Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-08

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 chart and table provides the informaton about a survey which was conducted on library users at a university. It also shows the percentage and Categories of library users with the satisfaction rate.

Firsly, the pie chart depicts the percentage of library users 44% of full time ungraduate and 25%of full time postgraduate users. Secondly, part time users are 16% and others such as all distance courses are and academic satff came in library approcimately same 7% to 8 %.

Moving to the next table shows about the rate of satisfaction. Most of users are happy with the library opening hours which were 65% and fairly staisfied are 35%.

The highest number of users very satisfied with the staff whereas only 5% people not happy.

Availabilty of books, journals and Wi-fi in the library approximately similar nearly 50%. However, about 20% users are not happy with the availabilty of books and wifi and journals.

Overall, Full time undergradutes and postgraduates users are happy who visit library and also happy with the staff of library.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main groups in the pie chart and report several key figures, including the 44% full-time undergraduates and the 25% full-time postgraduates. You also note the strong satisfaction with staff and opening hours. However, some important details are misreported: the 20% dissatisfied figure applies to journals, not books and Wi-Fi, whose dissatisfied figures are 10% and 19%. The overview is also unclear and overgeneralises that postgraduate and undergraduate users are happy, although the table reports satisfaction by service rather than by user group. To make the summary more complete, compare the highest and lowest satisfaction results and accurately distinguish the three satisfaction categories across the services.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable sequence: it introduces the visuals, describes the user categories, then moves to satisfaction results and ends with an overall statement. Paragraph breaks help separate these stages, and phrases such as “Moving to the next table” signal a change in focus. However, the progression is sometimes mechanical, with “Firstly,” “Secondly,” and “Moving to” doing much of the linking. Some references are unclear: “others” does not precisely identify the remaining user categories, and the final overview combines user-group information with service satisfaction. Grouping the satisfaction results into positive and negative comparisons, then giving a concise overview, would make the relationships between details clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary such as “percentage,” “satisfaction,” “opening hours,” and “availability,” so the reader can generally understand the topic. However, the range is limited and several word-choice or spelling errors reduce precision, including “happy” for formal survey reporting, “came in library,” and misspellings such as “inform aton,” “undergraduate,” and “availability.” Some phrases are also imprecise: “approximately same 7% to 8%” is awkward, and “not happy” is less suitable than a clear description of dissatisfaction. Aim for accurate collocations and consistent formal wording, for example, “accounted for,” “were very satisfied,” and “the proportion who were dissatisfied.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a few longer sentence forms, including the opening sentence and the contrast introduced by “However,” but most sentences rely on simple patterns, and errors occur frequently. For example, “The chart and table provides” has subject–verb disagreement, while “Most of users are happy … which were 65%” has an incorrect article and an unclear grammatical link between the users and the percentage. The sentence about staff satisfaction also omits the correct relationship between the 95% who were very satisfied and the 5% who were fairly satisfied. Practise building accurate comparisons with complete clauses, and check agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries before submitting.

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