Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-25

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 chart gives information about categories of library users and the table chart illustrates the information about library user satisfaction.

overall, full time undergraduate pupils spend their major time in using library.along with these full time postgraduate and part time postgraduate comes on second and third number and the the lowest number of people using library is staff and other learning sudents.while,many students satisfy with staff guidence and availability of journals is major issue amoug people and books availability half people are satisfy with this facility.

Firstly, full time undergraduate contributes the highest number of user which account for 44 percent meanwhile, full time postgraduate comes on second number which account for 25 percent.furthermore, teacher shares lowest contribution wich account for 7 percent and other learners of 8 percent.

On the other hand, overall table shows satisfaction of library user.The major issues of users are related to wifi, availability of books and journals in this proportion 48 percent, 45 percent, 48 percents people are satisfy respectivily.helpfulness of staff produce the highest number of satisfaction which account for 95 percent.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main user group correctly: full-time undergraduates account for 44%, followed by full-time postgraduates at 25%, and academic staff are the smallest group at 7%. You also note the strong satisfaction with staff helpfulness and the mixed ratings for books and journals. However, some comparisons are unclear or inaccurate. The overview says journals are the “major issue,” although journals have the highest dissatisfaction (20%) but wi-fi is also a concern (19%); the later figures mistakenly give 48% for journals, when 45% are very satisfied. The table’s opening-hours result (65% very satisfied) is omitted, and “spend their major time” is not shown by the chart. Covering the satisfaction patterns more precisely would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories, and a final paragraph on satisfaction. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the two visuals. Basic linking expressions such as “Firstly” and “On the other hand” help signal the shift between topics. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear, particularly “along with these full time postgraduate and part time postgraduate comes on second and third number,” and the overview combines several points without clearly distinguishing user categories from satisfaction. The final paragraph also lists figures in a confusing sequence. Grouping the table’s strongest satisfaction results together, then comparing the weaker areas, would improve progression and make references easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “categories,” “satisfaction,” “availability,” and “contributes,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. There are also attempts at more formal reporting language, such as “account for” and “highest number.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing survey data: “spend their major time” suggests time-use rather than user proportions, “teacher” is not the chart’s label, and “major issues” overstates the results. Spelling errors such as “guidence,” “amoug,” and “respectivily,” along with repeated use of “number,” reduce precision. Use the chart’s exact category labels and practise collocations such as “accounted for” and “were dissatisfied with” to make the description more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and some relationships between figures are expressed clearly, for example, “full time undergraduate … account for 44 percent.” However, grammatical control is uneven. There are errors in agreement and sentence construction, as in “full time postgraduate comes on second number,” and the overview contains a run-on sequence beginning “along with these.” Articles, plurals, and punctuation are also inconsistent: “the lowest number of people” is followed by an unclear list, while several sentences lack spaces after full stops and commas. These issues sometimes make comparisons difficult to interpret. Build accuracy by using shorter, complete sentences first, then add controlled clauses with “while” or “whereas,” checking subject–verb agreement and sentence boundaries.

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