Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-22
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 4.5)
the table chart illustrates amount of one nations trade in various categories during the time period of 2015 and 2016 while the table present the alteration of proportion in each sector of trade.
in general overview, petroleum and engineered goods have highest export earing in both years while textiles contain least production. most categories experienced an increase in value, while gems and jewellery to decline.
In 2015, petroleum productions earned approximately 65 billion which was increased by 3 proportion in 2016, similarly enginers got profit about 57 billion dollor which surged approximately by 8 percent in next year while no difference could be seen in the production of agriculture . futhermore, gems and jewellery category showed slight decilne in 2016 from 55 value to 50 billion dollars. moreover, a surged difference seen in the trade of textile sectore which is approximately 38 to 45 billions.
moving ahead, in table it was cleared that textiles products earned highest trade among all the other product by leading 15.24 proportion whereas, petroleum stood at second rank in earing with 8.5 percentage followed by,engineered raised thier production in trade earing by 3 percentage and agricultural increased its production by 0.81 percentage which is lowest amon all the other products while, gems and jewellery showed decline with 5.18 percentage.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5
The student attempts to address the task by summarizing data from the chart and table, but the response contains significant inaccuracies in reading the data. For instance, petroleum productions in 2015 are stated as approximately 65 billion (actual is 61), and gems and jewellery are reported as dropping from 55 to 50 billion (actual is 43 down to 41). Furthermore, the final paragraph misinterprets the table's percentage change figures, confusing them with total earnings ranks (claiming textiles earned the highest trade by leading 15.24 proportion). While an overview is provided, the numerous data misinterpretations and lack of clear comparative synthesis restrict the score to Band 4.5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into paragraphs, but the logical progression is frequently disrupted by inaccurate data reporting and confusing transitions. Cohesive devices such as 'in general overview', 'In 2015', and 'moving ahead' are used, but they often link contradictory or misunderstood information. Paragraphing is attempted, but the final body paragraph mixes up table percentages and absolute earnings values, creating confusion for the reader. The overall progression lacks clarity due to these organizational and interpretive faults.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.5
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent lexical and collocational inaccuracies. Examples include 'amount of one nations trade', 'earing', 'enginers got profit', and 'decilne'. The student attempts some less common terms like 'proportion', 'alteration', and 'surged', but uses them incorrectly (e.g., 'surged difference seen' and '3 proportion'). Spelling errors ('enginers', 'dollor', 'futhermore', 'decilne', 'sectore', 'earing') are noticeable and occasionally cause strain for the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple or awkwardly concatenated sentences. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, such as missing capitalization ('the table chart illustrates...'), missing articles ('petroleum and engineered goods have highest export earing'), and faulty subject-verb agreement or tense usage ('gems and jewellery to decline', 'it was cleared that'). Punctuation is also weak, with run-on clauses joined improperly. These errors frequently impede communication.
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