Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-14

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 given pie chart illustrates how to use library by users at a university. Interestingly, academic staff and distance learning users spent very less time in library.

It is manifest from the graph that academic staff used 7% part of the libraray which is very smaller naumber and 1 percent more library used by distance learning for all the courses. Part- time postgraduat students using a 16 proportion of part of the library of the university.

In addition to this, a quarter proportion of library used by full-time postgraduate students. However, full -time undergraduate students cover the highest space of the library which is 44 percentage. Fll-time undergraduate students cover the higher space compare to other four categories.

Overall, highest proprtion of library cover by the full-time under graduate students and least part of library used by the academic staff and also all courses cover very smaller space of the library.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies the largest group correctly as full-time undergraduates (44%) and the smallest as academic staff (7%), and it includes several other category figures. However, it only minimally addresses the task because it describes the pie chart as showing how users “use” the library, rather than clearly reporting the proportions of user categories. The claim that these groups “spent very less time” in the library is unsupported: the chart gives no information about time spent. The overview also repeats the largest and smallest groups without summarising the distribution clearly, and “all courses cover very smaller space” is unclear. Focus on the chart’s actual subject and give a concise overview of the main proportions, avoiding invented interpretations.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: the response has separate paragraphs, uses “In addition to this” to introduce further figures, and ends with an overall statement. The reader can generally follow the sequence from smaller categories to larger ones. However, progression is weakened by repetition: the 44% undergraduate figure is stated twice in the same paragraph and again in the conclusion. Linking phrases such as “It is manifest” and “Overall” do not always introduce clearly distinct points, while the opening comment about time spent interrupts the chart description. Some references, including “all courses,” are unclear. Group the figures logically, use the overview to summarise rather than repeat, and make each paragraph serve a clear purpose.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some task-related vocabulary, including “academic staff,” “distance learning,” “full-time undergraduate,” and “proportion,” so the topic is recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the description difficult to interpret. For example, “used 7% part of the library” suggests physical space or usage rather than the share of respondents, and “cover the highest space” is not an appropriate way to describe a category’s percentage. There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, such as “libraray,” “naumber,” “proprtion,” and “under graduate.” Use precise terms such as “accounted for” or “represented,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few different sentence patterns, including a contrast introduced by “However” and a concluding sentence beginning “Overall.” Nevertheless, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences awkward or unclear. For instance, “academic staff used 7% part” lacks a grammatical structure for expressing a proportion, while “Part-time postgraduate students using a 16 proportion” has no finite verb. The sentence “full-time undergraduate students cover the highest space” also uses an inconsistent verb form and an unclear grammatical construction. Articles, plurals, and hyphenation are not consistently controlled. Practise accurate patterns such as “X accounted for 7%” and “Y made up 16%,” then check each sentence for a complete verb.

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