Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The chart illustrates the export data of one country in numerous kinds in two years and the table demonstrates the variation in proportion of every category in 2016 compared with 2015.

Overall, both pertoleum and engineering products remained at peak compare to other goods. However, the percentage in goods value were increased in all categories except of gems and jewellery decreasing value.

Initially, the export earning from both pertroleum and engineering was higher then any other country in given two years almost at 70 billion dollars in 2015 and 65 billion dollars in petroleum products and around 68 billion dollars of engineering goods in 2016.However,agriculture and textiles products were least exported itmes in both years in 2015 agriculture products were at around 42 billion and textiles were at approximately 37 billion dollars in 2015 and in next year they were identic

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response makes a clear attempt to summarise the main features of the chart and table, identifying petroleum and engineering products as leading categories and noting overall trends such as the decrease in gems and jewellery. However, there are notable inaccuracies in reading the data; for instance, the writer states earnings were 'almost at 70 billion dollars in 2015 and 65 billion dollars in petroleum products', which diverges from the provided chart values (61 billion in 2015 and 63 billion in 2016). Furthermore, the text cuts off mid-sentence ('and in next year they were identic'), failing to complete the overview of the remaining categories. Additionally, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum requirement, containing only 141 words. Consequently, these shortcomings limit the task fulfillment.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response exhibits some basic organisational structure with an introductory sentence and an overall summary statement. However, paragraphing is underdeveloped, and the text ends abruptly mid-sentence due to the response being cut off. Cohesive devices are somewhat mechanical ('Initially', 'Overall'), and referencing is occasionally unclear or confusing. The logical progression breaks down towards the end as the final sentence is incomplete, preventing the clear development of ideas across the text.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The student attempts some task-specific vocabulary, such as 'export data', 'proportion', 'variation', and 'categories'. However, there are numerous spelling errors ('pertoleum', 'pertroleum', 'then' instead of 'than', 'itmes', 'identic') and awkward lexical choices ('numerous kinds', 'remain at peak compare', 'increasing value'). The range of vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for describing statistical data, and these lexical errors occasionally cause minor strain for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is inconsistent. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'the percentage in goods value were increased', 'except of gems and jewellery decreasing value', and 'agriculture and textiles products were least exported itmes'. Preposition and tense usage are also faulty in places. Because the text terminates abruptly, the final sentence is left uncompleted, contributing to an overall impression of grammatical instability and frequent errors.

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