Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The chart and table illustrate the survey results of university library users.

Overall, full-time undergraduate and full-time postgraduate students has used the library services the most. The library ussage lessens with part-time postgraduates, distance learners and academic staff. Library opening hours and staff helpfulness got the highest satisfaction rates, while availability of journals caused the most dissatisfaction among the library users.

The chart shows that full-time undergraduates are the primary users of the library at 44%, followed by full-time postgraduate students at 25. Part-time postgraduates still use the facility, however, the percentage is relatively lower at 16. Only 7% of academic staff uses the services of library, and distance lerners' come as second least users of the services provided by library.

The library users have expressed satisfaction towards library opening hours and helpfulness of staff at 65% and 95% respectively. Availability of books received satisfactory rates, however, 10% of the users were still dissatisfied. Availability of journals and reliability of wi-fi both had the highest percentage of dissatisfaction at 20% and 19%, respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The response covers both visuals and gives a clear overview: undergraduates form the largest user group, while opening hours and staff helpfulness receive strong satisfaction, and journals attract the most dissatisfaction. Most figures are reported accurately, including 44%, 25%, 16%, 7%, and the satisfaction results for opening hours and staff. The main factual weakness is that distance learners are called the “second least users” without stating their 8% share; this is correct in ranking, but the comparison would be clearer with the figure. Also, the overview says the two student groups “has used” the services most, which slightly overgeneralises because the chart shows user proportions, not frequency of use. More precise reporting of the wi-fi and journal results would strengthen an otherwise well-selected summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised effectively into an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories, and one on satisfaction. This gives the reader a clear progression from the main patterns to supporting details. Linking expressions such as “followed by,” “however,” and “while” help compare information, and the two visuals are kept distinct. Some connections are less smooth: “however” is used where the contrast is limited in “Part-time postgraduates still use the facility, however,” and the final paragraph moves through several satisfaction categories without grouping the strongest and weakest results as clearly as it could. Use more deliberate comparisons—for example, contrast the 95% staff rating with the 20% journal dissatisfaction—to make the progression more cohesive and less list-like.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Vocabulary is adequate for describing the visuals, with useful terms such as “primary users,” “satisfaction rates,” “dissatisfied,” and “percentage.” The writer also attempts varied phrasing rather than repeating “users” throughout. However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural: “library ussage lessens” suggests a change over time, although the chart compares categories; “got the highest satisfaction rates” is informal; and “satisfactory rates” is not the most natural collocation. There are also spelling errors in “ussage” and “lern ers” (written as “lern ers” in the response as “lern ers” is not intended; the actual form is “lern ers”/“lern ers”); use standard spelling consistently. Prefer precise chart language such as “accounted for,” “recorded,” and “the proportion of users.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response uses a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons and subordinate clauses, and the meaning is generally clear. Some grammatical errors remain. In the overview, “full-time undergraduate and full-time postgraduate students has used” has subject–verb disagreement and an unsuitable present perfect construction; “students were the largest user groups” would be more accurate. “Only 7% of academic staff uses” also needs plural agreement (“use”), while “followed by full-time postgraduate students at 25” omits the percent sign in the written figure. Punctuation around “however” is also awkward in “facility, however, the percentage.” These errors do not prevent understanding, but checking agreement, tense, and sentence boundaries would improve control.

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