Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-23

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 illustrates the value of one country's exports in different categories from 2015 to 2016. These data calibrate into percentage.

Overall, petroleum products and engineered goods is highest stake at export goods; similarly, agricultural products and textiles remained at the same level.

To begin with, petroleum products were the most exports in 2015, at nearly 62 billion, compared with engine goods sales at 55 billion. In 2016, petrol and engine are slighlty grow; however still on top. In contrast, engine goods saw a major increase of 8.5 percentage points hike show in engineered goods while petroleum products were high but saw a 3 percentage point increase.

Continuesly a sharp downfall in gems and jewellery section where 5.18 percentage decrease show in compared to 2015 to 2016 data show at figure. A significant gwoth show in the textiles sector in 2015, with nearly 35 billion in revenue generated from this sector; Nevertheless, in 2016 which is increase by 15.24 percentage dramatic change at textiles export generated 45 billion dollars from this sector.

In conclusion, a marginal change is shown in the textiles sector, where petroleum and engineered goods are still in top and generate the highest income in 2015 and 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the task by summarizing the main features of the export data from 2015 and 2016. However, there are significant inaccuracies in the reporting of the data. For instance, the student states that the textiles sector generated nearly 35 billion in 2015 and 45 billion in 2016, which does not match the actual chart figures (26 billion and 31 billion respectively). Furthermore, the overview is rather vague and contains grammatical confusion ("petroleum products and engineered goods is highest stake at export goods"). While the response covers most of the categories, the inaccurate data reporting and lack of a well-developed overview prevent it from reaching a higher band score. It fits the Band 5 descriptor for partially addressing the task with some limited and inaccurate data points.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response is divided into an introduction, overview, body paragraphs, and a conclusion, showing an attempt at paragraphing. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by confusing phrasing and awkward transitions such as "Continuesly a sharp downfall". Cohesive devices are often used inaccurately or mechanically, and referencing is sometimes unclear, making it hard to follow the comparisons between the two years. Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion within paragraphs suffers from broken sentence structures and abrupt shifts in topic. This corresponds to a Band 5 performance, where some organization is visible, but overall progression lacks clarity and cohesion is inadequate.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is quite limited and repetitive, with frequent word-choice and collocation errors. Examples include "highest stake at export goods", "engine goods sales", "petrol and engine are slighlty grow", and "percentage points hike show in engineered goods". There are also issues with word forms, such as using "Continuesly" instead of "Continuously" and "gwoth" instead of "growth". The student attempts to use less common vocabulary (e.g., "percentage points hike", "downfall"), but these attempts are inaccurate and awkward. The lexical range is adequate only for very basic communication, placing it firmly at Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, and attempts at complex or comparative sentences are frequently faulty. There are persistent, heavy grammatical errors throughout the text, such as subject-verb agreement issues ("petroleum products and engineered goods is highest stake"), missing verbs, and incorrect prepositions ("decrease show in compared to 2015 to 2016 data show at figure"). Punctuation and sentence boundaries are also problematic, resulting in run-on sentences and fragments. Because errors are frequent and often cause difficulty or confusion for the reader, this performance meets the criteria for Band 4.

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