Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-05
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 illustrate the amount of exports in different categories of only one country between 2015 and 2016 .
Overall, there is total 6 type of export category and its also show the percentage of change in each category of export. The type of export are petroleum products, engineered goods, gems and jewellery, agricultural products,textiles. There is sudden increased in the field of textiles and the least change occur in the field of agricultural products.
The export earning in the 2015 is less in almost all category expect only gems and jewellery , is one the products ,who is decreased in 2016 campared to 2015 by the percentage of 5.18 . The petroleum products it sightly increased in 2016 by only 3 percent and engineered goods are also grow in 2016 by 8.5 percent comapred both with 2015 .
There is only 0.81 percent change in the agricultral products as we seen in the chart . And the most important export category is textiles because it suddenly enlarge in the 2016 by 15.24 percent .
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The response addresses the task partially by attempting to summarise the export earnings and percentage changes. However, key data points and comparisons are underdeveloped or imprecise. For instance, the writer states that export earnings in 2015 were 'less in almost all category expect only gems and jewellery', which misinterprets the chart since several categories had higher values in 2015 compared to others. While an overview is attempted at the beginning, it contains inaccuracies, such as stating 'there is total 6 type of export category'. To move to a higher band, the response needs to select and report the main features more accurately without misinterpreting the graphical data, providing a clearer and more comprehensive summary of both the 2015 figures and the 2016 percentage changes.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text shows some organisation with basic grouping of ideas into paragraphs, but there is no clear overall progression. The relationship between sentences is sometimes disjointed, and cohesive devices are inadequate or clumsy, as seen in phrases like 'As we seen in the chart' and repetitive transitional structures. Paragraphing is attempted, but the division of ideas lacks logical flow, separating related points about specific categories awkwardly across different sections. To achieve a higher band, the writer must ensure a more logical sequencing of information, employ a wider range of cohesive devices more accurately, and use paragraphing to structure distinct comparisons clearly.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is limited and minimally adequate for the task. The writer attempts some less common terms and figures, such as 'petroleum products' and 'engineered goods', but makes noticeable errors in word choice, form, and spelling, such as 'campared', 'sightly', 'grow', 'agricultral', and 'enlarge'. These lexical slips and awkward collocations cause some difficulty for the reader. To improve in this area, the writer needs to expand their range of vocabulary for describing data trends and ensure correct word forms and spellings are used consistently.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response displays a very limited range of sentence structures, and attempts at more complex sentences are frequently faulty. There are frequent grammatical errors involving subject-verb agreement, articles, and prepositions, such as 'The Chart illustrate', 'there is total 6 type', 'is one the products ,who is decreased', and 'in the 2016'. These persistent errors can cause difficulty and strain for the reader. To reach a higher band, the writer must incorporate a wider variety of grammatical structures with greater accuracy, ensuring that basic sentence mechanics and tense consistency are maintained throughout the response.
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