Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The pie chart illustrates the proportion of university survey of libary users categories

overall, it is clear that full rime undergraduate is accounted of the largest percentage, while academic staff represented the smallest proportion.

looking at the details, full time postgraduate is 25 percent show while, part tine postgraduate is the 16 percent of the throughout the period to compare the other categories of library users distance learning of all course is 8 percent in the show, wheras academic staff has 7 percent of the the height number of the full time whcih is undergraduate in the period which is divided by 100 percent in the pie chart different catogries in the chart

library user satisfaction is convert in the catogries at beggining with the library opening hours was a 65 very satisfaction and other was 35 or 0, while helpfulness of staff which is 95 percent in the fully other was 5 or 0

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main user-group contrast accurately: full-time undergraduates are the largest group at 44%, while academic staff are the smallest at 7%. You also report several other user shares and correctly describe the opening-hours and staff-helpfulness results. However, the response only partly covers the task. The satisfaction table is reported for just two categories, leaving books, journals and Wi-Fi unaddressed, and there is little comparison across satisfaction results. The overview focuses on user categories but does not summarise the table’s main pattern, such as the high satisfaction with staff and the lower ratings for journals and Wi-Fi. A fuller overview and selective coverage of the remaining categories would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response, moving from an opening statement and overview to details about user categories and then satisfaction. This gives the reader some sense of the two visuals being discussed. However, progression within the paragraphs is difficult to follow: the long sentence beginning “looking at the details” combines several user groups without clear boundaries, and the final paragraph stops after two satisfaction categories. Linking expressions such as “while” and “to compare” are used, but the relationships they signal are not always clear. Use separate, focused paragraphs for the user profile and satisfaction table, and group related comparisons in shorter sentences to create a more logical sequence.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “largest” and “smallest,” and it attempts to describe both the chart and table. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning unclear, such as “is accounted of,” “the throughout the period,” and “the height number.” There are also repeated spelling errors, including “libary,” “wheras” and “catogries,” which reduce precision. Some phrases appear to be attempts at formal reporting but are not natural in this context. Build a reliable set of chart-description expressions and check spelling and word forms; for example, use “accounted for” and “the highest figure” rather than the phrases above.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to form longer sentences and use contrast, for example in the overview with “while,” but control of sentence structure is inconsistent. Several clauses are joined without a clear grammatical relationship, particularly the sentence beginning “looking at the details,” which becomes difficult to interpret. There are recurring problems with articles, agreement and verb forms, as in “full time postgraduate is 25 percent show” and “library user satisfaction is convert.” Punctuation and capitalisation are also inconsistent, with sentence openings often left in lower case and commas used where full stops would help. Practise writing short, complete comparison sentences first, then combine them with accurate subordinate clauses.

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