Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-28
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 graph illustrates the value of one country's export in various categories between 2015 to 2016 also the table represents the proportion change in 2016 compared with 2015.
To begin with, the various things which are export was petroleum products, engineered goods, gems and jewellery, agricultural products and textiles. the highest export product was petroleum product and the lower one is textiles.
Furthermore, the highest export product petroleum was export between 60-70 billions dollor. Likewise, the lowest export product textiles was between30-40 billion dollor. Also ,The engineered goods exported between 60-70 billion dollor but less comparing to petroleum products and the gems and jewellery and agricultural has also average export in goods.
Moreover, the percentages in values from 2015 and 2016 has changed that is petroleum, engineered goods, agricultural ,and textiles has been rised by 3%,8.5%,0.81%and 15.24% and the percentages of gems and jewellery has fall that is of 5.18%.
Overall, the country's export in various products has been rise and fall according to the people needs and businesses profit.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The student attempts to address both parts of the prompt by describing the bar graph and the table. Key categories such as petroleum products and textiles are identified, and some specific data points from the visual aids are mentioned, such as petroleum products being between 60-70 billion dollars and the percentage changes like 15.24% for textiles. However, the response contains several inaccuracies and vague generalisations, such as incorrectly stating that textiles were the lowest export product in 2015 when agricultural products or textiles had lower figures depending on the category. The overview is overly simplistic, and the data selection lacks a polished, fully developed comparative structure. This places the response in Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is organised into basic paragraphs, starting with an introduction, followed by body paragraphs for the chart and table, and concluding with a brief summary. However, the logical progression is hindered by repetitive phrasing, awkward transitions, and mechanical cohesive devices like 'To begin with', 'Furthermore', and 'Moreover'. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the overall flow feels disjointed rather than smoothly guided. Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion requires better control. This performance aligns with Band 5 descriptors.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is limited and repetitive, with frequent word-choice and spelling errors (e.g., 'proportion change' instead of 'percentage change', 'dollor', 'rised', 'fall'). While the student attempts less common items related to the visual data like 'petroleum products', 'engineered goods', and 'percentage', the execution lacks precision and control. Spelling errors and awkward collocations such as 'average export in goods' cause some strain for the reader. This corresponds to a Band 5 lexical level.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student uses a mix of simple and attempted complex sentence forms, but control is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('the lower one is textiles', 'gems and jewellery and agricultural has also average export') and incorrect verb tenses ('was export', 'has been rised'). Punctuation and article usage are also inconsistent. These frequent errors cause difficulty for the reader and reflect the characteristics of Band 5.
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