Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-07

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 given pie chart illustrates the outcome of a query of library users at a university.

Overall, it can be seen that mostly full time undergraduates are using library at university. Whereas, only few people used library from distance learning and academic staff. In term of satisfaction helpfulness of staff received highest positive results. While, availability of journals has least positive votes.

By analysing the data, highest users were using library from undergraduates approximately 44% this is the highest ration among all other departments following to this in full time post graduates the number was common around 25% users. However, In part time postgraduates that number was even least only about 16% library users Although, 8% users contributed from distance learning similarly only about 7% users used library from academic staff.

To look at the satisfaction of users most of the satisfied users reviewed around 95% with only about 5% fairly satisfied users. Compare to this least satisfied

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify two relevant overall features: full-time undergraduates form the largest user group, and staff helpfulness receives the strongest satisfaction ratings. You also report several user-group figures accurately, including 44%, 25%, 16%, 8% and 7%. However, the satisfaction section is incomplete: it stops after “least satisfied” and gives no comparison or figures for the other categories. The claim that journals had the least positive votes is also imprecise, since the table shows the lowest very-satisfied share for journals, but wi-fi has a lower combined positive share if “positive” includes both satisfaction categories. To improve, summarise the main satisfaction contrasts and distinguish very satisfied from fairly satisfied and not satisfied.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction to an overview, then user-group details and satisfaction. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression becomes unclear in the final paragraph, which ends abruptly at “Compare to this least satisfied” and leaves the satisfaction data unfinished. Several linking expressions are awkward or do not show the intended relationship clearly, such as “Whereas” beginning a sentence fragment and “Although” introducing a point without a complete contrast. The user-group figures are also presented in a repetitive sequence. Use complete, clearly linked sentences and organise the satisfaction comparisons into a finished paragraph.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “full time undergraduates,” “satisfaction,” “helpfulness” and “availability,” and the main user categories are generally identifiable. However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or repetitive, which makes some descriptions difficult to interpret. For example, “outcome of a query” is not a natural way to describe survey results, “highest ration” appears to mean “highest proportion,” and “positive votes” is imprecise for satisfaction ratings. Phrases such as “the number was common” and “users were using library from undergraduates” also lack natural meaning. Aim for precise chart language such as “accounted for,” “proportion,” and “rated the service very satisfactory.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentence forms and use basic present-tense reporting, but control is inconsistent. Several sentences contain faulty structures or punctuation, including “Whereas, only few people used library…” and “By analysing the data, highest users were using library from undergraduates approximately 44% this is the highest…”. The final sentence is incomplete, and the opening overview also contains a fragment beginning “While.” Articles and sentence boundaries need attention: for example, use “the library” and separate the 44% statement into a complete sentence. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine comparisons with controlled clauses such as “whereas” or “while.”

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