Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-19

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 chart and tabel shows the result of a survey of library users at a university.

Overall,full time undergraduate had the highest figure,while academis staff had the lowest figure.

Full time undergraduate has very high percent in their first pie chart.it is about 44%.It is the highest figure while academic staff had the lowest figure upto 7%.learning of all courses contain 8%.Post graduate had contain overall 16%.Secondly,the largest category in this pie chart is name full graduate.It contains 25%.

In second chart we can discuss library user satisfication.

In library opening hours.65 people are very satisfied while 35 person are not satisfie.

In helpfulness of staff 95 are very satisied while 5 are not satified.

50 people are satified in availability of book while 40 are not fairly satisfied and 10 peoples are not completly satisfied.

45 are very satisfied in availability of journals and 20 peopel are not satified but 35 person are fairly satisfied.

48 person are satisfied with availabiliy of wifi while 19 are not satisfied.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main user group accurately: full-time undergraduates account for 44%, while academic staff are the smallest group at 7%. You also include figures for the other categories and report several satisfaction results. However, some data are misinterpreted: for opening hours, 35% are fairly satisfied, not dissatisfied; for books, 40% are fairly satisfied and 10% are not satisfied, rather than the unclear “not fairly satisfied” and “not completely satisfied.” The wi-fi account omits the 33% fairly satisfied figure. The overview focuses only on user categories and does not summarise the strongest and weakest satisfaction results. A clearer overview and more accurate reporting of the table’s categories would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic overall structure: it begins with an introduction, gives a brief overview, and then discusses the user categories and satisfaction table. This helps the reader recognise the two parts of the visual. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven, and several points are presented as a list rather than being grouped into meaningful comparisons. For example, the satisfaction figures are reported one item at a time without highlighting that staff helpfulness has the highest very-satisfied result or that journals have the highest dissatisfaction. Linking phrases such as “Secondly” do not always clarify the relationship between ideas. Use separate, clearly organised paragraphs for the pie chart and table, and connect related figures with accurate comparison language.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “highest figure,” “lowest figure,” “very satisfied,” and “availability,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate or repetitive. “Post graduate had contain overall 16%” is difficult to interpret, while “people” is repeatedly used where percentages or respondents would be more precise. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “tabel,” “academis,” “satisfication,” and “availabiliy.” Aim for accurate chart language and vary expressions for proportions and satisfaction levels. For example, describe a category as “accounting for” a percentage and distinguish “fairly satisfied” from “not satisfied.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

Most sentences use simple patterns, and the reader can usually identify the intended subject and figure. However, grammatical errors are frequent, and attempts to combine ideas are often faulty. Examples include “The chart and tabel shows,” where the plural subject requires a plural verb, and “Post graduate had contain overall 16%,” which has an incorrect verb construction. Tense and agreement are inconsistent in “undergraduate has” and “staff had.” Sentence boundaries and punctuation also need attention: several statements run together after full stops, and spaces are missing after commas. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then add controlled comparisons using structures such as “while” and “whereas.”

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