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 and table illustrats the result of a survey that has been done a user that uses university libraries.

Overall, chart show that different category of a library users, Acedamic staff, Distance learning of all courses, part time and full time postgraduates and last one is full time undergraduate. The tables mentioned the satisfiction percentage of user.

The larger contributor of a library users are Full-time undergarduate students which is nearly to the half 44%. Although Full-time postgraduate share 25%. But surprisinlgy the smallest contributor is Academic staff which is 7%. While part-time postgraduates shares are 16%. Learners which are comming from distance read all courses the ratio is 8%.

The table show that library user satisfiction in a three different styles Very satisfied, Fairly satisfied and Not satisfied. User are very satisfied from library staff which is 95%. But most of the journals are not available that's wahy 20% users are not satisfied. The wifi is also not reliable which lead the 19% users to not satisfied. The library opening hours are also contribute to the positive way.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify both visuals and report several key figures accurately, including undergraduates at 44%, academic staff at 7%, and staff helpfulness at 95%. You also note the relatively high dissatisfaction with journals and Wi-Fi. However, the overview mainly lists user categories and says little about the overall satisfaction pattern. The claim that “most of the journals are not available” misreads the table: 20% were not satisfied with journal availability, while 45% were very satisfied and 35% fairly satisfied. The opening-hours result (65% very satisfied, 35% fairly satisfied, none dissatisfied) is also not clearly reported. Selecting and comparing these main patterns more precisely would make the summary more complete and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories, and one on satisfaction. This gives the reader a general route through the two visuals. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes list-like, and links between points are not always clear. For example, “Although Full-time postgraduate share 25%. But surprisingly…” uses contrasting markers awkwardly, while the final sentence about opening hours is vague and does not explain how it relates to the other satisfaction results. Some references, such as “The table” and “the positive way,” are imprecise. Grouping the strongest satisfaction results together and then comparing the less positive categories would create clearer progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary such as “contributor,” “percentage,” “satisfied,” and “not satisfied,” and the reader can generally identify the intended categories. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making meaning unclear. “The larger contributor of a library users” is not a natural way to describe the largest user group, and “learners which are comming from distance read all courses” obscures the distance-learning category. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “illustrats,” “Acedamic,” “satisfiction,” and “undergarduate.” Use precise chart language such as “accounted for,” “share,” and “were dissatisfied,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer structures, including “Although Full-time postgraduate share 25%” and “The wifi is also not reliable which lead the 19% users to not satisfied,” but these are not controlled successfully. Errors occur in sentence structure, agreement, articles, and verb forms: “chart show” needs a subject article and agreement, “Full-time postgraduate share” needs a plural subject or a passive construction, and “which lead” should agree with its antecedent. Several sentences are fragments or awkwardly joined, such as “Although… But…” and “While part-time postgraduates shares are 16%.” Most sentences rely on simple patterns, with complex attempts often faulty. Practise accurate comparisons and clauses, for example, “Undergraduates accounted for 44%, whereas academic staff made up 7%.”

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