Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-08-11
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 graph illustrates the value of one country's exports earrings in five different characteristics such as petroleum products, engineered goods, gems and jewellery, agricultural products and textiles from 2015 to 2016, while the table demonstrates the proportion change in each classification of exports' in 2016 as compared with year 2015.
Overall, petroleum products and engineered goods in highest trend throughout the period, whereas the gems and jewellery significantly second highest trend all over the period. However, agricultural products and textiles was in lowest trend by all over the end of the period.
Furthermore, petroleum products surge increased at 62$ in 2016 as compared to 2015 was decreased 1% throughout the period. Moreover, the engineered goods second highest upward trend around 61$ in 2016, as compared to other year decreased almost 4% respectively. However, the agricultural
products remain unchanged in both years, whereas the textiles stay the same in 2016, while the textiles 2015 declined almost 4 to 5% by all over the end of the period.
In addition, table represents the proportion change in values from 2015 to 2016, the textiles value significantly more increased throughout the period, while the lowest downward trend is agricultural products at 0.81%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response covers all parts of the task by summarizing the bar graph and table. However, the analysis is significantly hindered by inaccurate reporting of the data. For example, you state that petroleum products decreased by 1% when the table shows a 3% increase. Similarly, your description of the trends is confusing; you mention '62$' and '61$' as trends, which is unclear and does not accurately reflect the values provided in the chart. While you attempt to select main features, the lack of precision in interpreting the figures prevents a higher score. To improve, ensure that your data points are transcribed accurately and that comparisons are clearly linked to the provided figures.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The essay is organized into four paragraphs, which is a suitable structure for this task. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'Furthermore', and 'In addition' to signal transitions. However, the logical flow is frequently interrupted by confusing phrasing and inaccurate data reporting. For instance, the transition between the bar graph data and the table data is somewhat mechanical. The referencing is occasionally unclear, particularly in the third paragraph where the connection between the years and the percentages becomes muddled. Improving the clarity of your sentences would help the reader follow your argument more effectively.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
Your vocabulary is somewhat limited and occasionally inaccurate. You use terms like 'characteristics' instead of 'categories' and 'earrings' instead of 'earnings'. There is also a tendency to use repetitive phrasing, such as 'throughout the period' and 'all over the end of the period'. While you attempt to use some topic-specific vocabulary like 'proportion change' and 'upward trend', the misuse of these terms and the confusion regarding units (using '$' incorrectly) limits your score. To reach a higher band, focus on using precise terminology for data description and avoid repetitive or misused words.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede communication. Examples include 'petroleum products and engineered goods in highest trend' (missing verb) and 'textiles 2015 declined' (missing preposition). There are also issues with subject-verb agreement, such as 'agricultural products and textiles was in lowest trend'. While the meaning is generally discernible, the high frequency of errors in basic sentence construction and punctuation prevents a higher score. Focus on ensuring every sentence has a clear subject and a correctly conjugated verb.
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