Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-03
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 presents five categories of library users. Full-time undergraduates contribute 44%, while full-time postgraduates are 25%, moreover part-time postgraduate are 16% and lastly acedemic staff and distance learning are 7 & 8% respectively.
Whereas full-time graduates has the highest percentage and academic staff has the lowest. After that the given table tells about library user satisfaction percentage. 65% are satisfied with library opening hours and only 35% are fairly satisfied. Secondly, 95% are very satisfied on helpfulness of staff.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
You identify the two visuals and report several user-category figures accurately, including 44% for full-time undergraduates and 7% for academic staff. However, the response addresses the task only minimally: it gives no meaningful overview of the satisfaction results and reports only two satisfaction rows, omitting books, journals and Wi-Fi. The statement that “full-time graduates” have the highest share is imprecise, since the chart identifies full-time undergraduates as the largest group. The response also falls short of the required 150 words, leaving too little space to select and compare the main features. To improve, add a clear overview and cover the most notable contrasts across both visuals, using accurate labels and figures.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a basic sequence: it first describes the pie chart and then moves to the satisfaction table. Phrases such as “Whereas” and “Secondly” show an attempt to connect information, and the reader can generally follow the shift between visuals. However, the organisation is not developed into a clear overview followed by well-grouped details. “Whereas” begins a fragment rather than linking two complete ideas, while “After that” does not clearly explain the relationship between the charts. The final sentence stops after one satisfaction category, so the progression feels incomplete. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and key details, and group comparisons logically rather than relying on a few sequence markers.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “categories,” “percentage,” “satisfied” and “helpfulness,” and the main topic is understandable. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or awkward: “contribute 44%” is not a natural way to describe a share, and “satisfied on helpfulness” uses an unsuitable collocation. “Full-time graduates” also does not match the chart’s category label, and “acedemic” is misspelled. Repetition of “satisfied” and basic sequencing language further restricts precision. Aim to use accurate chart terminology such as “accounted for,” “share” and “very satisfied with,” while preserving the exact category names shown in the visual.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The response communicates its basic points through mostly simple sentence patterns, such as “The pie chart presents five categories of library users.” There is an attempt to use a more complex structure in “Whereas full-time graduates has the highest percentage,” but this is not a complete sentence and the verb does not agree with the plural subject. Other problems include “part-time postgraduate are 16%,” where the category needs a plural noun or a different sentence structure, and the punctuation in “7 & 8% respectively.” The sentence beginning “After that the given table tells…” also needs clearer punctuation and a more suitable grammatical construction. Practise complete comparative sentences and check subject–verb agreement, articles and punctuation when combining figures.
See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.
Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.