Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-22
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 given bar chart depicts the one country's exports value in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The given table char illustrates the proportion change in the each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.
Overall, it can be seen that in export earnings petroleum products and engineered good value was in the high level both the year, while textiles value is too low in both year compared to others.
To begin with, in 2015 petroleum products value was around 61% and its slightly rose up in 2016 across 64%. Engineered goods value was at 56% in 2015, after the year in 2016 it was increased about 63%. Gems and jewellery worth in 2015 was nigh 42% while it was decreased about 40%.
moreover, compared with both year the petroleum products value proportion change by 3% rosed ,Engineered good value change by 8.5%, and Gems and jewellery value change by 5.18%.
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 prompt by reporting on the chart and the table. However, there are notable misinterpretations of the data provided in the visual inputs. For instance, the student states that in 2015 petroleum products value was around 61 percent, which is correct in terms of billions, but adds percent signs where the data represents billions of dollars (e.g., 61 percent instead of $61 billion). Furthermore, the figures cited for 2016 for several categories diverge from the chart (e.g., engineered goods at 63 compared to 62). The overview mentions the highest and lowest categories adequately, but the body paragraphs contain inaccurate data transcription and weak development of main features, pulling the task achievement score down.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is divided into an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs, showing a basic attempt at paragraphing. However, progression is disrupted by mechanical and repetitive cohesive devices, such as 'To begin with', 'after the year in 2016', and 'moreover'. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and sentences are frequently disjointed. While there is a discernible overall structure, the lack of smooth transitions and faulty logical sequencing prevents the text from achieving a higher band.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a limited range of vocabulary suitable for task 1, relying heavily on basic terms like 'value', 'category', 'exports', 'increased', and 'decreased'. There are noticeable errors in word choice and units of measurement, such as repeatedly using percentage signs (%) instead of dollar amounts or billions. Phrases like 'proportion change in the each category' and 'nigh 42%' demonstrate awkward collocation and lexical inaccuracies. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey basic concepts, errors cause some difficulty for the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as missing articles ('the one country's exports value'), incorrect prepositions ('in export earnings' instead of 'in terms of export earnings'), and awkward phrasing ('its slightly rose up'). Subject-verb agreement and tense consistency also show persistent flaws (e.g., 'textiles value is too low in both year'). These errors occasionally impede smooth communication, placing the grammatical performance firmly in the band 5 range.
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