Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-11

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 illustrates the exports in one country in petroleum products, Engine goods, Gems and jewellery, Agricultural products and, Textiles in 2015 and 2016. The table provides data on changes in proportion of each products export in 2026 compared with 2015.

Overall, it is evident that petroleum products have highest export earnings whearas the textiles have lowest for both years. In the table, the highes proportion is exhibited by textiles and, lowest by agricultural products.

Moving to details, in 2016, the the petroleum products had hights value, 72 billions, while Engine goods had 60 billions which is lower than petroleum products, Moreover, Gems and Jewellary, agricultural and, textile products have 52 and, 43 billions respectively. In the petroleum products had 60 billions export rate which is lower than 2016. Furthermore, engine , gems and jewellary, agricultural and textiles goods had 65, 55, 41 and, 35 billions respectively.

In the table, the proportion of petroleum products, engineered goods and textiles increased, 8.5%, 3% . 0.81% and. 15.24% respecrively. While the proportion of gems and jewellery decreased 5.18% in 2015 to 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response identifies the chart and table and gives an overview of the highest and lowest categories, but the overview is partly inaccurate: textiles were not the lowest in both years, since agricultural products were about $31 billion in 2015 and 2016, compared with textiles at about $26 billion in 2015. Several figures are substantially misreported: for example, petroleum is given as $72 billion in 2016 rather than about $63 billion, and the categories are mixed up in the later comparisons. The table’s percentages are also assigned incorrectly: petroleum rose by 3%, engineered goods by 8.5%, and agricultural products by 0.81%. These inaccuracies leave the main features only minimally and unreliably reported. Check each figure against the visual and distinguish export values from percentage changes.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and separate detail sections for the chart and table. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is organised. However, progression within the details is difficult to follow: the 2016 figures are presented first, then the 2015 figures, but the category order and comparisons are inconsistent. Connectors such as “Moreover,” “Furthermore,” and “While” are used, yet they do not always clarify the relationship between the information, and the sentence beginning “In the petroleum products…” is confusing. Use a consistent category order and compare each category across the two years before moving to the next. Clearer referencing would make the paragraph links more effective.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “bar chart,” “export earnings,” “proportion,” “increased,” and “decreased,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning unclear. “Engine goods” is not the chart’s category name; use “engineered goods.” “Changes in proportion” is also unsuitable because the table reports percentage changes in export values, not proportions. Spelling errors such as “whearas,” “hights,” “Jewellary,” and “respecrively” further reduce precision. Aim for accurate chart terminology and collocations, and proofread category names and common reporting words.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

There are attempts to use both simple and more complex sentences, including the overview clause “it is evident that…” and the contrast introduced by “While.” However, grammatical control is inconsistent, and errors frequently make the data difficult to interpret. Examples include the malformed comparison “which is lower than petroleum products,” the repeated article in “the the petroleum products,” and the incomplete construction “In the petroleum products had 60 billions export rate.” Agreement and article use are also unreliable in phrases such as “each products export.” Sentence boundaries and punctuation need attention, particularly where commas join long lists or “Moreover” is inserted. Build accurate short comparison sentences first, then add complex structures once their grammar is secure.

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