Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-28

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 depicts the categories of people using library and the table illustrate the percentage of user that are satisfied by the library. Overall the highest number of people using library are full time undergraduate and lowest are the academic staff on the other hand highest number of people are satisfied by helpfulness of staff.

In details, the 44% of people using library are full time udergraduate and 25% using are full time postgraduate. 16% of the people using library are part time postgraduate. From last 15% people 75% are acedemic staff and 8% are dictance learning that using library.

Furthermore, the highest number of peopls are satisfied by helfulness of staff which are 95% and 5% are fairly satisfied. 65% of people are satisfied by library timings and 35% are fairly satisfied. By the availability of books 50% are satisfied 40% are fairly satisfied and 10% are not satisfied. By availability of journal 45% and by wifi 48% are satisfied and 35% from journal and 33% from wifi are fairly satisfied and 20% from journal and 19% from wifi are not satisfied.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both visuals and give a relevant overview: undergraduates form the largest user group, academic staff the smallest, and staff helpfulness receives the strongest satisfaction rating. Most figures in the table are reported accurately, including the satisfaction levels for books, journals and Wi-Fi. However, the user-category description contains a significant misreading: the final 15% is not a single group, and academic staff account for 7%, not 75%; distance learners are 8%. The overview could also compare the satisfaction results more fully, for example noting that no respondents were dissatisfied with opening hours or staff helpfulness, while journals had the highest dissatisfaction. Some features are therefore less fully and clearly reported than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction and overview are followed by details about user categories and then satisfaction. This makes the main subject easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Furthermore” and “By availability of books” help signal movement between points. However, the final paragraph places several sets of figures into one long sequence, so comparisons between journals and Wi-Fi are harder to track. “From last 15% people” also makes the relationship between the user groups unclear. Use separate, clearly organised sentences or group the satisfaction categories into meaningful comparisons, and make references explicit rather than relying on repeated “by” phrases.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough task-related vocabulary to describe the visuals, including “categories,” “satisfied,” “availability” and “reliability.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive, such as “people using library,” “library timings” and “the highest number of people are satisfied.” Spelling errors—including “udergraduate,” “acedemic,” “dictance” and “helfulness”—also make the writing less polished and can briefly distract the reader. Aim for precise terms such as “users,” “opening hours” and “very satisfied,” and check spelling carefully. Varying the language used to report percentages would also help avoid repeated constructions.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response includes both simple statements and attempts at more complex structures, and the main figures are generally understandable. However, some errors in sentence structure and agreement remain. For example, “The pie chart depicts … and the table illustrate” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “the highest number of people using library are” combines an awkward singular construction with a plural verb. Articles and plural forms are also inconsistent in phrases such as “using library” and “percentage of user.” The long final sentence joins many comparisons together, making grammatical relationships difficult to follow. Use shorter sentences with clear subjects and verbs, and check agreement, articles and plural nouns when revising.

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