Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-11

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 6.5)

The pie chart illustrates the proportion of library users across five different categories, while the table describes the users' satisfaction in percentage about the facilities in the library.

Overall, the most of the library users are full-time undergraduate students, whereas the academic staff and distance learning constitute the least. However, most of the customers are very satisfied with the staff and opening hours, while there is less satisfaction in the availability of book, journals and wifi.

The full-time undergraduates make up 44% of the library clients being the highest. The full-time postgraduates constitute 25% while the part-time postgraduates constitutes 9% lesser at 16%. The minimum number of readers are distance learners (8%) and academic staff (7%).

The table describes that in terms of linrary opening hours,65% of the visitors are very satisfied and 35% are fairly satisfied. Moreover, 95% of the customers are highly satisfied with the helping staff following 5% who are fairly satisfied. Furthurmore, the availability of books and journals highly satisfied the users with a proportion of only 59% and 45%, while there is a ration of 40% fairly impressed customers for books and 35% for journals. The reliablity of wifi have 48% very satisfied customers, 33% fairly satisfied and 19% are not satisfied.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both visuals and provide a clear overview, identifying undergraduates as the largest user group and staff and distance learners as the smallest, while noting stronger satisfaction with staff and opening hours. Most figures are reported accurately. However, the overview’s claim that satisfaction is lower for books, journals and Wi-Fi is broad: staff helpfulness is exceptionally high, while books and Wi-Fi have similar very-satisfied figures. There is also a factual error: part-time postgraduates are 16%, which is 9 percentage points lower than full-time postgraduates, not 9% lesser. The statement that books had 59% very satisfied users is incorrect; the figure is 50%. More precise comparisons and a clearer distinction between satisfaction levels would strengthen an otherwise relevant summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into a clear introduction, overview and two detail paragraphs, with the user categories separated from satisfaction data. This gives the reader a logical route through both visuals. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Moreover” and “Furthermore” help signal relationships, and the main comparisons are generally easy to follow. Some transitions are a little mechanical, and the final paragraph packs several satisfaction figures into long sentences, making comparisons less clear. For example, the sentence beginning “Furthermore, the availability of books and journals…” combines very-satisfied and fairly-satisfied results without cleanly separating the two categories. Grouping the satisfaction results by high and low ratings, and using shorter sentences for the figures, would make the progression more precise and cohesive.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “constitute,” “visitors,” and “reliability,” and the meaning is generally clear. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing survey data: “customers” and “clients” are less suitable than “users,” “highly satisfied the users” does not express the intended rating, and “a ration of … fairly impressed customers” is unclear. There are also spelling errors, including “linrary,” “Furthurmore,” and “reliablity,” alongside inconsistent “wifi/Wi-Fi.” These issues limit precision and naturalness. Prefer standard chart language such as “accounted for,” “rated,” and “the proportion of respondents,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast clause with “whereas” and a relative construction in “library users … being the highest.” Most sentences remain understandable, and errors do not generally prevent the reader from following the comparisons. Some grammatical problems persist, however. In “the most of the library users,” the article is incorrect; “most library users” is needed. The phrase “the part-time postgraduates constitutes” has subject–verb disagreement, and “the reliability of wifi have” also needs a singular verb. There are article and plural issues in “availability of book” and punctuation spacing around figures, as in “hours,65%.” Review agreement, articles and sentence boundaries, while retaining the range of structures you already attempt.

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