Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-08

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 given line chart illustrates information about the value of a country exports in different categories in the year of 2015 and 2016.

And the below tables tells about the proportion changed in categories.

Overall, it can be seen that the textile catagory were the popular catagory among all with high percentage. The second common catagory with high value recorded in engineering goods exports.While the numbers recorded for Agricultural goods were the same in both years.

To begin with, In 2015 the number for petroleum products were 60 billions which increased 3 percent in 2016 and to 63 billions. Additionally, the number witnessed for engineered good in 2015 were almost 58 billions which rose upto 61 billions.

Furthermore, Exports for Gems and jewellery dropped by the year of 2016 to 5.18% which was 43 billions in 2015. Moreover, The Export numbers of textile were 25 billions which climbed to 32 billions in 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several relevant features, including petroleum’s rise, the decline in gems and jewellery, and textiles’ strong growth. However, the overview is partly inaccurate: textiles had the largest percentage increase, but not the highest export value; petroleum was highest in both years. The claim that agricultural exports were “the same” overlooks their small rise from about $31 billion to $31.5 billion. Some figures and trends are also misreported: engineered goods rose from about $57 billion to $62 billion, not $58 billion to $61 billion, while gems fell in value from about $43 billion to $41 billion, rather than “to 5.18%” (that is the percentage decrease). Covering the main features is a useful start, but clearer, more accurate comparisons are needed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing figures. Sequencing phrases such as “To begin with” and “Furthermore” help signal progression, and the reader can generally follow the categories being discussed. However, the overview does not clearly establish the most important comparison—petroleum had the highest export value, while textiles had the greatest percentage growth. Some links are mechanical, and the final paragraph groups unrelated trends without a clear comparison. The standalone opening “And the below tables…” also interrupts the flow. Organise the details into clearer comparisons, and use linking phrases to show relationships between figures rather than simply introduce another point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “exports,” “increased,” “dropped,” and “climbed,” and these choices make the general subject understandable. There is some attempt at variety, but several expressions are imprecise or unnatural, such as “the popular catagory,” “second common catagory,” and “the number witnessed for engineered good.” “Percentage” is also confused with export value when you write that gems dropped “to 5.18%”; this figure describes the percentage change, not the value. Spelling errors such as “catagory” and “upto” are noticeable. Aim for precise chart language—“export value,” “recorded,” and “percentage increase/decrease”—and check spelling and collocations before finishing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, and the main message is usually recoverable. However, errors in agreement, articles, and sentence construction are frequent enough to make some statements awkward. For example, “the textile catagory were” has a singular subject with a plural verb, while “the below tables tells” has a plural subject with a singular verb. The opening “And the below tables…” is a sentence fragment, and “increased 3 percent in 2016 and to 63 billions” has an unclear grammatical relationship between the change and the resulting value. Capitalisation after commas is also inconsistent. Practise forming complete sentences with accurate subject–verb agreement, and use patterns such as “rose by 3% to $63 billion.”

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