Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-20

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 illustrates the earning of a country experts in different categories including Petroleum product, engineered goods, Germ and jewellery, Agricultural product and textile from 2015 to 2016 while the table shows the change the categories of exports in percentage as compared to 2016and 2015.

Overall, it is clear that bar chart shows the highest export of petrolleum and lowest export of textile for earning and table show the textile is increased and petroleum products are decreased.

In bar chart, Petroleum products are incresed the export earning at $60 billions in 2015 and steadly rised in 2016.In 2015 and 2016, the Engineered goods are decresed exports earn in 2015 as compare to other increased in 2016. whereas, the other categories are surged and fall in 2015 and 2016 including Germ and jewellery , Agriculture and textiles.

In table, petroleum is 3% ratio and Engineered goods are rougly increased at 8.5%. Futhermore, Germ and jewellery are low percentage at 5.18%

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s broad subject and note that petroleum is among the highest-earning categories, while textiles show the largest percentage rise. However, the overview contains a key error: petroleum increased from about $61 billion to $63 billion, rather than decreasing, and textiles were not the lowest in 2016, when gems and jewellery were lower. The body gives only a few figures and does not clearly report the main comparisons across both years. It also omits the agricultural and textile percentage changes and does not state that gems and jewellery fell. To improve, give an accurate overview of the leading and lowest categories and the contrasting trends, then support it with selected figures from both the chart and table.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate discussion of the chart and table. This gives the reader some organisation. However, progression within the body is difficult to follow because several comparisons are vague or contradictory, such as “the Engineered goods are decresed exports earn in 2015 as compare to other increased in 2016.” The phrase “whereas, the other categories” does not clearly explain which categories rose or fell, and the table paragraph ends without covering all its information. Use one paragraph to compare chart values and another to summarise percentage changes, ordering each set of details clearly. More precise linking and reference would make the relationships between figures easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “export,” “categories,” “percentage,” and “increased,” so the subject is generally identifiable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning unclear: “earning of a country experts,” “export earning,” and “3% ratio” are not natural ways to describe the data. Spelling errors such as “petrolleum,” “incresed,” and “Futhermore” are also noticeable, while “Germ and jewellery” obscures the category name. Aim for accurate chart language and check spelling carefully. Phrases such as “export revenue,” “rose to,” and “percentage change” would help you describe the figures more precisely and naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including an overview beginning “Overall, it is clear that…”. However, sentence structures are often faulty, and errors sometimes make the intended comparison difficult to understand. For example, “the table shows the change the categories of exports” is missing a grammatical link, while “Petroleum products are incresed the export earning” has an incorrect verb construction. Tense and agreement are also inconsistent, as in “the Engineered goods are decresed” and “the table show.” Punctuation is unreliable, with missing spaces after full stops and a comma splice-like transition before “whereas.” Build shorter, complete sentences first, then add complex clauses only when their grammar is secure.

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