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 pie chart illustrates the proportions of different categories of library users at a university, while accompanying table presents thier satisfaction levels regarding five aspects of the library's service

overall, full-time undergraduate are highly using library but how they covering class and spending time on library, and full-time postgraduate also uses library around 25 % users, remaning me users are uses but not that that much, least 7% users who was academic staff because they don't have that much work to use library that why they are least at given pie chart

users satisfaction on total library like opening hours, helpfulness of staff like on that, they maintain a satisfication feedback like to known about library to users based on that satisfication % on library, helpfulness of staff is highly users are satisfied more compartively other things

finally based on pie chart and library user satisfication, full-time undergraduate users are satisfies for helpfullness of staff but in other are satified but not in all

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify both visuals and correctly note that full-time undergraduates form the largest user group, while academic staff are the smallest; the figures of 25% for full-time postgraduates and 7% for staff are also accurate. However, the response only partially reports the information. It gives almost no usable comparison of the satisfaction results, beyond saying staff helpfulness is highest, and does not report the strong figures for opening hours or the lower satisfaction with journals and Wi-Fi. The explanation that staff use the library least because they have little work there is invented and unsupported by the chart. A clearer overview of the main satisfaction patterns, followed by selected accurate comparisons, would make the summary more complete and relevant.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic sequence: an introduction, comments on user categories, and comments on satisfaction. This gives the reader some sense of the two visuals being discussed. However, progression is weak because the paragraphs do not clearly separate an overview from supporting details, and the final paragraph repeats the idea that undergraduates are satisfied without adding a clear comparison. Linking phrases such as “overall” and “finally” are used, but they do not reliably connect the information; “finally” introduces a claim that is difficult to follow. Organise the response around a concise overview and then one paragraph for each visual, using clear comparisons to guide the reader.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “proportions,” “satisfaction levels,” “opening hours,” and “helpfulness of staff,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate or repetitive expressions make meaning difficult to follow, such as “highly using library,” “satisfication feedback,” and “more compartively.” Repeated use of “users,” “satisfied,” and “library” also limits precision. Choose standard chart language and accurate collocations—for example, describe a group as “accounting for” a share and say respondents were “very satisfied” with a service. Avoid adding speculative explanations, and check spelling and word forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

There are attempts to form longer sentences using “while,” “because,” and “but,” but these structures are often faulty, and sentence boundaries are not consistently controlled. For example, “full-time undergraduate are highly using library” has problems with agreement and sentence construction, while “they are least at given pie chart” is difficult to interpret. Articles and plurals are also inconsistent, as in “accompanying table” and “other things.” Capitalisation at the start of sentences is frequently missing, and punctuation does not always separate ideas clearly. These errors sometimes obscure the intended comparisons. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses, checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and punctuation.

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