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)

Given Pie Chart and table illustrates information about the outcome of survey of depository users at a college.

In Pie Chart, the highest percentage of library users's is Full-time undergraduate, which is 44% respectively. as compare to lowest user's for this particular library is academic staff which indicate 7% only.

Table shows the Library user satisfaction, in this table there are three different category users which is Very satisfied, Fairly satisfied and Not satisfied. In Very satisfied section the highest percentage of people is Helpfulness of staff, there is 95%. In Fairly satisfied part lowest potentiality is also Helpfulness of staff.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify two relevant headline facts: full-time undergraduates form the largest user group at 44%, and academic staff are the smallest at 7%. You also correctly note that staff helpfulness has the highest very-satisfied figure, at 95%, and the lowest fairly-satisfied figure, at 5%. However, the response is substantially incomplete: it gives no clear overview of the satisfaction results and omits most categories and figures, including the 0% dissatisfied results for opening hours and staff helpfulness. The task requires at least 150 words, and this response is 49 words short. As a result, the main features are only minimally reported; develop a fuller comparison across both visuals and include the most notable contrasts.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, sensible division between the pie chart and the table, and phrases such as “In Pie Chart” and “Table shows” help signal the topic of each paragraph. This gives the reader some organisation. However, there is little progression within either paragraph: the table paragraph mentions only two satisfaction figures and does not move through the other categories or draw the information together. Linking is also limited, and “In Fairly satisfied part” does not clearly connect the 5% figure to the preceding comparison. A brief overview followed by a paragraph on user categories and one on satisfaction, with clear comparisons such as “by contrast” and “while,” would make the information easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “highest,” “lowest,” and “satisfaction,” so the basic subject is understandable. However, the range is limited, and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unnatural: “outcome of survey,” “depository users,” “lowest potentiality,” and “library users's” do not express the intended ideas naturally. “Particular library” is also imprecise when describing a user category. Use standard chart-reporting language such as “survey results,” “library users,” “proportion,” and “the smallest group.” More precise terms for satisfaction levels and comparisons would help you describe the table clearly and avoid repetition.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and a longer sentence beginning “In Very satisfied section,” but the range remains limited and errors recur. For example, “Given Pie Chart and table illustrates” has a subject–verb agreement problem and lacks appropriate articles; “which is 44% respectively” is an awkward, incomplete construction; and “as compare to” uses an incorrect verb form. The sentence about the table also has agreement problems in “there are three different category users which is.” Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent, including the lower-case “as” after a full stop. These errors do not prevent the reader from identifying the main figures, but they make several sentences difficult to read. Practise accurate article use, agreement, and complete comparison structures.

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