Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-13

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)

Several trend keys are revealed by the graph showing is the export of one country in different things in the year of 2015 and 2016.

The main thing that can be observed here is that petroleum products alway remained at peak position while textile export was least in these year according to the graph.

To start, first of all it can be seen that petroleum products earned maximum in both years. Its percentage rised about 3% but it was most in 2016 which was 62 billion dollars. It is also clear that engineered products earned 57 billion dollars in 2015 but after one year it elevated to 61 billion dollars.

Turning to the next half of the graph it can be visualized gems and jewellery products declined by 2 billion dollars in the year of 2016. However, agricultural goods remained statics in both years.But this was not always the case textiles products remained the lowest point in both year, in contrast it got profit about 4 billion dollars in the 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several relevant patterns: petroleum products are the highest-earning category, gems and jewellery decline, and textiles rise markedly. However, the overview is partly inaccurate: textiles were the lowest category in 2015, but in 2016 they reached about $31.5 billion, matching agricultural products rather than remaining the lowest. Some figures also need closer reporting: petroleum earnings were about $61 billion and $63 billion, not $62 billion in 2016, while engineered goods rose from about $57 billion to $62 billion, not $61 billion. The response covers the main categories but gives limited comparison and omits the table’s percentage changes apart from petroleum. A clearer, accurate overview and more complete selection of key data would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic progression, moving from an opening and overview to details about the first and then the remaining categories. Phrases such as “To start” and “Turning to the next half” signal this sequence, and the reader can generally follow the comparisons. However, the organisation is not consistently clear: “first of all” is redundant after “To start,” and “this was not always the case” does not clearly identify the contrast it introduces. The final paragraph also combines several categories without a clear pattern for comparing them. Use one paragraph for the overview and separate, logically grouped detail paragraphs, with precise links such as “By contrast” or “Meanwhile,” to make progression more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of vocabulary for describing change, including “declined,” “elevated,” “remained,” and “profit,” and the main subject is usually understandable. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for chart reporting: “trend keys,” “earned maximum,” “rised,” “remained statics,” and “got profit” do not express the intended data clearly. “Textile export was least” is also an awkward way to describe the lowest category. These noticeable word-choice and word-form problems limit precision, even though the reader can infer much of your meaning. Prefer standard collocations such as “export earnings,” “rose by,” “remained stable,” and “recorded the lowest figure,” and use the category names consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple statements and some longer structures, including the contrast in “However, agricultural goods remained…” and the clause beginning “while textile export…”. Nevertheless, errors occur frequently and sometimes make relationships between ideas harder to follow. Examples include “showing is the export,” “Its percentage rised,” and “in both year”; these show problems with sentence construction, verb forms, and singular/plural agreement. There are also missing spaces after full stops, as in “years.But,” and punctuation that leaves the final contrast unclear. Build accuracy first with clear subject–verb sentences, then add controlled comparisons using “whereas” or “while.” Check verb tense, articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries during revision.

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