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 chart illustrate the review of the library end-user at the university. this chart show the candidates takes the benefits from library and also personal satifaction about the library.

Overall, most of the full time undergraduates students take more benefits or more users in the library, and also the least use of library are doing by academic staff. There are suprising numbers are also there with the distance learning students.

Full time undergraduates are spend more of the times in library, almost less than half percent users are there. there is full time postgraduate user are also their with quater. and the part time postgraduates are also 16% of user are there. most suprisingly there are distance learning users are also use the library. The academic staff are most least use of library, beacuse most of time staff has there personal cabines.

From the table of library user satisfaction, the most user are very satisfied with helpfulness of satff, and most of fairly satisfied with availability of books, and more user are not satisfy with the availability of journals at library.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both visuals and identify important features: undergraduates form the largest user group, academic staff the smallest, and staff helpfulness receives the strongest satisfaction rating. You also report several accurate figures, including 44% for full-time undergraduates and 16% for part-time postgraduates. However, some comparisons are incomplete or unclear. For example, “almost less than half percent users” does not clearly express that undergraduates account for 44%, and the overview does not summarise the main satisfaction pattern across the table. The claim that staff use the library least “because” they have personal cabins is not supported by the data. To strengthen the response, give a clearer overview and compare the high ratings for staff helpfulness and opening hours with the more mixed views of books, journals and wi-fi.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph about user categories and a final paragraph on satisfaction. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through both visuals. Some links between ideas are less clear, however. The overview’s “There are suprising numbers” does not specify which figures are surprising, and the final paragraph lists satisfaction findings without a clear comparison or progression. Repeated use of “and also” and “most” makes connections feel mechanical, while references such as “there” and “this chart” are sometimes vague. Organise the details into clearer comparisons—for example, group the largest and smallest user categories, then contrast the strongest satisfaction results with the lower ratings.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “full-time undergraduates,” “distance learning,” “satisfaction” and “availability of journals,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range and control are limited, and several phrases are inaccurate or awkward: “take more benefits,” “spend more of the times in library” and “most least use” do not express the intended chart comparisons naturally. Spelling errors such as “satifaction,” “suprising” and “beacuse” also reduce accuracy. Choose precise language for proportions and ratings, and avoid adding unsupported explanations. For instance, describe a group as “accounting for” a percentage and say users were “most satisfied with” a service. This would make the report clearer and more appropriate to an academic summary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the reader can usually follow the main points. However, errors in agreement, verb forms, articles and sentence construction are frequent enough to make several statements awkward or unclear. Examples include “The Pie chart illustrate,” “this chart show,” “Full time undergraduates are spend,” and “there is full time postgraduate user are also their.” Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, particularly at the start of sentences. Practise building accurate basic clauses first, then add comparisons using structures such as “while” or “whereas.” For example: “Full-time undergraduates accounted for 44%, while academic staff made up 7%.” Consistent subject–verb agreement and correct plural forms would improve clarity.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.