Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-16
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 below chart and table illustrates the data of a survey of library users at a university.
Overall, the pie chart represents the categories of library users and the table represents the user satisfaction. the pie chart reflects the 5 different types of users and tables show satisfaction level with sub-categories.
The pie chart illustrates the library users likely, academic staff,distance learning, full-time undergraduate, postgraduate and part-time postgraduate. The full-time undergradute topes the chart with 44% and least used by academic staff with 7%.
The table show the satisfaction level of users with different types of services. The helpfulness of staff is very satisfied compared to other services and the users least or not satisfied with availability of journals.
In summary, the other half is divided with 3 catagories of library users that is distance learning8%, part-timepostgraduate16%and full-time postgraduate25% respectively. Whwn it comes to table Library opening hours, availability of books and reliability of wi-fi have similar satisfaction level by users.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
You identify both visuals and report several accurate key figures: full-time undergraduates are the largest group at 44%, academic staff the smallest at 7%, and the remaining user groups are 8%, 16% and 25%. You also correctly note that staff helpfulness receives the strongest satisfaction and that journals attract the greatest dissatisfaction. This addresses the task, but some features are only briefly stated or unclear. In particular, the overview does not clearly compare the satisfaction results, and the claim that opening hours, books and wi-fi have “similar satisfaction level” is too general to show their differences. Include the main contrasts—for example, 95% are very satisfied with staff helpfulness, while opening hours have 65% very satisfied and no dissatisfaction.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to separate discussion of the chart and table. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression is not consistently clear: the final paragraph begins “In summary” but introduces user-group figures that would fit better in the chart paragraph, then shifts back to the table. Some links are also awkward or unclear, such as “the other half is divided with 3 categories,” and the overview repeats that the visuals show user categories and satisfaction without summarising their main patterns. Group related details together and use the overview to establish the largest user group and the strongest satisfaction findings.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
You use relevant task vocabulary, including “categories,” “satisfaction level,” “availability,” and “reliability,” so the topic is generally clear. There are also attempts at more precise reporting, such as “least” and “compared to other services.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural: “topes the chart,” “least used by academic staff,” and “the users least or not satisfied” do not express the intended comparisons clearly. Spelling errors such as “undergradute,” “catagories,” and “Whwn” also reduce accuracy. Choose standard chart language and check spelling; for example, say that a group “accounted for” a percentage and that users were “least satisfied with” a service.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the main message can usually be understood. However, control of sentence structure and agreement is inconsistent. For example, “The below chart and table illustrates” has a plural subject with a singular verb, while “The table show” repeats this agreement problem. The sentence beginning “the pie chart reflects the 5 different types” is also awkwardly constructed, and the final sentence lacks clear punctuation between its listed percentages. Capitalisation after full stops is inconsistent, as in “the pie chart” after the overview. Use a reliable pattern such as “The chart shows…” and “The table presents…”, then check subject–verb agreement, sentence boundaries and punctuation.
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