Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-18
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 5.5)
The given bar chart and table illustrate the percentage difference in each category of export in 2016 compared with 2015.
Overall , the highly demand categories was petroleum and engineered goods in both the year , whereas , gems and jewelleary goods export is decreases as passing year.
On the one hand , there is the 3% of increament in petroleum goods between th e year [redacted phone] . Followed by engineered items shows 8.5% of uprise in 2016 on the global range.
On the other hand , gems and jewellery goods export decline by 5.18% , which show huge difference in transport between the two years . However , there is 15.24% of good demand showen in between [redacted phone] . Keeping the records straight agricultral goods show very minimum increament of 0.81% .
Finally , comparaing all the goods petroleum and engineered items are two highly demanded items export at global export and rest shows very minimum changes.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student covers the main features of the visual data by identifying key export categories such as petroleum products and engineered goods, and accurately reports specific trends and percentages like the 3% increase and 15.24% growth in textiles. An overview is attempted in the introduction and conclusion, stating that petroleum and engineered items were the most demanded. However, there are some minor inaccuracies and awkward phrasing in reporting data points, such as stating gems and jewellery 'is decreases as passing year' when values slightly fluctuated or declined. Overall, the response addresses the prompt reasonably well, satisfying the requirements for a Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The essay is structured into distinct paragraphs including an introduction, body paragraphs, and a concluding remark. However, the logical progression is occasionally hindered by awkward mechanical transitions such as 'On the one hand' and 'On the other hand' which are used somewhat arbitrarily here since the chart compares multiple categories rather than presenting two opposing viewpoints. Paragraphing is present, but referencing and linking across sentences are sometimes faulty, leading to a choppy reading experience. Cohesion overall meets the criteria for Band 5.5 to 6.0, aligning best with Band 6.0 due to a coherent overall arrangement despite mechanical links.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student attempts some less common vocabulary related to data reporting, such as 'increament', 'uprise', and 'demand categories'. However, there are numerous word-choice and spelling errors throughout the text, including 'jewelleary', 'decreases as passing year', 'agricultral', and 'comparaing'. While the vocabulary used is adequate to convey basic data trends, these frequent lexical inaccuracies and non-standard forms restrict the score to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The text displays a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is weak. There are several persistent errors in subject-verb agreement and tense usage, such as 'the highly demand categories was petroleum' and 'gems and jewellery goods export is decreases'. Punctuation and spacing errors (e.g., spaces before commas and periods) are also frequent. Because errors frequently occur and cause some distraction or minor difficulty for the reader, the grammar performance sits firmly at Band 5.0.
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