Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-01

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 illustrates the information about distinct category of library users at a university while the table shows the percentage of user happiness of using library.

Overall, the percentage of full-time undergraduates were dominates the graph with highest number of users while the individuals belongings to academic staff were on lowest percentage of using library. Regarding user satisfaction, the individuals were highly satisfied by the helpfullness of library staff with highest number of satisfied users while the highest number of users were not satisfied by availablilty of journals.

First, the number of full-time postgraduate students was considerable with 25% while full-time undergraduate students was dominates with highest percentage with 44%.Furthermore, the percentage of part-time postgraduate students was on morderate with only 16% of library users. On the other hand, the individuals who learns all type of courses were on 8% and individuals belonging to academic staff were on 7%.

On the other hand, the users were highly satisfied by the helpfullness of staff with 95% of satisfied users and 5% of fairly satisfied users. Moreover, reliablity of wi-fi and availability of journals were the reason of not satisfied users with 19% and 20%. Furthermore, in library opening hours 65% were very satisfied while 35% were fairly satisfied. Lastly, the 50% of individuals were satisfied while 40% was fairly satisfied and 10% were not satisfied because of availability of books in library.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response addresses all parts of the task by reporting the main features from both the pie chart and the table, and makes relevant comparisons. You successfully identify the dominant group of users (full-time undergraduates at 44%) and the least represented category (academic staff at 7%), alongside key details about user satisfaction. However, some aspects of your overview and body paragraphs are slightly under-developed or general, such as stating that journals had the 'highest number of users' who were not satisfied, when the chart actually shows percentages. Additionally, the overview contains a slight imprecision regarding overall happiness. Despite these minor limitations, the main trends and data points are adequately selected and reported to fulfill the basic requirements of the task.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response maintains a coherent overall arrangement with a clear division into an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs for the pie chart and the table. You use cohesive devices to link ideas, such as 'Overall', 'First', 'On the other hand', and 'Furthermore'. However, cohesion is at times mechanical or repetitive, particularly with the frequent use of 'On the other hand' to introduce new points where contrast is not necessarily required. Referencing is generally clear, and paragraphing is used appropriately to structure the comparison of the two visual sources.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, allowing you to convey the main features of the charts. You attempt less common vocabulary items and phrases, such as 'considerable', 'moderate', and 'dominant'. However, there are noticeable inaccuracies in word choice, collocation, and word form throughout the text. Examples include 'distinct category of library users' instead of 'categories', 'percentage of user happiness of using library' instead of 'user satisfaction levels', 'individuals belongings' instead of 'belonging', and 'availability of journals' being linked incorrectly to the number of users. Spelling is generally acceptable, but these lexical slips prevent the response from achieving a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence forms in your writing. There are instances of well-structured sentences, but grammatical errors occur regularly. Noticeable errors include subject-verb agreement issues, such as 'the percentage of full-time undergraduates were dominates' and 'full-time undergraduate students was dominates', misuse of passive voice and active forms ('individuals who learns all type of courses'), and preposition or article inaccuracies ('on lowest percentage', 'in library opening hours'). Punctuation and word forms within grammatical patterns also show some lapses. Nevertheless, these errors rarely impede communication and the meaning remains clear throughout the response.

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