Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-16
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 compares the exports of different catagories of one country between 2015 and 2016. The table gives information about change of exports in each category in percentage during 2015 and 2016.
Overall, it can be seen that the exports of petroleum products, textiles and engineered goods were heigher in 2016 in contrast the exports for gems and jewellery were more in 2015 while agricultural products exports remained almost same in both years. Gems and jewellery export decreased howerver all other categories showed increasing trend.
Turning to the table in 2016 the export earning from petroleum products was heigher accounted for 61 billion and exports for engineered products remained almost the same in 2016. The exports for gems and jewellery was slightly up represented 42 billion in 2015. The exports of agricultural products remained constant in both years made 31 billion in 2015 and 2016. Similarly the textile exports were 27 billion in 2015 and 31 billion in 2016.
The exports for petroleum products increased by 3%. This figure surged to 8.5% for engineered goods followed by decrease in gems and jewellery to 5.18%. Agricultural products exports increased to 0.81%. Exports for textiles inclined to 15.24%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address all parts of the prompt by summarizing the main features of the export earnings chart and the percentage change table. However, there are significant inaccuracies in reporting the data. For instance, the student states that 'export earning from petroleum products was heigher accounted for 61 billion' in 2016, whereas 61 billion was the figure for 2015 while 2016 was 63 billion. Furthermore, data points across the body paragraphs become confused, such as stating 'gems and jewellery was slightly up represented 42 billion in 2015' when the chart shows 43 billion for 2015 and a decrease to 41 billion in 2016. While an overview is attempted, the confusion over specific figures and mix-up between the chart values and percentage changes limit the effectiveness of the task response.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into four paragraphs, following a logical layout of introduction, overview, and body paragraphs. However, logical progression within paragraphs is frequently disrupted by inaccurate data reporting and weak cohesive ties. Transitional phrases like 'Turning to the table' are used, but the way information is grouped creates confusion, as table percentages and bar chart figures are intermingled rather than systematically compared. Paragraphing is present, but referencing is sometimes unclear, such as pronoun use and abrupt shifts between categories.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting appropriate topic-related terms such as 'exports', 'earnings', 'category', and 'percentage'. However, there are noticeable spelling errors ('catagories', 'heigher', 'howerver', 'inclined' instead of 'increased') and awkward phrasing such as 'made 31 billion' and 'represented 42 billion'. These lexical errors and limited control over precise collocation constrain the vocabulary score to the lower-mid range.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'The bar chart compares the exports of different categories...' and 'Overall, it can be seen that...'. However, grammatical control is weak, with frequent errors including tense inconsistencies, missing prepositions, and faulty relative clauses ('exports for gems and jewellery was slightly up represented 42 billion'). Punctuation is also erratic in places, particularly missing commas after introductory phrases. These errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader.
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