Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-17
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 chart campares the values of exports in five categories from 2015 to 2016 and the table shows the change of percentage in every category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.
Overall the charts show the comparsion of Earning in different category from year 2015 and 2016.In Petroleum and enginnered goods there is more income generated almost 50-60 billion dollars in consective year and the table is giving percentage difference which show that in 2016 there is more raise in percentage among all category except gems and jewellery
The potroleum and enginneered goods generate good revenue in both year. But the gems and jewellery there is decline in profit in 2016
The table show that in 2016 the textiles there is 15.24% boost in income and in agriculture there is only 0.81% raise .There is a huge decline of 5.18% in gems and jewellery category But in other category like patroleum there is rise of 3 % and in enginnnered goods there is expand of 8.5%
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 the task by summarizing the main features of the chart and table, noting key exports such as petroleum and engineered goods, as well as the decline in gems and jewellery and the significant rise in textiles. However, the overview is weak, and some data points are described rather vaguely, such as 'almost 50-60 billion dollars'. While the main categories are mentioned, the response lacks a fully developed overview and fails to make deeper comparisons between the categories across both years, placing this response firmly in Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into multiple paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs detailing specific data. However, the logical progression is hindered by repetitive phrasing, weak cohesive devices, and poor punctuation. Sentences often run together or lack appropriate transition markers. For example, expressions like 'The table show that' and abrupt paragraph transitions make the flow mechanical and sometimes difficult to follow. Paragraphing is present, but overall cohesion is inadequate.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently reusing words like 'category', 'exports', 'raise', and 'decline'. There are several spelling and word choice errors, such as 'campares' for compares, 'enginnered' for engineered, 'consective' for consecutive, and 'potroleum' for petroleum. The range of vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for the task, with noticeable errors that occasionally distract the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but attempts at complexity often result in grammatical errors and awkward phrasing, such as 'the table is giving percentage difference which show that in 2016 there is more raise in percentage among all category'. There are frequent errors in verb tense consistency, subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'the table show'), and missing prepositions or articles. Punctuation is also weak, with run-on sentences lacking proper terminal punctuation.
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