Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-02

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 is show that the exports's vary scale percentage of many products for one country and the compare between 2015 and 2016 .

Depend on the chart , the highest percent increase referes to textiles then engineered goods . In addition, the lowest increase it is for agricultural products after that petroleum products . On the onther hand the only category which shows decrease percentage is for gems and jewellery.

The best improvement is appeared in textiles category with 15.24% then engineered goods which scored 8.5 higher percentage in 2016 exports rather than 2015 .while petroleum products showes increace in exports just 3% in one year .

additionally, the chart scored lower increase percentage for agricultural products with 0.81% ; however, its better than gems and gewellery which decreasing it's percentage more than 5% in this year .

over all , the chart is an important decoument for future decission in exportation field .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response makes an attempt to present the main features of the chart, noting the highest and lowest export growth categories, such as textiles and agricultural products, and mentioning the single category that declined, gems and jewellery. However, the task is addressed only partially because some data points and relationships are described inaccurately or unclearly. For instance, the text struggles to distinguish clearly between absolute values in billions and percentage changes, leading to confusion in how the information is reported. Ideas are limited and under-developed, lacking a cohesive overview of the entire dataset. To reach a higher level, the response should present a clearer, fully developed summary that accurately reports the main trends and contrasts across all categories without confusion between the exported values and their percentage changes.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response displays some organization with an introductory paragraph, body paragraphs addressing specific categories, and a concluding remark. However, there is no clear overall progression, and the logical flow between sentences is frequently disrupted. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as 'Depend on the chart', 'On the onther hand', and 'additionally', which fail to create smooth transitions between ideas. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal structure of the paragraphs lacks logical sequencing. To improve, the writer needs to employ a wider and more accurate range of cohesive devices and ensure that each paragraph builds logically upon the previous one to guide the reader clearly through the data.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and barely adequate for the task, with noticeable errors that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary, such as 'category', 'exportation', and 'percentage', but these are frequently marred by spelling and word-choice errors, including 'decoument' instead of document, 'decission' instead of decision, and 'gewellery' instead of jewellery. There are also awkward collocations and word-formation issues, such as 'exports's vary scale percentage' and 'decreasing it's percentage'. To achieve a higher band, the student must expand their lexical range, eliminate basic spelling mistakes, and use vocabulary with greater precision regarding word forms and standard collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response demonstrates a very limited range of structures, relying mostly on simple sentences, while attempts at complex or descriptive structures are frequently faulty. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('The chart is show', 'the lowest increase it is'), incorrect prepositions ('in exportation field'), article omissions, and erroneous verb forms ('showes increace', 'is appeared'). These frequent errors can cause difficulty and strain for the reader. To progress, the student needs to develop a better command of basic sentence patterns, verb tenses, and grammatical agreements, while reducing the density of structural errors.

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