Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-12

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 graph represent the value of one country export in different categories during time year 2015 to 2016. The table show the change of percentages in each category of export from year 2015 to 2016.

In year, 2015 petroleum products are on almost 60 billion and engineered goods are liitle bit less from this which is alomost 56 to 57 billion. Gems and jewellery are on 42 billion, agriculture are on 30 billiion and textile on 26 billion.

In year, 2016 petroleum products increased almost 3% from previous year, Engineered goods increased almost 8.5% from previous year but jems and jewellery decreased 5.18% from recent year and Agricultural products minorly increased 0.81% and the text tile increase on huge level almost 15.24% which is the one of the biggest increasing percentage in year 2016.

In 2015 Gems and jewellery are on 42 billion which is still same in year 2016 but other products increased their percentage as compare to this year one of the big increase in percentage is in textiles which is almost 15.24%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the chart’s subject and report several relevant figures, including petroleum products at about $60 billion in 2015 and the percentage changes for most categories. However, the response does not give a clear overview of the main features, and some comparisons are inaccurate or confusing. Most importantly, you say gems and jewellery remained at $42 billion, whereas the chart shows a fall from about $43 billion to $41 billion; the final paragraph also repeats this incorrect claim. The overview should highlight that petroleum products were the highest-valued export in both years, while textiles had the largest percentage increase and gems and jewellery was the only category to decline. These omissions and the misreading leave the task only partially addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, a paragraph on 2015 values, and two paragraphs discussing changes. This gives the reader some organisation, and the categories are generally presented in a recognisable order. However, there is no distinct overview, and the progression is weakened by repetition: the final paragraph repeats the textiles increase and the claim about gems and jewellery without adding a clear new comparison. Linking phrases such as “In year, 2016” and “In 2015” do not consistently clarify how the information relates, while “as compare to this year” is difficult to follow. Group the main trends together and use clear comparisons to create a more coherent progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the subject, including “petroleum products,” “percentage,” “increased,” and “decreased.” Some wording also attempts to describe degree, as in “minorly increased” and “huge level.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings make the report less precise, including “liitle bit less,” “jems,” “text tile,” and “on almost 60 billion.” Phrases such as “increased almost 3% from previous year” also do not clearly distinguish a percentage change from a dollar value. Aim for accurate collocations such as “stood at,” “rose by,” and “recorded the largest increase,” and check spelling of category names.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You communicate the general topic using mostly simple sentences and make some attempts to combine information, for example, “petroleum products increased almost 3% from previous year, Engineered goods increased…” However, grammatical errors occur frequently and sometimes make relationships unclear. The opening has subject–verb agreement errors (“The bar graph represent” and “The table show”), and several sentences omit articles or use them incorrectly (“In year, 2015”; “from previous year”). There are also problems with plural forms and sentence construction, such as “agriculture are on 30 billiion” and the long sentence beginning “In year, 2016.” Use a consistent past-tense reporting pattern and practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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