Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-23

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 6.0)

The chart and the table illustrates the findings of a survey done to those using the library at the university.

Overall, majority of the users are full-time undergraduate while the least are academic staff. In terms of satisfaction, many found the staff to be helpful whereas the least was availability of journals.

Full-time undergraduate had the highest percentage of users(44%) closely followed by full-time postgraduate at 25%, and the least was academic staff at 7%.

A number of those that use the libriary services found the staff to be useful representing 95%, libriary opening hours came second at 65% and availability of journals least at 45%. 5% found that staff were fairly helpful while availability of books was the highest with 40% for those that were faily satisfied with the services. 20% of the library users were not satisfied with the availability of the journals while no percentage those who were not satisfied was noticed on library opening hours and staff helpfullness.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main user group accurately: full-time undergraduates account for 44%, while academic staff are the smallest group at 7%. You also report several satisfaction figures correctly, including 95% for staff helpfulness and 20% dissatisfaction with journals, and your overview recognises broad contrasts. However, coverage is uneven: the user-category summary omits distance learners and both postgraduate groups, and the satisfaction overview does not clearly distinguish the highest and lowest results across all measures. The claim that journals were the least satisfying measure is not fully supported, since 45% were very satisfied with journals, while the table also shows 20% not satisfied. Include the remaining key categories and compare satisfaction levels more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall shape: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs of supporting details. The progression from user categories to satisfaction results is logical, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “closely followed by,” and “while” help connect information. This gives the report a coherent arrangement. Some connections are less clear within the final paragraph, however: the sentence beginning “5% found that staff were fairly helpful” moves abruptly to book satisfaction, and the comparison between these figures is difficult to follow. Grouping the satisfaction data more systematically—for example, reporting the highest very-satisfied figures together, then the dissatisfaction results—would make the progression smoother and the relationships between figures clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a survey, including “percentage,” “representing,” “satisfied,” and “availability.” This is enough to communicate the main comparisons, but the range is limited and some choices are imprecise or repetitive. For example, “staff to be useful” is not the natural way to describe the table’s measure; “helpful” or “helpfulness” is more accurate. “The least” is also used without a clear noun, and “a number of those” is vague when a percentage is available. Spelling errors such as “libriary,” “faily,” and “helpfullness” reduce accuracy. Aim for precise chart language and check spelling, while varying expressions such as “accounted for,” “recorded,” and “the lowest proportion.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including comparisons with “while” and “closely followed by,” and the main meaning is generally understandable. Some grammatical errors remain. In the opening, the plural subject “The chart and the table” requires “illustrate,” not “illustrates.” The phrase “Full-time undergraduate had the highest percentage” needs a plural or a clearer noun phrase, such as “Full-time undergraduates made up the largest group.” In “no percentage those who were not satisfied was noticed,” the sentence structure is incomplete and the relationship between the figures is unclear. There are also missing articles and awkward constructions. Review subject–verb agreement and build complete clauses when describing percentages.

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