Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-14

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 5.5)

The bar charts gives the value of one country's exports in various categories between 2015 and 2016. While the table below shows the changes in percentage during this time period.

Overall, there is no significiant difference between exports from beginning to ending. The total earning that was generated through country's exports remain same throughout the chart.

First of all, petroleum products and Engineered goods earned a significiant amount of money from exports which is 60 billion and 62 billion respectively. Furthermore, earning made by Textiles is least as compared to other categories. The last two categories is almost half of first two categories which is around 40 billion.

Secondly, Engineered goods and Textiles shows an increase in percentage from 2015 to 2016 which is 8.5% and 15.24% respectively. Petroleum products shows 3% percentage increase while Agricultural products shows an increases of 0.815 only. On the other hand, revenue generated by gems and jewellery decreased dramatically with 15.24%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the broad topic and include some relevant comparisons, such as engineered goods being among the highest earners and textiles being low in 2015. However, the overview is inaccurate: exports did not remain the same overall, and the categories changed in different ways. Several key figures and trends are misreported. For example, textiles rose from about $26 billion to $31 billion, making them the fastest-growing category, while gems and jewellery fell by about 5.18%, not 15.24%. Agricultural products were essentially stable, and the stated change is 0.81%, not 0.815. The claim that the last two categories were around $40 billion is also unclear and misleading. Select the main increases and decrease accurately, and compare the 2015 and 2016 values to support a clear overview.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs. Sequencing phrases such as “First of all” and “Secondly” help signal movement between points, and the reader can generally follow the categories being discussed. However, the progression is somewhat mechanical, and the second body paragraph shifts between percentage changes without a clear organising principle. Some references are also unclear, particularly “The last two categories,” which does not specify which categories or what comparison is intended. Grouping the categories by trend—rising, falling, or remaining stable—and using clearer links between figures would make the information easier to follow and the cohesion less dependent on formulaic transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “exports,” “percentage,” “earned,” and “decreased,” and you attempt to describe comparisons and change. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the intended meaning unclear. “Total earning” and “revenue generated” are repeated or imprecise for describing the chart, while “decreased dramatically” overstates the relatively modest fall in gems and jewellery. There are also spelling errors in “significiant” and “Engineered” is inconsistently capitalised. Aim for precise chart language and accurate collocations, such as “export value,” “rose by,” “fell slightly,” and “remained stable.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast beginning “While the table below shows…” and the sentence starting “On the other hand.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors in agreement, verb forms, and sentence construction are frequent enough to affect clarity. For example, “The bar charts gives” should use a plural verb, while “The total earning … remain same” needs a plural or correctly formed singular subject and a past-tense verb. “Engineered goods and Textiles shows” also requires subject–verb agreement, and “Agricultural products shows an increases” contains errors in both agreement and noun form. Check each sentence for a clear subject and matching verb, and practise accurate past-tense descriptions of the data.

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