Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-03
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 figures illustrate the proportional changing of exports categories along with its earnings from 2015 to 2016. Overall, every sectors of export was shown an increased percentages, whereas, the highest rose up were acheived in textiles. However, gems and jewellery product demand had been fallen down over the year.
In 2015, the highest export earning were done from petroleum products which took a slightly shift over the year by increasing of 3%. In contrast, texiles which had less contribution in export earning, had increased dramatically by 15.24% and earned more than 40 billions in 2016. A shrap change had been found in engineered goods and agricultural products. Both of those values had been to 8.5% and 0.81% respectively.
In contrast, not only the earnings but also the demands of gems and jewellery were fallen down from 2015 to 2016. The income genarated by gems and jewelly was above 50 billions which was came to less to 50 billion within one year due to its massive demand lossed of 5.18%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| 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 only partially, presenting some selected data from the visual charts but containing several noticeable inaccuracies and unsupported claims. For instance, the text claims that textiles 'earned more than 40 billions in 2016', whereas the visual data shows earnings around 31 billion dollars. Similarly, the description of gems and jewellery states that income was 'above 50 billions' in 2015 when the actual figure was 43 billion. Furthermore, the overview is confused by inaccurately asserting that 'every sectors of export was shown an increased percentages', overlooking the decline in gems and jewellery. The ideas are limited and under-developed, with key figures misreported and trends improperly generalised, which prevents the response from achieving a higher band.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
There is some basic organisation with the response divided into an introduction and body paragraphs, but there is no clear overall progression of ideas. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as the repeated use of 'In contrast' where it does not logically fit (e.g., contrasting petroleum products with textiles in the second paragraph). Paragraphing is attempted, but referencing between sentences is often unclear, such as pronouns and transition words that fail to connect the data points smoothly. The mechanical and sometimes confusing employment of cohesive links hinders the logical flow of the summary.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is limited and barely adequate for the task. There are frequent word choice and word formation errors, such as 'proportional changing' instead of proportional change, 'sectors' used with singular agreement 'was shown', 'texiles' (spelling), 'shrap' instead of sharp, and 'genarated' and 'lossed'. Less common lexical items are attempted, such as 'dramatically' and 'demand', but they are often marred by inaccuracies in collocation and form. These noticeable lexical errors and spelling mistakes cause some difficulty for the reader and restrict the score to this level.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar is weak. There are frequent errors in verb forms, tense usage, and subject-verb agreement throughout the text, such as 'every sectors... was shown', 'product demand had been fallen down', 'earning were done', and 'which was came to less to 50 billion'. Attempts at complex structures are often faulty, and prepositional patterns are misused (e.g., 'by increasing of 3%'). These frequent errors can cause difficulty and confusion for the reader in interpreting the intended meaning.
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