Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-29
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 BELOW DEPICTS 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.
OVERALL, WHEN COMPARED TO 2015 AND 2016 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS REGISTERED HIGHEST AMOUNT OF VALUE WHERE AS IN GEMS AND JEWELLERY IT DECREASED WEN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEAR.
FIRSTLY, THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND ENGINEERED GOODS RECORDED THE HIGHTED EXPORT EARINGS BUT IN THE NEXT YEAR THEIR EARNINGS HAD ROSE WITH 3% AND 8.5% PERCENT RESPECTIVELY.
SECONDLY, WE CAN SEE THAT GEMS AND JEWLLERY EARNINGS DROPED WITH THE PERCENTAGE OF 5.18%. WHEN IT COMES TO AGRICILTURAL PRODUCTS EXPORT EARNINGS RECORDED ALOMST SAME LEVEL OF EARNING AND JUST LEVEL UPED TO 0.81% PERCENTAGE MOREOVER THE TEXTILES EXPORT EARNINGS HAD RECORDED THE HIGHTEST OF ALL EXPORTS WITH THE PERCENTAGE OF 15.24% PERCENTAGE. WHEN WE COMPARE ALL EXPORT EARNINGS ONLY TEXTILE EARNINGS HAD ROSE DRAMATICALLY HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY.
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 summarizing the main features of the export data for 2015 and 2016. However, there are significant issues with data interpretation and task coverage. For instance, the text claims that 'petroleum products and engineered goods recorded the highted export earings but in the next year their earnings had rose with 3% and 8.5%', but also states that gems and jewellery decreased, and textiles recorded the highest growth of 15.24%. While some main features are captured, the presentation is hampered by copying instructions directly in ALL CAPS at the start, and the overall development of comparisons remains somewhat limited and repetitive. This aligns best with Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is divided into paragraphs, starting with a copied introduction, an overview paragraph, and detailed body sections. However, the logical progression is disrupted by mechanical and repetitive sequencing phrases like 'FIRSTLY', 'SECONDLY', and 'WHEN WE COMPARE ALL EXPORT EARNINGS'. Cohesive devices are sometimes inaccurate or overused, such as 'WHEN COMPARED TO 2015 AND 2016' and the repetitive use of 'when it comes to'. Paragraphing is attempted, but the transition of ideas lacks fluency, leading to an overall score of 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently revolving around terms like 'earnings', 'export', 'percentage', and 'highest'. There are numerous spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'highted', 'earings', 'rose with' instead of 'rose by', 'jewllery', 'droped', 'agricultal', 'alomst', 'level uped', and 'dramatically highest'. These errors occasionally cause confusion for the reader and show limited control over less common lexical items, keeping the score at 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on positive marking for communicative intent.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The grammatical structures are predominantly simple or attempting complex forms that result in frequent errors. Examples include 'their earnings had rose with 3% and 8.5% percent respectively', 'agricultural products export earnings recorded alomst same level of earning', and 'only textile earnings had rose dramatically highest'. Tense usage is inconsistent (mixing past simple and past perfect incorrectly like 'had rose'). Punctuation is also problematic, particularly the use of ALL CAPS throughout the text. These frequent errors cause some difficulty, fitting the Band 5.0 profile.
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