Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-29

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 illustrate the results of a survey of library users and their satisfaction at a university.

Overall, a large number undergraduated students is visited library as compare to others. Whereas,a vast majority of people is satisfacted by library opening hours and staff. In addition, more people is unsatisfacted by the avaliblilty of journals.

Looking closely at library user, full-time undergraduate shows high proportion of library, accounted at 44% of the total, followed by full-time postgraduate students, at 25%. Part-time postgraduates depict the small amount only 16 percent. Online learner and academic staff are minimum at 8 percent and 7 percent respectively.

Turning to user satisfaction level, library opning hours and helpfulness of staff are helpfull for most of the user. No-one is not satisfied by them. While, 20 percent library students are not satisfied by the avaliabilty of journals, followed by reliabilty of wi-fi, at 19 percent. Furthermore,10 percent user do not have access to books.

in summary, according to pie chart, most user are undergraduates with smallest proportion of staff. according to table, library satisfaction level are more with library opening hours and staff.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both the user categories and satisfaction table, and your overview identifies key patterns: undergraduates form the largest group, while staff and opening hours receive very high satisfaction. Most figures you report are accurate, including 44%, 25%, 16%, 8%, 7%, and the dissatisfaction figures for journals, Wi-Fi and books. However, the overview is not fully precise: “a vast majority” is stronger than the data support, since 65% are very satisfied with opening hours and 95% with staff, and the table also shows 50% very satisfied with books. Some comparisons are listed rather than explained, and “online learner” is not the chart’s category label. A clearer overview and more selective comparison of the satisfaction results would make the response more complete and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on user categories, and one on satisfaction, followed by a summary. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the information. You also use signposts such as “Overall,” “Looking closely,” and “Turning to,” although some transitions feel mechanical, and the final “in summary” repeats points already made in the overview rather than adding a useful conclusion. Connections within sentences are occasionally unclear, particularly “Whereas,a vast majority…” and “While, 20 percent…,” where punctuation and sentence boundaries disrupt the flow. Grouping the satisfaction figures into positive and negative comparisons, and using clearer links between those groups, would improve progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “followed by,” “satisfaction level,” and “not satisfied,” so the main information is generally understandable. However, word choice, collocation and spelling errors are noticeable and sometimes make the meaning less natural: “undergraduated students,” “is satisfacted,” “small amount,” and “do not have access to books” do not accurately express the intended comparisons. Several key terms are also misspelled, including “avaliblilty,” “opning,” and “reliabilty.” Aim for accurate, natural phrases such as “accounted for,” “were satisfied,” and “dissatisfied with the availability of journals.” A wider set of precise comparison terms would help you describe the data more flexibly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including “While, 20 percent…,” and the response is usually understandable. However, some errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction recur. For example, “a large number undergraduated students is visited library” needs a clearer subject and verb pattern, while “most user are undergraduates” has a plural-agreement error. “No-one is not satisfied by them” also uses an incorrect negative construction. Punctuation around “Whereas” and “While” creates incomplete or awkward sentence links. Practise building accurate comparison sentences, such as “No users were dissatisfied with either service,” and check subject–verb agreement and articles when revising.

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