Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-23
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 bar chart compares the total export earnings in five various categories in a single nation over the period between 2015 and 2016 . The table chart compares the proportion of the total demand of each category from the given period.
Overall ,the highest earnings from the goods was considerablly from petroleum and Engineered products.While , the data reveals the largest share was accounted for textiles ,and the least changes had occured in Agriculturul products.
As the data reveals, the petroleum products had significant amountof earnings ,which accounted for more than 60 billions ,and followed by engineered product with slightly increased of nearly 3 billions in 2016.In addition,gems and jewellery has a decres
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response fails to meet the minimum length requirement of 150 words, stopping abruptly at 113 words with an incomplete final sentence ('In addition,gems and jewellery has a decres'). Furthermore, the interpretation of the data contains inaccuracies; the student misinterprets the table as showing 'the proportion of the total demand', whereas it shows the percentage change in values. While there is an attempt to provide an overview and mention main categories such as petroleum and engineered products, the under-length nature of the response and the truncation significantly limit the development of task achievement.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is organised into brief paragraphs, and attempts are made to use introductory cohesive devices such as 'Overall' and 'As the data reveals'. However, the logical progression is severely disrupted by the abrupt ending of the text mid-sentence. Referencing is also occasionally unclear or inaccurate, such as 'each category from the given period'. Paragraphing is attempted, but the overall structure remains underdeveloped due to the incomplete nature of the response.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is generally adequate for basic comparison, featuring terms such as 'earnings', 'proportion', and 'categories'. However, there are notable lexical errors and awkward word choices, such as 'considerablly', 'Agriculturul', 'decres', and misinterpreting table data as 'total demand'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success, and spelling mistakes are present throughout the short text, constraining the lexical score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'The bar chart compares... while the data reveals...'. However, grammatical control is weak, with multiple errors including subject-verb agreement issues ('goods was considerablly', 'gems and jewellery has'), awkward phrasing ('the least changes had occured'), and punctuation spacing errors. The presence of an unfinished sentence at the end further impacts grammatical completion and accuracy.
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