Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The outcomes of a survey of library users at a university are illustrated in the given chart and table.

The university library users are categorized into 5 different categories. And the users satisfaction is judged on the 5 different parameters.

Full-time undergraduates are the biggest category of library users accounting for 44% of the total library users. Followed by the full-time postgraduates which make 25% of the library users. Part-time postgraduates are the third biggest category with a percentage of 16%. The fourth category is of distance learning(all courses) accounting a total of 8%. Academic Staff contribute 7% of the total users and is the smallest category.

All users are satisfied with the library opening hours and the helpfulness of the stuff. 65% users are very satisfied while 35% are fairly satisfied with the opening hours, similarly, 95% are very satisfied and 5% fairly satisfied for the helpfulness of the stuff. 50% users are very satisfied, 40% fairly satisfied and 10% are not satisfied with the availability of books. 20% users are not satisfied with the availability of journals while 80% users are satisfied , 45% very satisfied and 35% fairly satisfied. 48% users are very satisfied while 33% users are fairly satisfied with the reliability of wifi and 19% users are not satisfied.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You report the main figures accurately, including the largest user group (full-time undergraduates, 44%), the smallest (academic staff, 7%), and the satisfaction results for all five services. The response also covers both parts of the visual. However, it mainly lists figures rather than selecting and comparing the most significant patterns. An overview is missing: for example, you could highlight that staff helpfulness received the strongest satisfaction, while journals and Wi-Fi had the highest dissatisfaction. The statement “All users are satisfied” is also too broad, since some respondents were not satisfied with books, journals, and Wi-Fi; clarify that this refers only to opening hours and staff helpfulness. These omissions and limited synthesis keep the report from fully developing the key features.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response is arranged in a sensible sequence: it introduces the visuals, describes user categories, and then reports satisfaction results. Paragraphing helps distinguish the two sets of information, and linking phrases such as “Followed by” and “similarly” make some relationships clear. However, the opening description is split into two short statements, with “And” beginning the second, and the satisfaction paragraph becomes a long sequence of figures joined mainly by “while” and “and.” This makes the progression somewhat list-like. Grouping the satisfaction results by stronger and weaker ratings, and using clearer transitions between services, would improve cohesion. Overall, the organisation is coherent, though connections between details are sometimes mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “accounting for,” “percentage,” “availability,” and “reliability,” and the meaning is generally clear. Some phrasing is repetitive, particularly repeated references to “users” and “satisfied,” and a few choices are inaccurate or informal for an academic report. For example, “stuff” is used where “staff” is intended, and “the third biggest category” could be expressed more precisely as “the third-largest group.” “Users satisfaction” also needs a more natural possessive form, such as “user satisfaction.” Aim to vary reporting language and use standard collocations consistently. These issues do not prevent understanding, but greater precision and control would strengthen the vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response includes both simple statements and some longer sentences, and most figures remain understandable. However, there are several errors in sentence construction and agreement. “The university library users are categorized into 5 different categories” is repetitive and awkwardly formed, while “And the users satisfaction is judged” begins a sentence with a conjunction and has an incorrect possessive construction. In “Academic Staff contribute 7% … and is the smallest category,” the subject and verb do not agree. Some sentences also run together as extended lists, making punctuation and clause boundaries less controlled. Practise combining comparisons into well-formed complex sentences, and check agreement, possessives, articles, and punctuation when editing.

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