Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-27

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 graph shows a comparison report of a country's export rate of different goods and products.between 2015 and 2016 . These comparisons are made on the bases of amount of money earned by exporting these goods.Starting from petroleum product,its export is 3% higher in 2016 as compare to 2015 export earnings.then comes the engineered goods which increses from ss billion dollars earing in 2015 to 63 billions in 2016.it increases 8.5% .the gems and jewellery goods reduces its value in 2016 as compare to 2015 about 5.18%.The agricultural products earns approximate same from exporting in both years ith a slight increse of 0.81% in 2016 earning 43 billions as comared to 2015 where it earns 41 billions dollar.Textile goods demand incresaes significantly in the year 2016 as compare to 2015 with increase in 15.24%..The graph shows an overall increase in export earnings in 2016 as compare to 2015 with a slight decrese in agricultural products only.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main subject and report several relevant changes, including the rise in petroleum exports, the decline in gems and jewellery, and the strong percentage increase for textiles. However, some figures and trends are misreported: engineered goods rose from about $57 billion to $62 billion, not to $63 billion, while agricultural products increased slightly from about $31 billion to $31.5 billion; the response instead gives figures of $43 billion and $41 billion and describes a decrease. The overview also says agricultural products decreased, contradicting the table, and misses that petroleum remained the highest-earning category while textiles had the lowest 2015 value. A more accurate overview and careful checking of category values would make the summary more complete and reliable.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response follows the chart categories in a generally understandable order and uses sequencing phrases such as “Starting from” and “then comes.” This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, the whole answer is presented as one long paragraph, with no clear separation between an introduction, an overview, and supporting details. Connections between ideas are often mechanical, and the final overview is difficult to reconcile with the earlier statements—for example, it says agricultural exports decreased after describing an increase. Use distinct paragraphs and organise the details into clear comparisons, grouping the rising categories separately from the one that fell. This would create a more consistent progression and make the key message easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “export earnings,” “percentage,” “products,” and “increases,” so the reader can usually identify the subject of each comparison. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “significantly” and “slight.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or imprecise: “export rate” is not the same as export value, “demand increases” is not shown by the chart, and “engineered goods” should be “engineered goods” only if copied from the chart, though “engineering goods” is the more natural category label. Spelling errors such as “increses,” “earining,” and “comared” also reduce control. Prefer precise terms such as “export value” and “rose by.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect information in longer sentences, for example by comparing earnings “in 2016 as compare to 2015,” and the basic meaning is often recoverable. However, the response relies heavily on simple, loosely joined clauses, and attempts at more complex sentences are frequently inaccurate. Examples include “its export is 3% higher,” where the past-time comparison calls for a past form, and “the agricultural products earns,” which has subject–verb disagreement. Comparatives and sentence boundaries are also problematic in phrases such as “as compare to” and the run-on transitions between categories. Use a wider mix of controlled sentence patterns, check tense and agreement, and separate complete sentences with appropriate punctuation. These changes would make the comparisons clearer and reduce recurring grammatical errors.

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