Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-19

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)

initially starting from the point about the import and export of any country . a country generally imports those things which he have in lesser amount in its own country so the country try to import those things. And a country export those things which it have in high quantity. Additionally import and export directly relates to the progress and prosperity of a country. For instance if a country have high amount of wheat and low quantity of petroleum the country tries to import and export with that country which have high quantity of petroleum and less quantity of wheat.

SO it is the basic and most important priority of a country to stable its economy to make progress

The given chart shows the export earnings of a country durind [redacted phone] .

THE VALUES CHANGE IN THIS TIME PERIOD is very important to discuss because the whole economy depends on it.

The petroleum values changes by the increase in about 3%.

On the other hand the engineered goods have the increase of about 8.55 average which is an estimated value .

The overall decrease is happened in the exports of Gems and Jewelery which is about 5.18%.

There is a slight change in the export of agricultural products which is 0.81%. Textileshas the greatest increase in the overall exports and contributes the major role as participating about 15.24% in the estimated value

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the task by discussing the export earnings of various categories in 2015 and 2016, and mentions figures such as 'about 3%' for petroleum products and '15.24%' for textiles. However, a significant portion of the introduction is wasted on a lengthy, irrelevant essay about the general concept of imports and exports rather than focusing directly on the prompt. Furthermore, the response lacks a clear overall trend summary or overview, which is a core requirement of Academic Task 1. Data points are listed rather than synthesized effectively, leading to a partial fulfillment of the task requirements.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.5

The response suffers from poor paragraphing and structural organization. The text begins with several informal, rambling sentences that lack proper capitalization and punctuation (e.g., 'initially starting from the point about the import and export... SO it is the basic...'). Cohesive devices are either misused or absent, and referencing is weak. Although there is a basic chronological list of data points later in the text, the overall arrangement lacks a logical progression from an overview into detailed body paragraphs, making the flow disjointed and difficult to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is quite basic and repetitive, relying on terms like 'things', 'high amount', and 'values change'. There are occasional attempts at less common vocabulary such as 'prosperity', 'economy', and 'estimated value', but these are often used inaccurately or awkwardly (e.g., 'the petroleum values changes by the increase in about 3%'). Word choice errors and spelling slips (e.g., 'Jewelery', 'Textileshas') are noticeable throughout the text, though they do not completely obscure the intended meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. There are fundamental punctuation and capitalization errors, such as starting sentences with lowercase letters or sudden ungrammatical capitalization like 'SO' and 'THE VALUES CHANGE'. The student relies heavily on simple sentences and attempts at complex structures are frequently faulty (e.g., 'the engineered goods have the increase of about 8.55 average which is an estimated value'). Subject-verb agreement errors (e.g., 'the petroleum values changes') and missing prepositions occur frequently, severely limiting the range of accurate structures.

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