Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-18
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)
This is a bar Chart displaying difference in exports in various categories such as petroleum products, engineered goods, gems and jewellery,agricultural products and textiles of one country between 2015 and 2016.The export difference is shown in form of bar chart represented by two different color of bars charts used, one is gray and other one is of silver color.Petroleum Products exports becomes slighlty higher in 2016 compared to in 2015,increased about 3 percent. Similarly engineered goods exports increased about 8.5 percent in 2016 then in 2015.Gems and Jewellary exports in 2016 decreased slightly about 5.18 percent from 2015.There was very slightly increased about 0.81 percent in agricultural products exports in 2016 then in 2015.There was a huge jump in Textiles exports in 2016 as it increased about 15.24 percents then in 2015.
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 cover all categories shown in the chart and table, accurately reporting data such as the 3% increase for petroleum products and the 15.24% increase for textiles. However, there is no overall trend or summary statement provided, which prevents the response from reaching higher bands. Furthermore, the length requirement of 150 words is not met, as the response contains only 132 words. This results in an under-length penalty applied to this criterion, limiting the score.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is written as a single, dense block of text without proper paragraphing. While there is a basic logical progression from one product category to the next, cohesive devices are extremely limited and repetitive, relying mostly on words like 'Similarly' and 'Then'. There are also issues with referencing and punctuation spacing throughout the text. Overall organisation is mechanical, reflecting features of Band 5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for describing the basic visual data, including terms like 'exports', 'categories', 'percentage', and 'decrease'. However, there are numerous lexical and spelling errors, such as 'Chart' with an unnecessary capital letter, 'Jewellary' (spelling error), and awkward phrasing like 'exports becomes slighlty higher' and 'There was very slightly increased'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The text displays a very limited range of sentence structures, mostly relying on simple or poorly constructed complex sentences. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('exports becomes'), tense inconsistencies, and missing prepositions ('compared to in 2015'). Punctuation errors are also prominent, including missing spaces after periods and commas. These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader.
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