Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The pie chart provide us comparitive information on the results of a survey of library users at universiy.Where the Information table shows the level of satisfaction of library user.

We saw the number of full time learning undergraduates visit library more frequently with 44 percent where as the number of full time graduate hold the second place with 25 percent. The number of academic staff show massive decline on pie chart with only 7 percent visit to library.

Below the information table shows the level of satisfication and disatisfaction from library provided services from all level of educational levels. The student feel very satisfied with the helpfulness of staff with 95 percent where as the student saw unsatisfied while finding available of journals in library. Most of the all program student found satisfied and fairly satisfied category on availbilty of books.Where the relaibility of wi-fi from student come up with 48 percent very satisfied and fairly satisfied with 33 percent.We saw very less number of not satisfied student from all levels of education in satisfaction information chart.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several relevant headline figures, including full-time undergraduates as the largest user group (44%), full-time postgraduates at 25%, and academic staff as the smallest group (7%). You also select notable satisfaction results, especially staff helpfulness (95% very satisfied) and the comparatively weaker response for journals. However, the summary is only partial: it omits the 16% part-time postgraduate and 8% distance-learning groups, and gives little meaningful comparison across the satisfaction categories. The claim that there were “very less” dissatisfied users is too broad: dissatisfaction was 0% for two services but reached 20% for journals. Include a clear overview of the main contrasts and report the key figures accurately and selectively.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic sequence: it introduces the two visuals, discusses user categories, and then moves to satisfaction. This gives the reader some sense of organisation. However, progression within the paragraphs is limited, and several ideas are joined awkwardly or repeated, such as “Where the information table shows” and “Below the information table shows.” The final sentence makes a general claim without clearly linking it to the figures already discussed. Use separate, purposeful paragraphs for the user profile and satisfaction results, and organise each around a main comparison. More precise linking and referencing would make the relationships between figures easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “survey,” “level of satisfaction,” “helpfulness,” and “availability,” and the reader can generally identify the topics being described. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning unclear. For example, “full time learning undergraduates” is not a natural description of the category, while “the number of full time graduate hold the second place” is awkward. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “universiy,” “satisfication,” “availbilty,” and “relaibility.” Use the chart’s category labels accurately and practise common reporting phrases such as “accounted for,” “ranked second,” and “were satisfied with.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use comparison structures, for example, “The student feel very satisfied … with 95 percent where as…” However, sentence structures are often faulty, and errors in agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries occur frequently. “The pie chart provide” needs subject–verb agreement, while “the number of full time graduate hold” has problems with both the noun phrase and verb. The opening also joins two independent ideas with “Where,” leaving the sentence incomplete. Punctuation and spacing are inconsistent, and some sentences are difficult to parse. Build more reliable simple sentences first, then add controlled complex clauses; check that each sentence has a complete main clause and that subjects agree with their verbs.

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