Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-22

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 pie chart illustrates the results of a survey of library users at a university.In addition, a table provides the information on user satisfaction of a library.

Overall,pie chart compares the portion of people who use library.Full-time undergraduate had the highest percentage of 44% and academic staff with the least % of 7.

Major portion contained by full-time around 44 % and the second one had 25 % which is low around 24% ,while academic staff and distance learner only take a small portion of 7 and 8 percent.Full-time undergraduate uses most of time in the library compares with all other categories.

Most people are satisfied with behaviour of staff for help them to find books and library opening hours.however, availability of books,journals and reialbility of wifi were more biased toward fairly satisfied and journals and wifi people were least satisfied.People feels difficult in the finding and availiltiy of differnet books

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main user group correctly: full-time undergraduates account for 44%, while academic staff are the smallest group at 7%. You also note that staff helpfulness and opening hours receive strong satisfaction ratings. However, the response only partly reports the data: it omits the 16% part-time postgraduate figure and gives little precise comparison of the satisfaction results. The claim that undergraduates “uses most of time in the library” is not supported; the chart shows their share of users, not time spent there. The final comments about difficulty finding books are also not established by the figures. The response is 141 words, below the required 150, so develop the comparisons with accurate figures and a clearer overview.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is an attempt to organise the response by introducing the chart and table, then describing user categories before satisfaction. This gives the reader a basic sense of the two visuals. However, progression within the paragraphs is weak: the user-category discussion repeats the 44% figure and moves abruptly from percentages to time spent in the library. The satisfaction section combines several findings in one long sequence, and the contrast introduced by “however” is not clearly developed. Paragraphing is limited, while punctuation and spacing—such as “university.In addition” and “Overall,pie”—make the flow harder to follow. Use separate, clearly focused paragraphs and connect each comparison directly to the relevant figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “percentage,” “satisfied,” “availability,” and “reliability,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unclear, such as “portion of people who use library,” “biased toward fairly satisfied,” and “people were least satisfied.” Spelling errors in “reialbility” and “availiltiy,” along with “differnet,” also reduce precision. Aim for standard chart language and accurate forms: describe the “proportion of library users,” say ratings “were concentrated in” a category, and refer to respondents as “users” or “participants.” This would make the comparisons clearer and more appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few different sentence forms, including a comparison with “while” and a contrast introduced by “however.” Nevertheless, control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to understand. Examples include “Full-time undergraduate had the highest percentage” (a plural group needs a plural verb or a category-based construction), “Full-time undergraduate uses most of time,” and “Most people are satisfied with behaviour of staff for help them.” Articles and sentence boundaries are also problematic, as in “a university.In addition.” Build accurate simple sentences first, then add controlled comparisons—for example, “Full-time undergraduates made up the largest group, at 44%.” Check agreement, articles, verb forms, and punctuation during revision.

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