Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-13

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 five catagories of library users and satisfaction level of user as a result of survey at university.

Overall, the full-time udergraduates library users shows the dominancy above all catagories ;whereas. the academic staff was at the lowest users position with just 7%. on the other chart individuals being most satisified with helful staff ;while, least satisfied the wifi and journals services.

The full-time udergraduates made up 44% which was alomst half of the percentage. futhermore, the full-time postgraduates accounted for 25%.on contrast thepart-time postgraduates and distance learning pupil were just 16% and 8% respectively. finally, the academic staff is compromised to 7% only.

on the other hand, the table domenstrate the satisfaction level to five different services provided by the university to individuals , in which the helpfullness of staff ranked at first position with 95%. Secondly major

position is library opening hours and least satisifies with wifi- and availivi

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main user group accurately: full-time undergraduates account for 44%, while academic staff are the smallest group at 7%. You also attempt an overview of satisfaction, noting staff helpfulness as the strongest result and wi-fi and journals as weaker areas. This addresses both visuals, but the satisfaction summary is incomplete and partly unclear: the table shows opening hours also received a strong result (65% very satisfied), while journals had the highest dissatisfaction (20%), compared with 19% for wi-fi. The final sentence breaks off before reporting the remaining figures, so several relevant comparisons are under-developed. To strengthen the response, give a complete overview and select a few clear contrasts across the satisfaction categories, using accurate figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories, and a final paragraph beginning the satisfaction comparison. This gives the reader a basic route through the two visuals. However, progression becomes difficult in the last paragraph, which ends mid-phrase at “availivi” and does not complete the comparison. Some linking is also mechanical or confusing, as in “on the other hand” and “Secondly major position,” while punctuation and spacing around transitions make the sequence harder to follow. Organise the satisfaction details into a complete paragraph, group related figures together, and use straightforward links such as “By contrast” or “Meanwhile” only where the relationship is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “accounted for,” “made up,” “satisfaction level,” and “ranked,” which helps convey the chart’s subject. However, spelling errors and imprecise or unnatural combinations are noticeable, including “catagories,” “dominancy,” “satisified,” “helful,” and “domenstrate.” Phrases such as “library users position” and “individuals being most satisfied with helpful staff” are also awkward, and “pupil” is not an appropriate label for distance-learning users in this context. These choices sometimes make the intended comparison harder to understand. Aim for accurate, conventional chart language and check spelling carefully; precise terms such as “proportion,” “accounted for,” and “dissatisfied” will support clearer reporting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, including the overview contrast introduced by “whereas” and the sentence beginning “The full-time undergraduates made up 44%.” However, control is inconsistent. Subject–verb agreement is faulty in “The pie chart illustrate” and “the full-time undergraduates … shows,” and sentence boundaries are often unclear, as in “25%.on contrast” and the semicolon followed by “whereas.” The final sentence is incomplete, leaving its grammatical relationship unfinished. These errors can make some comparisons difficult to follow. Build accuracy by checking each sentence for a clear subject and verb, using full stops consistently, and completing clauses before moving to the next point. Continue practising complex contrasts, but keep their structure simple and controlled.

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