Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 Pie cheart and tabular data illustrate the outcome of a survey of different categories of library users at the university from different aspects.

Overall, the users who participated in this survey were mostly from various types of users and the mesurements were the opening hours , staff coopration, books abd journals avalibilty and wifi performance.

The users' categories were mostely from full time undergraduate students with 44%. Followed by the 2nd partion from full time postgraduate wuth 25% . In 3rd place part time postgraduate users wuth 16% . Then Distance learning and academic staff with 8% and 7% respectively.

Regarding to results of survey measures, the highest very satisfied precentage were for staff's helpfulness 95% , followed by 65% for library opening hours then 50% , 45% and 48% for the availability of boos , journals and wifi reliability respectively.

For the highest fairly satisfied precentage were for availability of books 40% , followed by 35% for library opening hours and availability of journals equally then 33% for wifi's reliability and 5% for staff helpfulness.

In respect to Not satisfied result only three aspects were recorded with 20%, 10% and 19% for Availability of journals , books , and wifi reliability respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main user groups and report their proportions accurately, including the dominance of full-time undergraduates (44%) and the smaller shares for academic staff and distance learners. You also cover all five satisfaction measures and correctly highlight staff helpfulness as the strongest result. However, the overview is vague: “mostly from various types of users” does not clearly summarise the key pattern in satisfaction, and the response mainly lists figures rather than selecting and comparing the most important contrasts. For example, it could state that dissatisfaction was absent for opening hours and staff helpfulness, while journals had the highest dissatisfaction. The final sentence says only three aspects recorded dissatisfaction, but does not explicitly identify the two with none. A clearer overview and more purposeful comparisons would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories, and paragraphs comparing satisfaction levels. Sequencing within the category figures is clear, and phrases such as “followed by” and “in 3rd place” help show ranking. However, the overview does not establish a useful direction for the report, and the satisfaction results are divided into separate lists of “very satisfied,” “fairly satisfied,” and “not satisfied,” which makes comparisons across measures somewhat mechanical. Some linking phrases are awkward or unclear, including “Regarding to results” and “In respect to Not satisfied result.” Grouping the strongest and weakest satisfaction findings together, with clearer transitions, would improve progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “categories,” “availability,” “reliability,” and “satisfied,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, such as “mesurements,” “coopration,” “avalibilty,” “precentage,” and “boos.” Some expressions are also unnatural or imprecise: “staff cooperation” does not match the table’s “helpfulness of staff,” while “wifi performance” is less exact than “reliability of wi-fi.” Repeated use of “followed by” and “for” also makes the reporting sound formulaic. More accurate collocations and careful spelling would make the data description clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response includes both simple statements and some longer structures, such as the sentence listing the user categories and their percentages. However, grammatical control is uneven, and errors occur in sentence construction, articles, prepositions, and punctuation. For example, “Regarding to results of survey measures” has an incorrect preposition and missing articles, while “The users' categories were mostely from…” is an awkwardly formed sentence. Several list sentences lack consistent punctuation, and the opening sentence is difficult to parse because of its repeated “different” phrasing. These issues do not prevent the reader from following the main figures, but they reduce clarity. Practise building accurate comparison sentences and checking article use and sentence boundaries.

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