Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-03

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 bar graph illustrates the value of one country's exports in different categories from 2015 to 2016.The below data displays the overall percentage varies in individual category of exports in 2016 compared to 2015.

Overall, the export earning from 2015 to 2016 are different in each category.In general,the petroleum products are went up and the least are textiles which slumped more.

To begin with, in 2015 the petroleum accounts for 61 billion and in 2016 it is 1 billion more compare to 2015 i.e. 62 billion .It can be seen that the engineered gooods are slightly less than petroleum products as it is 56 billion in 2015 and 61 bilion in 2016.

Followed by , the other three categories are lowest as compared previous one . the gems and jewellery stood for 43 billion in 2015 and 41 billion in 2016.While, agriculture products are almost equal in 2015 to 2016 just 1 billion difference in between these two years.The textiles rank in least in contrast to all categories , it recorded as 26 billion in 2015 and 32 billion in 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s subject and report several relevant figures, including petroleum at about $61 billion in 2015 and gems and jewellery at $43 billion. However, the overview is unclear and partly contradicts the data: you say textiles “slumped more,” although textile earnings rose substantially, and they had the largest percentage increase. Some figures are also inaccurate: petroleum is about $63 billion in 2016, not $62 billion, and engineered goods are about $57 billion and $62 billion, rather than $56 billion and $61 billion. The agricultural comparison is described as a “1 billion difference,” although the change is only about $0.5 billion. To strengthen the response, give a clear overview of the main rises and the one decline, and report the key comparisons accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about the categories. Phrases such as “To begin with” and “Followed by” show an attempt to guide the reader. However, progression is not consistently clear: the overview’s claim about textiles conflicts with the later statement that their value rose, and “the other three categories” does not clearly explain how the information is grouped. Several transitions are awkward or incorrectly punctuated, as in “Followed by ,” and “While, agriculture products…”. Organise the details into clear comparisons—for example, rising categories together and gems separately—and use linking expressions only where they accurately show the relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “export,” “category,” “accounts for,” and “stood for,” and the meaning is generally recoverable. However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or repetitive. “The least are textiles” and “the textiles rank in least” are unclear ways to describe the lowest value, while “the petroleum accounts for” is not a natural description of a figure. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “engineered gooods” and “bilion.” Choose precise terms for trends and comparisons, and check spelling carefully. In particular, distinguish a rise from a fall: the textiles figure increased, so describing it as having “slumped” gives the wrong meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more developed sentences, but control is uneven, and errors frequently affect clarity. For example, “the export earning … are different” has problems with number and agreement, while “the petroleum products are went up” combines incompatible verb forms. The comparison “1 billion more compare to 2015” also lacks a correctly formed comparative structure. Punctuation and spacing are inconsistent, with missing spaces after full stops and commas placed awkwardly, as in “Followed by ,”. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and comparison patterns, such as “rose by” and “was higher than,” and check each sentence for a clear subject and correctly matched verb.

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