Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-21

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 given bar graph illustrate the country's exports in five categories during year 2015 and 2016. The table shows the change in percentage in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

First of all, the export earnings from Petroleum products is highest among all categories in year 2015 and also in year 2016. The export earning from Engineered goods is ranked second among all other categories in both year 2015 and 2016. Furthermore the export earnings from Gems and jewellery it goes down same as previous ones but it ranked third among all other categories.

Moreover, the export earnings from Agricultural products in year 2015 are approx same as of year 2016. And export earnings from Textiles is lowest among all categories in both the year 2015 and 2016.

From table of Percentage change in values during 2015 and 2016. Percentage change in Petroleum products There is seem to have slight 3% increment in year 2016 as compared to 2015. In Engineered goods there is 8.5% increment. the only one who had decrement is Gems and jewellery which had 5.18% decrement in year 2016 as compared to year 2015. The percentage change in agriculture is lowest among all as it is 0.81% increment and in Textiles there is highest difference among all is of 15.24% increment which is huge.

Overall, export earnings in which Petroleum products had highest earnings and Textiles had lowest earnings in both the years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main categories and make several accurate comparisons: petroleum products are highest in both years, textiles are lowest, and gems and jewellery decline by 5.18%. You also identify textiles as having the largest percentage increase and agricultural products as having the smallest. This addresses the task, but some details are less fully or clearly reported. For example, you say agricultural earnings were “approx same” without giving their approximate values, and the overview repeats the highest and lowest categories rather than summarising the overall pattern of mostly rising earnings, with gems as the exception. Make the overview more informative and support it with selected figures, such as petroleum rising from about $61 billion to $63 billion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, paragraphs describing the chart, a paragraph on percentage changes, and a concluding overview. Sequencing words such as “Furthermore” and “Moreover” help signal movement between points. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical, and the relationship between the chart values and the table is not always easy to follow. The paragraph beginning “From table of Percentage change” lists each category in sequence, while the final “Overall” repeats information already stated rather than drawing the main trends together. Some references, such as “same as previous ones,” are unclear. Grouping the main increases together and contrasting them with the decline in gems would create smoother progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “export earnings,” “percentage change,” “increment,” and “decrement,” and the category names are generally clear. This gives you an adequate range for describing the data. However, several choices are awkward or repetitive: “highest difference” and “which is huge” are imprecise, while “export earnings” is repeated frequently. Some phrasing, such as “ranked second among all other categories,” is unnecessarily wordy. Aim for more natural data-reporting collocations and precise verbs, such as “rose,” “fell,” or “remained stable.” Also check spelling and word forms, including “Petroleum” in mid-sentence and “agriculture” when referring to the category “agricultural products.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the main comparisons are usually understandable. However, some errors in agreement, sentence construction, articles, and punctuation reduce accuracy. For example, “The given bar graph illustrate” needs a singular verb, and “the export earnings from Gems and jewellery it goes down” combines two sentence structures incorrectly. “There is seem to have” is also faulty, while “in both the year” needs a plural form. Several sentences begin with “And” or “the” after a full stop, and punctuation around the table description is inconsistent. Practise building accurate comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement and sentence boundaries during revision.

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