Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The diagram illustrate a certian country's exports in different categories beween 2015 and 2016, while the line graph shows the percentage change in each category of export in 2016 compare to 2015.

Overall, the earnings for all exported products was almost at the same level in both years, while textiles had highest percentage change compare to others.

In 2015 petroleum product exported about about $65 bi ions, with slight incerase to about $68 in 2016, similar to engineered goods started at $58 exported in 2015 and incresed to about $68 in 2016, Texitiles was the lowest exported in 2015 with about $35 bi ion in 2015 and rose to $40 in 2016.

The lowest % change in value was agricultural product with 0.81%, and tectiles with the higest % of 15.24% while agricultural products and gems

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the chart’s general subject and give an overview that textiles had the largest percentage change. However, the overview that earnings were “almost at the same level” is too broad, and several figures are substantially inaccurate: petroleum is about $61bn and $63bn, not $65bn and $68bn; engineered goods are about $57bn and $62bn, not $58bn and $68bn; and textiles are about $26bn and $31bn, not $35bn and $40bn. The response also ends mid-sentence (“while agricultural products and gems”), leaving the comparison incomplete, and it omits key information such as the fall in gems and jewellery. It contains 128 words, below the 150-word minimum, so the task is only partially addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph with some figures. The ideas are generally understandable, and “Overall” helps signal the summary. However, the response does not develop a clear progression through the categories, and the final paragraph stops abruptly after “while agricultural products and gems,” leaving the reader without a complete comparison. Linking is limited, with “while” doing much of the work, and some comparisons are crowded into one long sentence. Organise the details into a clearer sequence—for example, the higher-value categories followed by the lower-value ones—and use complete sentences and more precise links to show increases, decreases, and stability.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “exports,” “categories,” “percentage change,” and “increased,” so the main topic is usually clear. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make the writing less precise: “certian,” “incerase,” “incresed,” “Texitiles,” and “tectiles” appear, while “exported” is awkwardly repeated to describe earnings. “Line graph” is also an inaccurate label for the percentage-change table. Use accurate chart terms and collocations such as “export earnings,” “rose to,” and “percentage increase,” and check spelling carefully. More varied language for describing trends would help you report the data clearly without repeating the same basic wording.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a comparison with “while” and the overview beginning “Overall.” However, grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships between figures difficult to follow. For example, “The diagram illustrate” has incorrect subject–verb agreement, and “the earnings … was” should use a plural verb. The phrase “in 2016 compare to 2015” also has an incorrect verb form, while “textiles had highest percentage change” is missing an article. Several sentences lack clear grammatical structure, particularly the long sentence listing three categories, and the final clause is unfinished. Practise accurate agreement, articles, and complete sentence construction before adding more complex comparisons.

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