Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-18

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 charts and table depict the results of a survey of library users at a university.

Overall, the pie chart illustrate the ratio of different library users. Undergraduate students were among the highest in all followed by full- time postgraduate, whereas part-time postgraduate, distance learning and academic staff are in the minority of library users.Table presents the library users satisfation percentage. Majority of users were satisfy with library opening hours and helpfulness of staff, while most users were not satisfied with reliability of wifi,availibility iof books and journals.

The majority of the users in the library were undergraduate around 44% followed by full-time graduate 25%, rest of were part-time postgraduate 16%, distance learning 8% and academic staff 7% these were the lowest contributers.

The sections in which users were very satisfied are library opening hours 65%, helpfullness 95%, whereas 35% and 5% were fairly satisfied with these respectively. Moreover, Availibility of books for that 50% were vey satisfied, 40% fairly satisfied and 10% not satisfied. Availibility of books 45% were very satisfied, 35% fairly satisfied and 20% not satisfied and the last reliability of wifi 48% were very satisfied, 33% fairly satisfied and 19% were not satisfied.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both visuals and include the main user-group figures and most satisfaction percentages. The overview identifies undergraduates as the largest group and notes strong satisfaction with opening hours and staff, which gives the reader a useful summary. However, the overview misreads the overall pattern by saying most users were not satisfied with books, journals and Wi-Fi; in each case, the largest share was very satisfied, while dissatisfaction was a minority. There is also a data-label error: the 45%, 35% and 20% figures refer to journals, but the response labels this row as books again. The response is otherwise relevant and detailed; a more accurate overview and careful checking of category labels would make the reporting more complete and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories and a paragraph on satisfaction figures. This helps separate the two visuals. However, progression is weakened by the overview’s inaccurate summary and by the repeated “Availability of books” label, which makes the final comparisons difficult to follow. Some linking is mechanical, particularly “Moreover” and “whereas,” and the long final paragraph lists figures without clearly grouping related results. There are also missing spaces after full stops, such as “users.Table” and “wifi,availibility,” which interrupt the flow. Group the satisfaction results into clear comparisons and use accurate references such as “the journal figures” to improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “majority,” “followed by,” “fairly satisfied” and “reliability,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable: “satisfation,” “helpfullness,” “availibility,” “contributers” and “satisfy” reduce accuracy and polish. Some expressions are also awkward or imprecise, such as “the highest in all” and “lowest contributers”; “largest group” and “smallest proportions” would be more natural for describing survey categories. Repetition of “users” and “satisfied” also limits flexibility. Aim for accurate spelling and use precise collocations for proportions and satisfaction levels; this would strengthen the range already shown without sacrificing clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and several comparisons are understandable, for example, “65% … whereas 35% and 5% were fairly satisfied.” However, errors in sentence structure and agreement occur often enough to make some sentences awkward. “The pie chart illustrate” has subject–verb disagreement, while “rest of were” is missing a grammatical subject and determiner. The overview sentence beginning “Table presents” also lacks an article, and the long sentence starting “The sections in which users were very satisfied are…” is not well controlled. Punctuation and spacing are inconsistent, including missing spaces after full stops. Use shorter, complete sentences for the data and check agreement, articles and sentence boundaries.

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