Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-30

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 pie chart and table chart illustrates data about the results of a survey of library users at university and visitors satisfaction .

Overall , it is clear that the proporation library users of full time undergraduate is maximum and in satisfaction of helpfulness of staff is maximum .

To begin with , the percentage of full time undergraduate is highest with 44 percent as compared to academic staff it is lowest at 7 percent . However , the full time postgraduate students is 25 percent followed by part time postgraduate at 16 percent . The Distance learning of all courses pupils are 8 percent .

Nevertheless , the library opening hours and reliability are at same proporstion at 35 percent with fairly satisfied . Whereas , very satisfy with helpfullness staff and Avalibility of books are 95 percent and 50 percent . Moreover , the ratio of not satisfied with availbility of journals and wifi is highest with 20 and 19 percent but avability of books are 10 percent . The reliablity of wifi of very satistied is 48 percent and fairly satisfy is 33 percent . The libra

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main user group correctly: full-time undergraduates account for 44%, while academic staff are the smallest group at 7%. You also report several satisfaction figures accurately, including 95% very satisfied with staff helpfulness and the 20% not satisfied with journal availability. However, the overview is limited and partly unclear: it does not summarise the broader satisfaction pattern, and the claim that opening hours and Wi-Fi reliability are at the same proportion is misleading because only their fairly satisfied figures are close (35% and 33%). The response also ends mid-sentence, leaving the account incomplete. To strengthen coverage, give a clear overview of the strongest and weakest satisfaction results, then compare the categories precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, moving from an introduction and overview to user categories and then satisfaction results. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “To begin with” and “Moreover” signal transitions. However, progression is not consistently clear: the overview combines two unrelated maximums, and “Nevertheless” does not establish a clear contrast before the satisfaction details. Several comparisons are crowded into long sentences, while the final sentence is cut off, disrupting the ending. Group the user-category figures in one paragraph and the satisfaction findings in another, and use linking expressions only when the relationship between ideas is clear. This would make the information easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “followed by,” “satisfaction,” and “reliability,” so the reader can recognise the subject and many comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “table chart,” “visitors satisfaction,” and “very satisfy.” Spelling errors—including “proporation,” “helpfullness,” and “availbility”—also make the writing less clear and reduce precision. Use standard chart language and check the spelling of key terms before finishing. More accurate phrases such as “proportion of library users” and “very satisfied with staff helpfulness” would express the data more naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons with “as compared to” and clauses introduced by “whereas.” However, grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships difficult to interpret. For example, “The pie chart and table chart illustrates” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “the full time postgraduate students is 25 percent” has incorrect agreement and article use. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also inconsistent, as seen in the spaces before commas and the unfinished final sentence. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, and complete sentence construction. Shorter, carefully checked sentences would help you communicate the comparisons more reliably.

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