Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-02

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 LINE GRAPH DEPICTS THE WORTH OF TRADING FROM PARTICULAR COUNTRY'S IN DIFFERENT SOURCES OF 12 MONTHS. MOREOVER, THE TABLE GIVES INFORMATION OF EACH CATEGORY WHICH ARE DELIVERED.

OVERALL, IN EXPORT EARNING CATEGORY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND ENGINEERED GOODS WERE MOST POPULLARLY EXPORTED. ON THE OTHER HAND , THE DATA GIVEN IN PERCENTAGE THE MOST SUPPLIED WAS TEXTILE ,WERE AS REMAINING OTHERS WERE BIT LOW IN BOTH CATEGORY.

TO BEGIN WITH, THE EXPORT EARNINGS WAS BETWEEN 2015 AND 2016. IN THAT ,FROM PETROLEUM PRODUCTS THE COUNTRY EARNED TO 60 TO 62 BILLION DOLLAR APPROXIMATELY. THE ENGINEERED GOODS IN 2015 GOT PROFIT OF 58 BILLION$. AND BY 2016 IT WAS ABOVE 60 BILLION. FOLLOWING THAT, AGRO PRODUCT EARNED HALF OF ENGINEERED GOODS .IN LUXURY PRODUCT THEY EARNED NEAR TO 40 BILLION$. AND IN TEXTILES IT WAS ONLY BY 25 TO 30 BILLION.

REMANING DATA IN PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN VALUE HIGHEST EARNED WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT TO TABLE. IN TEXTILES IT WAS 15.24% ,FOR ENGINEERED GOODS IT WAS 8.5% . AND GEMS AND JEWELLERY CHANGE VALUE WAS 5.18%. LAST 2 CATEGORY PETROLEUM AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS REMAINED LOWEST BY 3% AND 0.81%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main categories and include several relevant figures, such as petroleum earnings rising from about $60 billion to $62 billion and textiles showing the largest percentage increase. However, the overview is not consistently accurate: “petroleum products and engineered goods were most popularly exported” describes their high values, but the claim that the remaining categories were “bit low in both category” is unclear and overlooks that gems declined while the other categories rose. The final paragraph also calls petroleum and agriculture the “lowest” percentage changes without clearly distinguishing their different rates. Some comparisons are missing or under-developed, particularly the fall in gems and jewellery from about $43 billion to $41 billion. A clearer overview and more precise reporting of the trends would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs, and phrases such as “To begin with” and “Following that” attempt to guide the reader. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow. For example, “In that, from petroleum products…” and “In luxury product…” do not clearly connect the figures to the categories, while “Remaining data in percentage change…” introduces the table awkwardly. Some linking is mechanical, and the overview’s reference to “both category” leaves the comparison unclear. Grouping the main chart figures by higher and lower earnings, then summarising the percentage changes in a separate, clearly signposted paragraph, would make the organisation easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “export earnings,” “percentage change,” “petroleum products,” and “gems and jewellery,” so the reader can identify the subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate enough to make parts difficult to interpret. “Worth of trading” is not a natural description of export values, “the most supplied” does not express the largest percentage rise, and “got profit” is unsuitable for reporting export earnings. There are also spelling errors such as “popullarly” and “remaning,” alongside imprecise labels such as “agro product” and “luxury product.” Use standard chart-reporting terms consistently and check spelling and collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, but the range is limited and errors occur frequently, sometimes making relationships between ideas unclear. Examples include “the table gives information of each category which are delivered,” where the clause structure and agreement are faulty, and “the country earned to 60 to 62 billion dollar,” which has an incorrect verb pattern and number form. Articles, plurals and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent, as in “in export earning category” and “last 2 category.” Several fragments or awkwardly joined clauses appear, including “In that, from petroleum products…” and “And by 2016 it was above 60 billion.” Practise complete subject–verb sentences and accurate past-tense reporting, then proofread agreement, articles and punctuation.

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