Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-01

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 column shart illustrates the one's country exports in various categories during the period of 2015 and 2016.The unit of country's export earning were measured in $ billions.The table contains data of percentage change of export of goods from 2015 to 2016.

Petroleum and engineering goods were the most exported items in 2016 with each item had export earnings of about $60 to $65 billions.Whereas,the both goods were less exported in 2015 comprising $50 to $55 billions per good earning.Subsequently,gems and jewelley were exported greater with $52 earning in 2015 than in 2016 constituting about $50 eae

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

The response fails to meet the minimum word length requirement of 150 words, stopping abruptly at only 97 words. Due to this significant shortfall, the task is only partially addressed, and the response lacks a full overview or a comprehensive reporting of the main features shown in the visual data. The student attempts to describe some figures for petroleum and engineering goods, but the data is inaccurate or poorly communicated, stating earnings were around '$50 to $55 billions' for 2015 when the chart shows different values, and the text trails off incomplete. This places the task achievement at a very basic level where key requirements of the prompt are left unfulfilled.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some basic organisation attempted through opening statements and paragraph breaks, but overall progression is severely hindered by the incomplete nature of the response and abrupt ending. Cohesive devices are minimal and basic, with repetitive phrasing and mechanical links such as 'Whereas, the both goods were less exported' and 'Subsequently'. Paragraphing is attempted, but the lack of a proper conclusion or fully developed body paragraphs prevents a clear overall logical flow. Referencing between sentences is sometimes unclear, and the text breaks off mid-sentence, disrupting any sense of cohesive development.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and repetitive, restricted mostly to basic terms related to the prompt such as 'exports', 'categories', 'goods', and 'earnings'. There are noticeable lexical errors and awkward word formations, such as 'column shart' instead of 'chart', 'one's country' instead of 'a country's', 'jewelley' instead of 'jewellery', and incorrect collocations like 'exported greater'. These lexical inadequacies and spelling slips reflect a restricted range of vocabulary that occasionally causes difficulty and confusion for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writer relies on a very limited range of sentence structures, mostly attempting simple sentences with frequent structural errors. There are multiple grammatical inaccuracies, including subject-verb agreement issues ('earning were measured', 'each item had export earnings'), article misuse ('the one's country exports'), and awkward phrasing ('with each item had'). Complex sentence attempts are faulty and awkward, such as 'constituting about $50 eae', which breaks off entirely. Frequent grammatical errors cause noticeable difficulty for the reader in tracking the intended meaning.

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