Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

This pie chart illustrates the categories of individuals who are using library and table displays the result of survey done at university.

Overall its shown that full time undergraduates and postgraduates are largely using library and very less number of educational staff are taking benefit from it.

44% full time undergraduates are contributing in utillization of library and 25% are full time and 16 % are part-time postgraduates and only 8% people are accessing for distance learning and only 7 % are Academic members.

As per survery, 65% users are highly and 35% are moderately satisfied by timing hours. 95% are extremely and 5% are partially fine with staff assistance. 50% are extremely, 40% are fairly okay and only 10% members are unhappy by availability of books. However, 45% are highly, 35% are moderatley happy and 20% are not feeling okay by presence of journals. 48% users are highly 33% are partially relying on wifi and 19% dissatisfied from internet.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both visuals and report the main figures accurately, including the largest user group (44% full-time undergraduates), the small academic-staff share (7%), and the satisfaction results across all five services. The overview identifies the dominance of undergraduate and postgraduate users and the low proportion of academic staff, while the body gives relevant comparisons such as 95% satisfaction with staff helpfulness and the higher dissatisfaction with journals and wi-fi. This addresses the task well. To make the summary more fully developed, state the strongest and weakest satisfaction patterns explicitly in the overview—for example, staff helpfulness received the most positive ratings, whereas journals had the highest dissatisfaction. Some descriptions, such as “highly” satisfied, are not the table’s exact categories, but the figures themselves are represented correctly.

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 on satisfaction. This gives the reader a basic route through both visuals. However, progression within the final paragraph is mostly a sequence of figures joined by repeated “and” and “however,” so comparisons between services are not clearly developed. The overview also combines two broad points without previewing the satisfaction findings. Use clearer grouping—for instance, discuss the strongest ratings for staff and opening hours together, then compare books, journals and wi-fi—and use linking phrases to show contrast or ranking. More consistent paragraphing and less list-like reporting would make the organisation easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “categories,” “satisfied,” “availability,” and “dissatisfied,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “contributing in utillization,” “taking benefit from it,” “timing hours,” and “not feeling okay by presence of journals.” These expressions make the report less precise and sometimes require the reader to infer your meaning. Spelling errors such as “survery,” “utillization,” and “moderatley” also reduce control. Aim for standard chart-reporting collocations, such as “accounted for,” “were satisfied with,” and “availability of journals,” and use the table’s category labels consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You communicate the main information using mostly simple sentence patterns, and the figures remain understandable. There are, however, recurring problems with articles, agreement, sentence construction and punctuation. For example, “the result of survey done at university” needs clearer article use, while “44% full time undergraduates are contributing” lacks a natural grammatical structure for reporting a proportion. The opening overview, “Overall its shown,” also needs a subject and correct punctuation. Most sentences follow a similar pattern, and attempts to combine several ratings often produce awkward structures. Practise accurate reporting frames such as “Undergraduates made up 44% of users” and “95% were very satisfied with staff helpfulness,” then vary these with carefully controlled comparisons.

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