Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-06

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 bar graph depicts the comparison of a country's overseas trade in different countries in 2015 and 2016. The bar graph clearly shows that there is 8.5% increase in export of petroleum products and near about 3% in Engineered products but textile records a major jump of 15% in the year 2016 as compared to gems and jewellery which shows a decrease of 5.18% and agricultural products which records a decline in sales of 0.81 as compared to the base year of 2015.

Textile has always been in high demand due to changing fashion from time to time. Petroleum is the backbone of every economy as all other sectors depends on the availability of it.It is required not only in the development of a strong infrastructure but also in agriculture. Gems and jewellery have always been females first choice but to high prices in the market shows a decline a particular country.Economy's biggest strength is its agriculture but due shift more organic food there is decline in the demand of agricultural products. Technological advancement requires more engineered goods for fast growth

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the requirements of an Academic Task 1 report. Instead of focusing on the data provided, the second paragraph introduces external knowledge and personal opinions about textiles, petroleum, and agriculture. IELTS Task 1 requires an objective summary of the provided data only. While the first paragraph attempts to report some figures, the overall response lacks a clear overview of the main trends and fails to present the data in a structured, analytical way. The inclusion of irrelevant commentary significantly detracts from the task requirements.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into two paragraphs, but the logical progression is weak. The first paragraph attempts to list data points, but the lack of clear signposting makes it difficult to follow. The second paragraph is entirely off-topic, which disrupts the coherence of the report. Cohesive devices are largely absent or used incorrectly, and the transition between the data description and the personal commentary is abrupt and illogical. The overall structure does not support the purpose of a data summary.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is somewhat limited and repetitive. While there are attempts to use topic-specific terms like 'petroleum products' and 'engineered products', the phrasing is often imprecise, such as 'major jump' or 'females first choice'. There are also issues with word choice and collocation, such as 'due shift more organic food' which is grammatically and lexically awkward. The range of vocabulary is insufficient to convey the information with the precision expected at higher band levels.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede clarity. Examples include 'all other sectors depends on' (subject-verb agreement), 'due to high prices in the market shows a decline a particular country' (missing prepositions and awkward syntax), and 'due shift more organic food' (missing prepositions/conjunctions). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with missing spaces after periods and missing commas in lists. These errors are frequent and distract the reader.

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.