Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-17
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 chart demostrate the value of one country’s exports in different categories during 2015 and 2016. The table demostrate the change in percentage in every category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.
The Export earnings in 2016 there increase in the protelum products ,engineered good, agricultural products and textiles.Overall we can say there is more increase in 2016 .The agricultural products has slight increase in percentage that is less than one . In textiles there is a huge increase in the percentage that is 15.24 that elevate the values more in the bar chart
There is only one category in 2016 where there is decrease in the percentage which is gem and jewellery.Almost there is a difference of 5.18 percent in the Gems and Jewellery category.
Overall we can say that this bar chart is showing improvement in all values excepet one category which is gems and jewellery in 2016
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to summarize the main features of the chart and table, noting increases in petroleum products, engineered goods, agricultural products, and textiles, alongside a decrease in gems and jewellery. However, the data reporting is somewhat vague and imprecise. For instance, the writer mentions that agricultural products had a 'slight increase in percentage that is less than one' (0.81%) and notes the 15.24% increase for textiles, but fails to integrate key figures for actual export values from the bar chart effectively. Furthermore, the overview is repetitive and lacks a fully developed summary of the overall trends. It satisfies the basic requirements of Task 1 by covering the main categories, but the lack of thorough data integration places it at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response has an organizational structure with an introduction, body sentences discussing individual categories, and a concluding remark. However, paragraphing is weak and fragmented, consisting of very short, choppy sentences and single-sentence paragraphs (e.g., 'Almost there is a difference of 5.18 percent...'). Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes misused or repetitive ('Overall we can say...'). The logical progression from data point to data point is disjointed, and referencing is occasionally unclear, such as 'that elevate the values more in the bar chart'. Overall, the mechanical cohesion and lack of smooth transitions align with a Band 5.0 descriptor.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The lexical range is limited and repetitive. The student uses basic vocabulary such as 'increase', 'decrease', 'value', and 'category' repeatedly. There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, including 'demostrate' (demonstrate), 'protelum' (petroleum), 'engineered good' (engineered goods), and 'excepet' (except). While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the basic topic of exports and percentages, the frequency of errors and lack of sophisticated phrasing or precise paraphrasing restrict the score to Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The text displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and basic subject-verb constructions. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as missing articles ('In textiles there is a huge increase'), incorrect prepositions ('change in percentage' instead of 'percentage change'), subject-verb agreement errors ('The Export earnings in 2016 there increase'), and run-on or fragmented sentence structures ('The agricultural products has slight increase'). These errors cause some difficulty for the reader and demonstrate poor control over complex forms, which corresponds to a Band 5.0.
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