Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-20
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 5.5)
The bar chart and table illustrates the value of country exports and percentage of different products in 2015 and 2016. Looking from an overall perspective it is apparent that petroleum products in 2015 and 2016 were highest and textiles industry export in 2016 was lowest while all other products export were increased expect jems and jewellery.
Firstly, the petroleum products export were at 62 billion in 2016 which was marginally higher than 2015 while the engineered products export was accounted at 61 billion dollar in 2016 and export in 2015 was 58 billion. moreover, the export of jems and jewellery export in 2015 was accouted 42 billion which was slightly higher than 2016. The agriculture products export were similiar in 2015 and 2016 which was at 32 billion dollar. Furthermore the export of textile industry was increase in 2016 which was at 32 billion which was significantly higher than 2015 export.
secondly, the petroleum products export were increase 3% while enigineered products ecport increase 8.5% while the jem and jewellery export wsa dropped 5.18% . Moreover the agriculture products export were increased slightly and textile export was dreastically icreased which was ta 15.245.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student covers most key features of the charts, presenting an overview in the introduction that identifies the highest and lowest export categories alongside general trends. Data points are cited, such as petroleum products at 61-63 billion and textiles at 26-31.5 billion, and comparisons are made between categories. However, there are some inaccuracies in the reported figures when compared to the visual data (for instance, stating agricultural products were at 32 billion when they were around 31-31.5 billion, and minor discrepancies in other figures). Furthermore, the overview tends to generalise slightly without capturing all key comparative movements precisely. This places the response in Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response is organized into logical paragraphs, beginning with an introduction and overview, followed by body paragraphs detailing the chart data and percentage changes. Basic cohesive devices are used, such as 'Firstly', 'moreover', and 'secondly', though they are at times mechanical or repetitive. Referencing is generally clear, though paragraphing could be structured more cleanly to separate the bar chart data from the table's percentage changes rather than mingling them towards the end. Overall progression is visible, making the text coherent despite occasional clumsy transitions, aligning with Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with domain-specific terms such as 'exports', 'percentage change', 'categories', and 'industries'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary and lexical phrases like 'marginally higher', 'significantly higher', and 'drastically increased'. However, there are several noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as 'jems' instead of 'gems', 'accouted' instead of 'accounted', 'similiar', 'dreastically', and 'icreased'. These errors indicate a Band 5.5 performance.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, attempting relative clauses ('which was marginally higher') and passive/active variations. However, there is a high frequency of grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('products export were increased', 'export were at'), incorrect prepositions, and punctuation/capitalization oversights (e.g., starting sentences with lowercase letters like 'secondly'). While communication is generally maintained, the density of errors keeps the grammar score at Band 5.0.
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