Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-24
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 4.0)
The bar chart compare the percentage of one country's exports in different categories between 2015 and 2016
Overall, petroleum products exports are about 60 percentage in 2015 and rose up 3% more to 63% in 2016 .Similar engineered goods are also increased by 3 % from 2015 to 2016
The export of agricultural priducts and textiles also incresed by 0.81% and 15.24% from 2015 to 2016 Unlike this gems and jewellery
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 3.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0
The response is severely under-length, containing only 71 words compared to the required minimum of 150 words. Furthermore, the writing cuts off abruptly in the middle of a sentence at the end ('Unlike this gems and jewellery'). While the student attempts to summarise some of the main features, such as the trends for petroleum products and engineered goods, the data is misread (describing export values in billions of dollars as percentages, e.g., 'about 60 percentage'). Because of the incomplete nature of the response and the failure to meet the word count requirement, Task Achievement is heavily penalized.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
The text lacks sufficient length to demonstrate adequate paragraphing or cohesive progression. Although there is a rudimentary attempt at an overview ('Overall, petroleum products exports...'), the response breaks off mid-sentence, preventing any logical conclusion or full development of ideas. Cohesive devices are minimal, and referencing is weak due to the truncated nature of the writing.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The lexical range is very basic and limited. The student successfully uses some topic-related vocabulary such as 'exports', 'categories', and 'petroleum products'. However, there are significant lexical and interpretive errors, such as confusing currency values in billions with percentages ('60 percentage'). Spelling errors also occur, such as 'priducts' and 'incresed'.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The student attempts simple sentence structures, but basic grammatical errors are present, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('The bar chart compare') and incorrect prepositions or phrasing ('rose up 3% more'). The most critical issue for grammar and syntax is that the text is unfinished, ending abruptly without a complete final clause. The range of structures is extremely limited.
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