Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-20

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 4.5)

The graph illustrates How much worth one country's exports cetegorized by 5 different goods while the table compares the percentage rate of each catagory between the year 2015 and 2016. Units mesure in doller.

Overall, From the chart petroleum products was the highest and textiles was the least valuable product.Textiles products showed a highest number of growth compare to others goods, while gems and jewelary showed the only decreas on the chart.

experienced 3% growth in a year. In 2015,petroleum products started value at 60 billions

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify some key features: petroleum products are the highest-valued category, textiles show the strongest growth, and gems and jewellery are the only category to decline. These observations match the visual. However, the report is very incomplete: it gives almost no comparisons across the five categories and stops after beginning to describe petroleum products. The statement that textiles were “the least valuable” is inaccurate for 2016, when textiles and agricultural products were both about $31 billion; textiles were lowest only in 2015. The opening also says the units are dollars rather than billions of dollars. The response is substantially below the required 150 words, which contributes to the minimal coverage. Add a complete overview and report several accurate figures and comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response, with an introduction followed by an overview and then a detail paragraph. The overview also groups the main growth and decline trends, giving the reader a starting point. However, the final paragraph is only a fragment of the report and ends abruptly, so there is no clear progression through the remaining categories or the table data. The opening and overview are separated by inconsistent spacing and punctuation, and the transition into the detail paragraph is especially unclear because it begins with “experienced 3% growth” without naming the subject. Develop the body in a logical order, linking each category to its value and percentage change, and use clear paragraphing and references.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “exports,” “percentage rate,” “growth,” and “decrease,” and the reader can recognise the categories being discussed. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, spelling, and collocation errors make the writing less clear: “How much worth,” “cetegorized,” “catagory,” “doller,” and “gems and jewelary.” Phrases such as “highest number of growth” are also unnatural for describing a percentage change. Use precise chart language and check spelling carefully; for example, describe a category as having the “largest increase” and state that values are measured in “billions of dollars.” More varied terms for rises, falls, and comparisons would help you report the data accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and a comparative overview, but the range of sentence structures is very limited, and errors occur in most of the available sentences. For example, “petroleum products was the highest” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “textiles products showed a highest number” has article and noun-form issues. The opening sentence, “The graph illustrates How much worth…,” is not formed as a grammatical statement, and the final detail begins with no subject: “experienced 3% growth in a year.” Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, including “Overall, From” and missing spaces after commas. Build complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs, and practise accurate past-tense reporting, agreement, articles, and sentence punctuation.

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