Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 chart and table displays the survey of participants who uses university library.

Overall,the undergraduate students were at highest percentage of visiting library while the academic staff were the lowest ones.Everyone was satisfied by the timings and staff of the library.While individuals who were not satisfied by the presense of journals had the highest number.

Firstly,full-time graduates were the most participants covering 44% of the total and the second highest were Full-time postgraduate students having 25% from all.Part-Time postgraduate had only the percentage of 16%.Distance learning and Academic staff had the lowest perportion of 8% and 7% from total amount.

Non of them was there who wasn't satisfied by library timings and staff.People satisfied with availibilty of books were 50 very satisfied and 40 fairly satisfied while only 10 were of those who were not satisfied.45 individuals were very satisfied with availability of journals and it had the highest amount of not satisfied people of 20 persons.The Reliability of wifi also didn't satisfied 19 persons which is the second highest amount.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both the user categories and satisfaction results, and your overview identifies two important patterns: undergraduates form the largest group, while academic staff are the smallest, and satisfaction with opening hours and staff is high. Most figures are reported accurately, including 44%, 25%, 16%, 8% and 7%, as well as the 20% dissatisfied with journals. However, the overview’s claim that “Everyone was satisfied” is too broad: 35% were only fairly satisfied with opening hours, and 5% were only fairly satisfied with staff. Some comparisons are also unclear, such as “highest number” without specifying a percentage. Distinguish the user categories accurately and summarise the strongest satisfaction contrasts more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction and overview are followed by a paragraph on user categories and one on satisfaction. This gives the reader a basic route through both visuals. However, progression within the satisfaction paragraph is somewhat list-like, and links between points are limited. Phrases such as “Firstly” help signal a sequence, but “while” in the overview does not clearly connect the ideas, and “The Reliability of wifi also…” introduces another result without explaining its comparison with journals. Some references, including “Non of them,” are unclear. Group the satisfaction findings by contrast—for example, the strongest ratings for staff and hours versus lower ratings for journals and wi-fi—and use clear transitions to show those relationships.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary such as “percentage,” “satisfied,” “availability,” and “reliability,” so the main subject is generally understandable. However, the range and control are limited by repeated or imprecise expressions, including “highest amount,” “from total,” and “participants.” Some choices are not natural for describing a survey: “visiting library” suggests frequency of visits, whereas the chart shows categories of users. Spelling errors such as “presense,” “perportion,” “availibilty,” and “wifi” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise chart language and consistent terms such as “share,” “proportion,” and “respondents,” while checking spelling and collocations before finishing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the main comparisons can usually be understood. However, errors in agreement, articles, sentence boundaries, and punctuation recur. For example, “The chart and table displays” should use a plural verb, while “participants who uses” has a mismatch between the plural noun and verb. “The undergraduate students were at highest percentage” also needs a more accurate grammatical construction, such as “Undergraduates accounted for the highest proportion.” Several sentences run together after full stops, as in “Overall,the…” and “library.While…,” and commas are often missing after introductory phrases. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and separate each complete sentence with appropriate punctuation.

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