Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-27

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 given pie-chart and the corresponding table show the categories of library users and their proportions of feedback of this service.

Overall, full-time undergraduate students use library most and the least percentage of library users is allocated for academic staff people. The most users are satisfied with library opening hours timing and the least people are content with the availability of journals in the library.

Full-time undergraduate users dominate the proportion of uses comparing to others and this ratio is 44%. Full-time postgraduate users are 25%, whereas only 16% of post-graduate who are part-time use library. A few people of distance learning (8%) and academic staff (7%) use library services.

65 users are very satisfied and 35 people are fairly satisfied with

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the main user group accurately: full-time undergraduates account for 44%, while academic staff are the smallest group at 7%. You also give an overview of satisfaction, but the claim that journals received the least satisfaction is not fully supported: wi-fi has a lower very-satisfied figure (48% versus 45% for journals, though journals have the highest dissatisfied share). More importantly, the response stops after introducing opening-hours satisfaction and does not report the remaining table results, including staff helpfulness, books, journals, or wi-fi. The answer is also 28 words below the required minimum. This leaves the task only partially addressed; include a complete summary of the table’s main contrasts and support the overview with accurate comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph describing user categories. This gives the information some organisation, and the comparisons between undergraduate and postgraduate users are easy to follow. However, the progression is incomplete because the final paragraph begins discussing satisfaction but ends abruptly at “with,” leaving the table section unfinished. As a result, the two visual elements are not both developed in a coherent sequence. Some linking is also awkward, as in “whereas” followed by “A few people,” and “comparing to others” does not clearly express the comparison. Complete the final paragraph and use clear transitions to move from user proportions to satisfaction findings.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “proportions,” “dominate,” “satisfied,” and “availability,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. There is some variety in how you describe the figures, rather than relying only on “users.” However, several word choices and collocations are unnatural or imprecise: “proportions of feedback of this service,” “use library most,” and “opening hours timing.” “A few people” is also too informal and does not accurately describe percentages in an academic report. Aim for standard chart language and precise terms for groups and satisfaction levels. More accurate phrasing would make the response sound more controlled and help distinguish user numbers from survey ratings.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of sentence forms, including a comparison with “whereas” and a longer overview sentence joining two findings. Most of the intended meaning remains understandable. However, errors in sentence construction and grammatical patterns are noticeable. For example, “use library most” is missing an article, and “the least percentage of library users is allocated for academic staff people” has an awkward passive construction and unclear agreement of meaning. The final sentence is incomplete, ending with “with,” which prevents the idea from being expressed as a complete sentence. There is also a missing article in “use library services.” Check articles and sentence completion, and make sure each comparison has a clear grammatical structure.

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