Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-10
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 5.5)
The stipulated chart depicts the information regarding the value of one country's exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. Along with tabular chart shows the percentum changes in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015
Overall it is crystal clear that maximum export earnings was seen in petroleum products.Whereas,Minimum earnings was seen in textiles
It is apparent from the chart that in 2015 60 billion of earning was seen in a country doing exports of petroleum products and in 2016 it raised to 62 billion dollers.Moving further, 58 billion dollers earing was seen in a country exporting engineered goods in 2015.Moreover,61 billions of dollers of earning was generated in 2016 of a country by exporting engineered goods.Moving further, Earnings done by a country in 2015 by exporting textiles in a country was at 28 billion dollers.whereas,In 2016 31 billions of dollers icome was generated by a country in 2016
Moving ahead, percentile of change seen in petroleum products was at 3% upwards.Whereas,8.5% of percentile upwards change was seen in engineered goods.Moreover,5.18% percentum downwards change was seen in gems and jewellery change was seen in 2016 respectively.Further more, Maximum change of percentile was seen in textiles which was 15.24%
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
You identify the chart’s subject and give an overview that petroleum products earned the most while textiles earned the least, which captures an important feature. You also report several percentage changes accurately, including the rises for petroleum and engineered goods and the 15.24% increase for textiles. However, the account is only partial: the overview misses the contrasting fall in gems and jewellery, and the body gives no earnings figures for that category or agricultural products. Some figures are also inaccurate: engineered goods are about $57 billion in 2015 and $62 billion in 2016, not $58 billion and $61 billion; textiles were about $26 billion in 2015, not $28 billion. Include the full range of key comparisons and check figures against the chart.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a recognisable sequence: an introduction, an overview, then details about export values and percentage changes. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “Overall” and “Moving further” signal transitions. However, progression is limited because the details are not grouped into clear comparisons, and several transitions are repeated mechanically. The long body paragraph shifts between categories and years without a consistent pattern, while “Moreover” and “Moving ahead” do not always clarify how the next point relates. Paragraphing the main figures separately from the percentage changes, and grouping categories by rising or falling earnings, would make the information easier to follow. Use fewer, more precise linking expressions and clearer references to each category.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use some task-related vocabulary, including “export earnings,” “percentage change,” “upwards,” and “downwards,” so the topic is generally identifiable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are unnatural or repetitive, such as “percentum,” “percentile of change,” and “earning was seen in a country.” “Dollers” is repeatedly misspelled, and “income” is not the most precise term for export values in this context. These choices sometimes make the description difficult to interpret, particularly in the sentence about gems and jewellery. Prefer standard chart language such as “export value,” “rose by,” “fell by,” and “generated revenue,” and check spelling and collocations. More precise vocabulary would help you describe comparisons without repeating “was seen” and “moving further.”
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “whereas” and “moreover.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, agreement, articles, and punctuation sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “maximum export earnings was seen” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “in 2016 it raised to 62” uses an incorrect verb form and unclear reference. The sentence beginning “Moreover, 61 billions…” is also awkwardly constructed, and several sentences run together without appropriate punctuation. Practise writing short, complete comparisons with a clear subject and verb, then add subordinate clauses only when you can control them. Check singular/plural forms and sentence boundaries during revision.
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