Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
There is a Diagram in front of me which shows the export of teh country and i did the analysis of this diagram and i understand that the xpoert in the 2016 is more than the last year 2015. This figure shows 5 products which is export to the other country and th leading product is petrolum product which is highly generating profit product for any country, second highly export product is engineering products which shows the handsome increase in 2016. if i summarize the entire figure is that petroleum products export increases in 2016 by 3% and engineering products exports shows the highest increase which is 8.5%, the most xported product of the country and then gems and jewellery export decreases by 5.18% which not good for ant state. this figure also show the slight increase in exporting the agricultural products like 0.81% but the last product show the bombastic results like textile product export increases by 15.24% which the hoghest export of the country.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response addresses the task partially by attempting to summarise the main export categories and providing some data, such as mentioning that petroleum products generated the highest earnings in 2015 and 2016, and reporting percentage changes like 3% for petroleum and 15.24% for textiles. However, the candidate includes irrelevant meta-language and personal narrative elements at the beginning, stating, 'There is a Diagram in front of me which shows the export of teh country and i did the analysis of this diagram'. Furthermore, the data reporting is somewhat confused; the text claims that engineering products had the highest increase at 8.5%, while later correctly noting that textiles had the highest increase at 15.24%. Ideas are limited and under-developed, lacking a cohesive overview of the overall trends.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
The writing suffers from severe issues with organisation and progression. The entire response consists of a single, continuous, run-on block of text without any paragraph breaks, which makes it very difficult for the reader to follow. Cohesive devices are largely absent or misused; the writer strings multiple clauses together using commas and conjunctions like 'and' rather than structuring proper sentences. For instance, sentences such as 'if i summarize the entire figure is that petroleum products export increases in 2016 by 3% and engineering products exports shows the highest increase which is 8.5%, the most xported product of the country and then gems and jewellery export decreases...' lack clear logical progression and referencing.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The lexical range is limited and minimally adequate for the task. The vocabulary used is quite basic and repetitive, relying heavily on words like 'product', 'export', 'increase', and 'figure'. There are also several spelling errors and typos throughout the text, such as 'teh', 'xpoert', 'petrolum', 'xported', 'ant', 'show' instead of 'shows', and 'hoghest'. While these errors do not completely obscure the intended meaning, they cause noticeable difficulty for the reader and reflect a weak control of word forms and spelling.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, consisting almost entirely of poorly constructed run-on sentences joined by coordinating conjunctions. There are frequent grammatical errors, including issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'petroleum products export increases', 'textile product export increases... which the hoghest'), incorrect capitalization (e.g., lowercase 'i'), missing articles, and awkward phrasing. Attempts at more complex sentence structures are consistently faulty, and the lack of proper punctuation means that sentences bleed into one another, causing frequent difficulty for the reader.
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