Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-25
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 illustrates the earnings in exports of a country in different categories from 2015 to 2016. On the other hand, the table shows the pecentage change in values of exports in 2015 as compared to 2016.
Overall, it can be clearly seen that the buying rate of petroleum and engineered products was maximum and the sale rate of textiles and agricultural products was minimum in the bar chart after declining. Whereas, in the table, textiles gained the highest percentage change and agricultural products occupied the lowest percantage change in values.
On the one hand, in the bar chart, petroleum and agriculture products were sold at the same rate of approximately 62 billion dollars in both years 2015 and 2016. Gems and jewellry have earning of 40 billion dollars of in 2016 and 42 billiion dollars in 2015. Agricultural products again met almost same percentage of sale rate with 30 billion dollars. Textiles' earning was near to 26 billion dollars in 2015 and 31 billion dollars in 2016.
On the sharp contrast to bar chart, table has textiles with highest percentage change of 15.24%. Engineered products came second with 8.5% and gems and jwellery became third with 5.18%. Petroleum products met only 3% change in vlaues. Agriculture products stood at the last position with 0.185 change in its values.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response attempts to cover all parts of the task by summarising the bar chart and the table, but it contains significant inaccuracies in reading and reporting the data. For instance, the student states that 'petroleum and agriculture products were sold at the same rate of approximately 62 billion dollars', which contradicts the visual data where petroleum was 61–63 billion and agricultural products were around 31–31.5 billion. Furthermore, data values are occasionally misread (e.g. citing 40 billion for gems and jewellery instead of 43 billion). While an overview is attempted, the confusion over the numbers and trends limits the clarity and accuracy of the information presented. This places the response in Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response is organised into paragraphs, with an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs for the chart and the table. However, the logical progression is flawed due to repetitive and contradictory phrasing (such as overusing 'On the one hand' and 'On the other hand' incorrectly). Cohesive devices are sometimes mechanical or inaccurate, and referencing is occasionally confusing. Paragraphing is present and gives the text a structured appearance, but the overall coherence is weakened by imprecise links and confusing comparisons between the two visual prompts. This aligns with a Band 5 descriptor.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, such as 'earnings', 'exports', 'percentage change', and 'categories'. However, there are notable lexical errors and unnatural collocations throughout the text, including 'buying rate', 'sale rate', 'gems and jewellry have earning of', and spelling errors like 'pecentage' and 'percantage'. Less common vocabulary is attempted but often inaccurate. Although communication is generally maintained despite these flaws, the word choices restrict the lexical score to Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response demonstrates a mix of simple and some complex sentence forms, such as 'The bar chart illustrates the earnings in exports of a country in different categories from 2015 to 2016.' However, there are frequent grammatical errors and awkward phrasing, including subject-verb agreement issues ('Gems and jewellry have earning', 'table has textiles with') and preposition errors ('change in vlaues', 'change in its values'). Punctuation is generally acceptable, but frequent errors in sentence structure and grammatical forms can cause some difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5 criteria well.
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