentence structure disrupt the flow. The abrupt cut-off at the end ("There is 0% ") further harms the overall cohesion. Paragraphing is present and generally appropriate, but logical progression needs smoother transitions.
Lexical Resource: Band 6.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with appropriate terms such as "proportion," "share," "respectively," and "satisfaction." There are several lexical and spelling errors throughout the text, including "illustrated" instead of "illustrates," "table chart showed" instead of "shows," "satisfication," "Helpfullness," and "avaiability." Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they restrict the score to Band 5.5 or 6.0. Band 6 reflects an adequate range with some persistent inaccuracies.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The text contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but error frequency is high. There are major grammatical and punctuation errors throughout, such as comma splices and dangling clauses in the opening sentence ("The pie chart illustrated, the categories of library users, while the table chart showed..."). Other errors include subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., "reliability of wi-fi have") and missing prepositions or incomplete clauses. Complex structures are attempted but frequently faulty. The density of errors places this response firmly in the Band 5 category.
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