Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-28
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)
This chart describe the importance of one country exports in different categories between 2015 and 2016.This table ilustrate the percentage changing in both categories of exports in 2016 as to 2015.
Overall,in this graph the textiles product earning increase 15.24% and the second highest category is Engineered goods and ther percentage of increasing values is 8.18%.
In details,in 2015 the earnings of petrolium product is 60% and in 2016 the values increase 3% and become 63%.The second one is Engineered goods and their values in 2015 is abovethe 65% and in 2016 it increased 8.5% and reached near the 65%.The third category is Gems and Jewellery and their earning in 2025 is above the 40% and in 2016 they decrease 5.18% and reached near the 35%.The fourth one is Agricultural products and their value is above 30 and it increase 0.81% in 2016. Last one is Textiles and their earning in 2015 is near the 40% and it increse 15.24% in 2016 that's the highest increase in this chart.
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 describing the main features of the export earnings and percentage changes. However, there are significant data reading errors throughout the response. For instance, the student states that the earnings of petroleum products in 2015 were '60%' (when the unit is billions of dollars) and that engineered goods were 'abovethe 65%' (actual value is 57). Furthermore, the percentage change for engineered goods is incorrectly cited as '8.18%' instead of 8.5%, and years are confused, such as mentioning '2025' instead of 2015. While an overview is attempted, these pervasive factual inaccuracies regarding units and values limit the task response significantly. This places the response at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response shows some basic organization with an introductory sentence and body details, but lacks clear overall progression due to poor paragraphing and run-on sentences. The text suffers from a lack of spacing after punctuation marks, such as '2016.This table ilustrate' and 'Overall,in this graph'. Cohesive devices are minimal and mechanical, relying heavily on simple sequencing like 'The second one', 'The third category', and 'The fourth one'. Pronoun referencing is also sometimes confusing. The logical flow is hindered by these structural and mechanical issues, aligning with the Band 5.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, frequently reusing terms like 'values', 'earning', and 'category'. There are several spelling and word choice errors, such as 'ilustrate', 'changing', 'increasing', 'petrolium', and 'increse'. The student struggles with appropriate vocabulary for describing statistical data, consistently confusing currencies/units with percentages (e.g., calling 60 billions of dollars '60%'). The lexical range is limited and barely adequate for the task, resulting in a Band 5.0 score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student uses a very limited range of sentence structures, mostly consisting of simple subject-verb-object patterns. Attempts at more complex structures are flawed. There are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with subject-verb agreement ('This chart describe', 'the earnings ... is'), missing articles, and punctuation errors (lack of spaces after full stops and commas). Tense consistency is also poor, shifting awkwardly between present and past. These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptors.
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