Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-05
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The chart 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 value of the one country's exports in various categories these some of the name petroleum products , Engineered goods and textiles during 2015 and 2016. And the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.
Overall, We can see the highest products in 2016 to 2015 the name of petroleum products. And the lowest product name textiles. Whereas other also giving good earnings.
The petroleum products was highest earning in 2015 to 2016 billions of the doller earning. Petroleum products was earned in 2015 60 billions doller and next year 2016 65 billions doller earned. Petroleum products change the percentage was change in two years 3% increased. The second number categories was engineered products as compared first one decrease earnings. The categories also billions doller earned in tow years. The categories was earned 2015 57 billions doller and next year 2016 the earned doller compared the petroleum products was same earning. The categories change the percentage in two year 8.5% more increased earning.
The other three categories earning as compared the other two lowest earnings. The Gems and jewellery eanred in tow year 40 billions doller and the percentage change in two year 5.18% and the next one is Agricultural products was earned in two year 30 billions doller and the percentage change in two year 0.81% the lowes changed overall. Last one categories is textiles earnd was two years The earnd in 2016 highest as compare the 2015 and 2015 was earned lowest as compare the 2016. The percentage change in two year very highet overall. The change value 15.24%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
You identify the chart’s subject and give an overview that petroleum products were highest and textiles lowest, which captures two important features. You also report the percentage changes for all five categories. However, several figures and comparisons are inaccurate or unclear: petroleum exports were about $61 billion and $63 billion, not $60 billion and $65 billion; engineered goods rose from about $57 billion to $62 billion, rather than having earnings “same” as petroleum; and textiles were not the lowest category in 2016, when agricultural products and textiles were both about $31.5 billion. The overview also says other categories gave “good earnings” without explaining the main contrasts. More accurate figures and a clearer summary of rises versus the fall in gems would make the report more complete.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing categories. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “The other three categories” signal a shift. However, the progression within paragraphs is often difficult to follow because information is repeated and comparisons are not clearly connected. For example, the petroleum paragraph repeats its earnings and percentage change, while “The categories also billions doller earned in tow years” does not clearly identify the comparison being made. Linking expressions such as “whereas” and “as compared” are used, but sometimes awkwardly or without a clear relationship. Grouping the increases together and then contrasting them with gems, which declined, would create a more logical progression.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage change,” “categories,” “highest,” and “lowest,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several words or phrases are repeated, especially “earned,” “categories,” and “in two year.” Some choices are imprecise for describing chart data: “products” is used where “export category” or “earnings” would be clearer, and “good earnings” does not communicate a specific comparison. Spelling errors such as “doller,” “eanred,” and “highet” also reduce accuracy and can distract the reader. Aim for precise reporting verbs and collocations, such as “generated export revenue” and “rose by,” and check spelling before submitting.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
There are attempts to use both simple and longer sentences, including “Whereas other also giving good earnings,” but control is limited and many sentences contain errors that make relationships difficult to understand. Examples include “The petroleum products was highest earning” and “The categories was earned 2015 57 billions,” where subject–verb agreement and sentence structure are faulty. Tense and article use are also inconsistent, as in “the value of the one country's exports” and “the percentage change in two year.” Several fragments or incomplete constructions appear, including “Last one categories is textiles earnd was two years.” Practise building clear comparative sentences with a subject, verb, and accurate time reference, for example: “Petroleum exports rose from about $61 billion in 2015 to $63 billion in 2016.”
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