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)

The line graph illustrates the value of specific country exports in different groups during 2015 and 2016 and the given table describes the proportion change in each group of exports in 2016 compared with 2015. Overall, exports earning is slightly higher in 2016 except the gems and jewellery which was drop, while in the table most notable change in values of textiles.

At the beginning, the petroleum products revenue raised from 60 billion$ to 63 billion$ in 2016, but the engineered goods rises above 61 billion$ in the next year. The only change in gems and jewellery earning which fall to 40 billion$ in 2016. Additionally, agriculture products had only slight changes. Textiles had large earnings in 2016 as compared to previous year. Furthermore, the table showed the fraction change in values in which the most least change of 0.81% in agriculture products and have dramatically rise in txtiles about 15.24%. Further the gems and jewellery had

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad pattern that most export categories rose while gems and jewellery declined, and you note textiles as the category with the largest percentage increase. These are relevant overview points. However, several details are incomplete or inaccurate: engineered goods rose to about $62 billion, not merely “above 61,” and the response does not clearly report the table’s 3%, 8.5%, and 5.18% changes. The final sentence breaks off at “the gems and jewellery had,” leaving the comparison unfinished. Agricultural products are described as changing only slightly, but their approximate values are not given. To make the report more complete, select the key figures for each category and finish the comparison of the table data.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, with an introductory sentence, an overview beginning “Overall,” and a paragraph of details. This gives the reader some sense of the task’s organisation. However, progression within the detail paragraph is uneven: categories are mentioned in sequence, then the table is introduced, and the final thought is left incomplete. Connectors such as “Additionally,” “Furthermore,” and “Further” are repetitive and do not always clarify how the information relates. The overview also combines several points in a sentence that is difficult to follow. Grouping the chart figures together and then summarising the percentage changes, with clear links between comparisons, would create a more coherent progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “exports,” “revenue,” “percentage change,” and “compared to previous year,” so the topic is generally clear. There is some attempt to vary wording, but several choices are inaccurate or awkward and sometimes make the meaning less precise: “exports earning,” “proportion change,” and “the most least change” are examples. “Txtiles” is also misspelled, and “fraction change” is not an appropriate description of the table’s percentages. Aim for accurate collocations such as “export earnings,” “percentage increase,” and “the smallest change.” Using a smaller set of precise terms consistently would improve clarity more than trying to vary expressions that do not fit the data.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “except” and a clause beginning “which.” However, errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “the gems and jewellery which was drop” has problems with clause structure, agreement, and verb form; “the engineered goods rises” shifts tense and does not agree with its subject. The sentence beginning “Furthermore, the table showed…” also has an incomplete construction, and the response ends with a fragment. Keep the past tense consistent when describing 2015–2016 data, check subject–verb agreement, and make sure each sentence has a complete main clause. Shorter, accurately controlled comparisons would help.

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