Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-15

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 chart demostrate a country exports earnings during a year and the table compare the precentage change in each category of exports between 2015 to 2016.

Overall, the bar chart show five categories of export and their value in billion dollars. In 2015 and 2016 the highest export value was in petroleum products and lowest was in textiles. The export values of 4 product increses in a year while the highest increase was in textiles. the export value in gems and jewellery decreases.

The the export value of petroleum products and engineered product was dramatic high in both years while in 2016 it was slightly more than 2015. While gems and jewellery export value was high is 2015 lower slightly in 2016 and export of textile dramaticaly increases buring 2016.The agricultural products export remain almost contants.

The precentage values of textile and engineeres goods increases sharply and was 15.24% and 8.5% respectively , but agricultural product remain comtants with slighly change of 0.81%.But the petroleum products value increases by 3% and gems and jewellery decrease by 5.18% during the 2016 as compare to 2015.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the main features and provide a clear overview: petroleum products had the highest earnings, textiles were lowest in 2015, most categories rose, and gems and jewellery fell. The reported percentage changes also match the table. This gives the response a solid account of the task, with relevant comparisons across both years. To make the summary more complete and precise, include key figures from the chart—for example, petroleum earnings rose from about $61 billion to $63 billion, while agricultural products stayed near $31 billion. The overview also says textiles were the lowest category without specifying that this applies to 2015; in 2016, textiles and agriculture were approximately level. Some comparisons are therefore less fully developed than the overall trends.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction to an overview and then to details about the categories and percentage changes. This helps the reader follow the main message. However, progression within the detail paragraphs is uneven: the third paragraph moves between petroleum, engineered goods, gems, textiles and agriculture, while the final paragraph repeats several of the same trends. Linking words such as “while” and “but” are used, but sometimes awkwardly or repeatedly, and “The the” at the start of a paragraph interrupts the flow. Grouping the rising categories together and then contrasting them with gems and jewellery would create a clearer sequence and reduce repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “export value,” “categories,” “percentage change,” and “decreases,” so the topic is generally clear. There is also some attempt to describe degree, as in “slightly” and “sharply.” However, the range is limited and several word-choice, word-form and spelling errors are noticeable, including “demostrate,” “precentage,” “dramatically,” and “contants.” Some combinations are unnatural, such as “dramatic high” and “export of textile.” These errors can make the reader pause, even though the intended meaning is usually recoverable. Aim for accurate, conventional chart language and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons with “while” and “but,” and the main trends can usually be understood. However, grammatical errors occur frequently enough to affect clarity. Examples include subject–verb agreement in “the bar chart show” and “the table compare,” missing or incorrect articles in “highest export value,” and tense or verb-form problems in “the export values … increses.” Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also inconsistent, particularly where clauses run together, as in the sentence beginning “While gems and jewellery…” and the final paragraph. Practise accurate present-tense reporting, agreement, articles and sentence punctuation before adding more complex structures.

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