Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)

The pie chart compares the result of a survey of library users at a university. Furthermore the categories of library users and their satisfaction percentage in survey I discuss it . Overall the full-time underdraduate users was the most and academic staff users was less.

To begin with, full-time undergraduate and full-time postgraduate is high 44% undergraduate and 25% postgraduate categories of library users. The satisfaction users from the most was helpfulness of staff very satisfied is 95%, fairly was 5% and not satisfied was 0%. Library opening hours 65% users was very satisfied,fairly is 35% and not satisfied was 0%. Distance learning and part-time postgraduate was 8% and part-time postgraduate was 16%. Availability of journals and reliabilitiy of wi-fi the very saisfied people is 45% and 48% wi-fi users furthermore, fairly good was 35% in journals and 33% not satisfied was 20% and 19%. Availability of books the persons who read the books was 50% very satisfied and 40% fairly satisfied and not satisfied is 10% only. The academic staff only 7% the read books in library.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main user group correctly: full-time undergraduates account for the largest share (44%), while academic staff are the smallest (7%). You also report several satisfaction figures accurately, including staff helpfulness and opening hours. However, the response only partially summarises the task: it gives a sequence of figures rather than a clear overview of the main satisfaction pattern, such as the high ratings for staff and opening hours compared with the lower ratings for journals and wi-fi. Some details are unclear or misreported: “33% not satisfied” for wi-fi should be 19%, and the statement that academic staff “read books” is not shown by the data. Select key comparisons and describe them precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response, beginning with an introduction and overview and then moving through user categories and satisfaction results. However, the information is not arranged in a consistently logical progression. User-group percentages and satisfaction figures are mixed within the same paragraph, and the reader must work to distinguish the two visuals. Linking words such as “Furthermore” are repeated or do not clearly show the relationship between ideas. The long middle section also strings several comparisons together without clear sentence boundaries. Group the user categories in one paragraph and satisfaction results in another, and use clear topic sentences and accurate referencing to make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “categories,” “satisfaction,” “availability,” and “reliability,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning awkward, such as “the satisfaction users from the most” and “the persons who read the books.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “underdraduate,” “reliabilitiy,” and “saisfied.” These reduce precision, particularly when describing the table. Use standard chart language such as “accounted for,” “rated,” and “respondents,” and check spelling carefully. Avoid adding interpretations about reading books when the data only reports satisfaction with book availability.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, but control is inconsistent, and many sentences contain errors that make relationships between figures difficult to follow. For example, “the full-time underdraduate users was the most” has problems with article use, agreement, and sentence construction; “full-time undergraduate and full-time postgraduate is high” also has faulty agreement and an incomplete comparison. Several clauses are joined with commas or run together, as in the sentence beginning “Availability of journals and reliabilitiy of wi-fi.” Use shorter, complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check singular/plural agreement and punctuation. A more controlled range of sentence patterns would make the data easier to understand.

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