Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-30

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 chart represents the library users share by category while the table illustrates the satisfaction levels by users

Overall, Full-time undergrades represented largest share of users, followed by full-time postgraduates. In terms of satisfaction level, users found library staff highly helpful, with greater satisfaction level followed by library hours.

As it can be seen from the pie graph, Full-time users accounted for 44% of total users, represening the largest category. While, full-time postgraduates made up quater of the total compared to part-time postgraduates with the percentage of 16%. Distance learning group and academic staff, both represented nearly equal proportions at 8% and 7% repectively.

User satisfaction level varied from very satisfied, fairly satisied and not satisfied. 95% users were very satisfied with helpullness of staff followed by library opening hours at 65%, 50 of user marked very satisfied for availibility of books. Availibility of journals and reliability of wifi were graded at 45 and 48% respectively.

Coming to fairly satisfied, availibilty of books and availibilty o journels showed 35% satisaction level,while availibity of books received 40%. However, about 20% showed no satisfaction to availibility of journals and 19% were not satisfied from wifi relaibility, while 10% were dissatisfied from availibity of books.

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AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features of both the pie chart and the table. An overview is provided, identifying that full-time undergraduates represented the largest share of users and that library staff helpfulness received the highest satisfaction rating. Key data points are selected and reported accurately, such as undergraduates making up 44%, full-time postgraduates 25%, and staff helpfulness at 95% 'very satisfied'. Comparisons are made between categories, such as comparing full-time postgraduates with part-time postgraduates (16%). However, the ending of the response trails off abruptly ('atisfaction fro'), which represents a minor slip in task completion. Overall, the information is well reported and meets the core requirements.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The essay is organized into logical paragraphs, starting with an introduction and overview, followed by body paragraphs dedicated to the chart and the table respectively. Cohesive devices are used to link ideas, such as 'Overall', 'In terms of satisfaction level', 'As it can be seen', and 'Coming to fairly satisfied'. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different visual data sources. However, referencing and progression become slightly mechanical in the later paragraphs, and the abrupt ending disrupts the overall flow. Logical sequencing is generally maintained throughout.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully employing terms such as 'proportion', 'categories', 'satisfaction levels', and 'percentage'. There are some attempts at less common vocabulary, though this is accompanied by spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'undergrades' instead of 'undergraduates', 'represening', 'quater', 'helpullness', 'availibility', and 'relaibility'. While these lexical errors occur frequently, they do not impede communication as the meaning remains clear.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'The chart represents the library users share by category while the table illustrates...' and 'Distance learning group and academic staff, both represented nearly equal proportions...'. There are several grammatical errors and punctuation slips throughout the text, including missing articles ('represented largest share', 'compared to part-time postgraduates with the percentage of 16%'), incorrect prepositions ('satisfied from wifi relaibility'), and spelling/typographical issues that culminate in an unfinished sentence at the close. Nevertheless, many simple sentences are accurate and communication is not seriously impeded.

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