Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-12

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 line garph illustrates the value of export of different kinds of goods by one country and unit is measured in billions whereas, the table represent changes in the percentages of vallues.

It is clearly seen that petroleum and engin product was highly perfered in both but abit more in 2016 and petroleum rise by 3% and engin goods icrease by 8.5% and textiles was least export one in 2015 and but it went up by 15.24% in 2016 likewise agriculture were constant in both years.

Looking into the chart, in 2015 60.5 billions of pertoleum products were export and it rise in 2016 and rech to 60.9 billions and engine good were in 55.7 billion in first year and it went up to 60 billons in 2016. The gems and jewellery product was more than 50 billions but in came down to 50 billion in 2016 in bothe thw yera agriculture percent was almost same in 40 billion and but in 2016 it show small rise and textiles was around 35 and in 2016 it want up to 40 billions.

On the other hand, petroleum product was rise by 3% and engine good was by 8.5% but gems and jewellery down by 5.18%. Similarly, agirculture products show small rise of 0.81% and the textiles was highly increased by 15.24% by 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main categories and report several percentage changes, including the rise in textiles and the fall in gems and jewellery. However, the account is only partly accurate: the chart shows petroleum at about $61 billion in 2015 and $63 billion in 2016, not $60.5 and $60.9; gems were about $43 billion and $41 billion, not above $50 billion; and agriculture was about $31 billion in both years, not $40 billion. The overview also calls petroleum and engineered goods the most preferred, which is imprecise for export values, and describes textiles as the least exported in 2015 without clearly contrasting its strong growth. Select the main trends accurately and support them with reliable figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details, and it attempts to connect information with phrases such as “Looking into the chart” and “On the other hand.” However, progression is not consistently clear: the final paragraph repeats percentage changes already given in the overview, while the detailed paragraph mixes categories and contains unclear comparisons. Some linking expressions do not show a genuine contrast, particularly “On the other hand” before another list of changes. Organise the report into a concise overview followed by logically grouped comparisons, and avoid repeating the same figures. Clearer references to the chart and table would also help readers follow which data each statement describes.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “export,” “percentage,” “increased,” and “came down,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “highly preferred” for the largest export values, “least export one,” and “agriculture percent.” Spelling errors—including “garph,” “vallues,” “pertoleum,” and “agirculture”—also make the report less clear and reduce precision. Use standard category names consistently, such as “petroleum products,” “engineered goods,” and “agricultural products,” and choose neutral reporting verbs such as “stood at,” “rose,” and “declined.” Proofreading spelling and word forms would make your meaning easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, but control is uneven, and complex sentences often become difficult to follow. For example, “It is clearly seen that petroleum and engin product was highly perfered in both but abit more in 2016” has problems with agreement and sentence construction. In “in 2015 60.5 billions of pertoleum products were export and it rise,” the verb forms and plural construction are not controlled. Articles, tense, and punctuation are also inconsistent, as in “the textiles was” and the long sentence beginning “The gems and jewellery product was more than 50 billions.” Build shorter, complete comparisons first, checking subject–verb agreement and past-tense forms; then add complex clauses only when their relationships are clear.

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