Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-06
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 bar chart compares the proportions of revenue made through export in 5 categories of sport calculated in $ billion . The table chart compare information of percentage differences made in 2016 from 2015.
Overall, petroleum products presented the highest earnings of export with textile providing the least trade money. Additionally the table explains the overall trend of all products.Engineered goods showed the greatest increase, while gems and jewellery daced a decline in values.
In 2015, petroleum products made 60$ billion which increased slightly in 2016. Engineered goods earned nearly 55$ billion which also rose to the value of 60$ billion.Gems and jewlery was the only goods that fell to 40$ billion in 2016. Agriculture product remained almost near 30$ billion. Textile also grew upto 20$ billion by 2016.
As illustrated by bar chart, table provided the number of percentages explaining the overall changes made. All products increased with the highest accounting to 8.5% increases
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| 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 only partially. While the student attempts to summarise the main features of the visual data, there are several misinterpretations and inaccurate data points reported, such as stating that 'textile also grew upto 20 billion by 2016' when the chart shows it reached 31 billion, and confusing categories like calling the export categories 'categories of sport'. The overview is somewhat basic, noting that petroleum products had the highest earnings and engineered goods the greatest increase, but overall, the information is limited and under-developed, preventing the response from achieving a higher band.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
There is some organisation evident with the use of introductory and body paragraphs, but the overall progression of ideas is lacking. Cohesive devices are sometimes inadequate, inaccurate, or repetitive, such as the mechanical transitions used between sentences like 'Additionally the table explains...' and 'As illustrated by bar chart...'. Paragraphing is attempted, but referencing between sentences is not always clear, making the logical flow disjointed at times.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary range is limited but minimally adequate to convey a basic outline of the chart. There are noticeable lexical errors and inappropriate word choices, such as referring to economic export categories as 'categories of sport', misspelling 'daced' for faced, 'jewlery' for jewellery, and awkward phrasing like 'trade money'. These errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a restricted control of word choice, collocation, and spelling.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer uses a limited range of sentence structures, and attempts at complex sentences are often faulty. There are frequent grammatical errors, including missing articles ('the table chart compare', 'by bar chart'), incorrect prepositions, and punctuation errors such as spacing issues around currency symbols like '60$ billion'. These frequent errors can cause occasional difficulty for the reader, fitting the description of grammatical control at this level.
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