Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-07

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 illusturates the importance of one country's send out in numerous kinds during 2015 and 2016.

In an overview, the type of petroleum products is highest in the bar chart during the 2016, and textile is lowest catagory in 2015. The type of agricultural products same in the both years.

Firstly, the amount of petroleum products is 61 in 2015 and slightly increase the value in 2016 is reach 64, Secondly the catagory of engineered goods amount is 57 in 2015 and gradually rised in 2016 is 62, Thirdly the gems and jweellery type value in 2015 is 43 and slightly decrease 41 in 2016. However, the agricultural products kind is same in both years is 31, Moreover the catagory of textiles is 24 in 2015 and significantly rise in 2016 is reach 32.

In addition, the petroleum products is rised 3% in both years, and type of engineered goods is increasde 8.5%, Furthermore the kind of gems and gewellery is decresed 5.18%, Moreovere the kind of agricultural products is jumped to 0.81%, the textiles type is increased 15.24% during the year of 2015 and 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both the chart and the percentage table, and your overview identifies petroleum as the leading export and agricultural products as broadly stable. Most reported trends are accurate: engineered goods and textiles rose, while gems and jewellery fell. However, some figures and descriptions need closer checking: petroleum is about 63 in 2016 rather than 64, textiles are about 26 in 2015 rather than 24, and agricultural exports rose slightly from about 31 to 31.5 rather than remaining exactly the same. The overview also calls textiles the lowest category in 2015 without noting that they became equal to agricultural products in 2016. More precise comparisons and a clearer summary of the largest changes would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph describing the chart, and a final paragraph reporting percentage changes. This gives the reader a coherent overall arrangement. However, progression within the body is sometimes mechanical, particularly through repeated sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Secondly,” “Thirdly,” “Moreover,” and “Furthermore.” Several ideas are joined into long sentences with commas, making the relationships between figures less clear. For example, the agricultural-products sentence combines the claim of no change with “Moreover” and the textiles comparison. Grouping the main increases together and the decline or stable categories together, with clearer sentence boundaries, would improve flow and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “bar chart,” “overview,” “percentage,” “increase,” and “decrease,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which makes parts sound unnatural: “send out” for exports, “importance” for value, and “the type of petroleum products is highest.” Spelling errors such as “illusturates,” “catagory,” “jweellery,” and “increasde” also reduce precision. Repetition of “kind” and “type” could be replaced with more specific terms such as “category” or “export earnings.” Aim to use a smaller set of accurate, natural expressions rather than forcing varied wording.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the main comparisons can usually be understood. However, many sentences contain errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, or sentence construction. For example, “slightly increase the value in 2016 is reach 64” needs a clear past-tense structure, such as “the figure increased slightly to 63 in 2016.” Similarly, “the agricultural products kind is same in both years is 31” combines clauses without a correct verb pattern. There are also agreement problems in “the petroleum products is rised.” Use straightforward past-tense sentences, check singular and plural subjects, and separate each comparison into a complete sentence. This would make your meaning more consistently clear.

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