Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-26
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 illustrates the export income of one country's in different five categories in 2015 and 2016, Whereas table displays the proportional changes that took place in each exports categories in 2016 and 2015 respectively.
Overall, it is clear that petroieum products and engineered goods had the highest figure, While textiles expirenced lowest. Agricultural products were stabilized in both year and in table all categories showed an upward trend, while gems and jewellery had downward.
In 2016, Petroleum products were higher than 2015 by approximately 2 million. In 2016 Engineered goods were steadily increased than 2015 around 6 million. Likewise, In 2015, Gems and jewellery were slightly higher than 2016 around 1 million. Similarly, Agricultural products were levelled off in both years and In 2015, Textiles were lower than in 2016 by about 5 million.
Turning to table, Textiles indicated highest index by 15.24. Petroleum products were increased by 3%, Engineered good had rose by 8.5%. Gems and jewellery had declined by 5.18%. Likewise, Agricultural products went up by 0.81%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student covers all parts of the task by reporting data from both the bar chart and the table. An overview is provided, highlighting the highest and lowest categories and general trends. However, there are some inaccuracies in reporting the data. For instance, the student states that petroleum products were higher in 2016 than 2015 by 'approximately 2 million', whereas the chart shows an increase from 61 to 63 billion dollars. Similarly, the phrasing regarding agricultural products being 'stabilized' is slightly imprecise given the slight increase of 0.81%. Despite these minor data discrepancies, the main features and comparisons are successfully identified and presented, meeting the requirements for a Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response is arranged into logical paragraphs, beginning with an introduction, followed by an overview, a body paragraph detailing the bar chart data, and a final paragraph addressing the table. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Overall', 'In 2016', and 'Turning to table', but referencing and linking can be somewhat mechanical and faulty at times (e.g., 'Turning to table' lacks a preposition, and 'While textiles expirenced lowest' is grammatically disjointed). Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the introduction, overview, and specific data details, ensuring an overall coherent arrangement that satisfies the criteria for Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student attempts a range of vocabulary suitable for a data task, utilizing terms such as 'proportional changes', 'upward trend', 'downward', and 'declined'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'petroieum', 'expirenced', 'levelled off', and awkward phrasing like 'highest index'. Additionally, 'billion' is omitted when discussing numerical values (e.g., 'around 2 million'). While the range of vocabulary is adequate to convey the core information, these frequent lexical and spelling inaccuracies restrict the score to Band 5.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response includes a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as introductory subordinate clauses ('Whereas table displays...'). However, grammatical control is inconsistent. There are missing articles ('one country's in different five categories', 'Turning to table'), preposition errors ('in both year'), and awkward passive constructions ('Engineered good had rose by 8.5%'). Punctuation and verb tense usage also contain minor flaws. These errors occur frequently throughout the text, although they rarely impede overall communication, placing the response firmly at Band 5.5.
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