Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-15

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)

Bar chart illustrates the worth of different types of exports from 2015 to 2016.It shows that compared to 2015, in 2016 percentage of each type has changed.

overall, agricultural products have almost the same export valuein both years. Great increase was seenin textiles,while gems and jewellery and petrolum products are near to the same of value. engineered good

s value also changed in both years.

agricultural products in 2015 and 2016 were exported for 40 billions dollars. petrolem products werein 2015, 65 billions and in 2016 there was just a slight increase from 65.engineered goods were sent out in 2015 in less than 65 billions dollars but in 2015 the valueincreased and became more than 65.

gems and jewellery had the high value of more than 50 billions in 2015 and then there was a slight decrease in 2016.on the other hand textiles showed a big change in export worth. in 2015 it was less than 40 billions dollars and in 2016 it changed to more than 40 billions.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5

The student attempts to address the task by summarizing the data for export earnings in 2015 and 2016. However, there are significant inaccuracies in reading the data from the charts. For example, the student states that agricultural products were exported for '40 billions dollars' when the actual figure was around 31 billion dollars, and similarly misstates figures for petroleum products and engineered goods. While an overview is attempted ('agricultural products have almost the same export value in both years'), the lack of factual accuracy in reporting the main features limits task achievement. The response covers all categories but fails to present a reliable account of the visual information.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is divided into short paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. However, logical progression is hindered by poor paragraphing, lack of clear cohesive devices, and disjointed sentences such as 'engineered good s value also changed in both years.' Reference words are sometimes ambiguous, and punctuation and spacing errors (e.g., missing spaces after periods) disrupt the flow of reading. Cohesion is generally mechanical and faulty.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, relying heavily on terms like 'value,' 'exports,' and 'billions dollars.' There are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as 'petrolum' and 'high value' instead of 'highest value.' While the student attempts to use comparative language ('slight increase,' 'big change'), the restricted range and frequent lexical inaccuracies constrain the score to a Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The response shows a very limited range of sentence structures, mostly consisting of simple or poorly constructed complex sentences. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as missing articles ('Bar chart illustrates'), incorrect prepositions ('near to the same of value'), and fragmented sentences or awkward line breaks ('engineered good s value'). Punctuation is also problematic, with missing capital letters at the beginning of sentences and missing spaces following full stops. These errors cause some difficulty for the reader.

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