Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The plot shwowing the amount of one country exports in different classes during 2015 and 2016. The illustration shows percentage varies in each classes of exports as compared to 2016 with 2015.

Export earnings in petroleum products slightly goes up and did not export too much. Petroleum products export goes up in 2016 as compared to 2015 like 3 percent just. Engineered goods goes highly up in one year like 8.5 percent which is good for export earnings. However agricultural products remains almost same in two year just increasing small number of export like 0.81 percent.Gems and jewellery showing diiference as in 2015 it gives more earnings as compared to 2016. In textiles export earning make boom in 2016, as high rise in earnings showing 15.24 oercentage.

The illustration shows the different product categories as they have ups and down in export revenue like textile have record export as compared to other products. In 2016 earnings became good as compared to 2015, but only in gems and jewellery it will not going good and did not give too much earnings.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several relevant trends, including the rise in textiles, the small increase in agricultural products, and the fall in gems and jewellery. You also include the percentage changes, which helps address the table. However, the response only partially summarises the visual: it gives almost no actual export values and does not clearly compare the categories’ overall earnings. The overview is vague—“textile have record export” is not accurate for both years, since petroleum products were highest in 2015 and 2016. Some descriptions are also unclear or misleading, such as saying petroleum “did not export too much.” To strengthen the response, give a concise overview of the highest and lowest categories and report selected values from both years accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has some paragraphing and a broadly relevant sequence: it first discusses individual categories and then offers a general comment. However, there is no clear overall progression from an overview to well-organised comparisons, and the final paragraph repeats points already made about textiles and gems. Linking is limited and sometimes awkward; “However” introduces the gems comparison, but the relationship between the surrounding ideas is not consistently clear. The opening sentences also repeat the task description rather than establishing the main features. Organise the report into an introduction, a concise overview, and comparison paragraphs grouping categories with similar trends. Use clear references and linking phrases only where they show a genuine relationship.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “export earnings,” “percentage,” “increasing,” and “rise,” so the main subject is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “did not export too much” does not clearly describe a small increase in value, while “make boom” and “record export” are unsuitable for a measured chart description. There are also noticeable spelling errors, such as “shwowing,” “diiference,” and “oercentage.” Aim for precise, neutral reporting language and check spelling. Alternatives such as “rose slightly,” “recorded the largest increase,” and “export value” would fit this task more naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few longer sentences and uses comparison structures, for example, “as compared to 2015,” but most sentences rely on simple patterns and grammatical errors are frequent. The opening, “The plot shwowing the amount…,” is a fragment, and “The illustration shows percentage varies” lacks a grammatical structure. There are recurring problems with agreement and verb forms, as in “Petroleum products export goes up” and “textile have record export.” Tense and sentence construction are also unreliable in “it will not going good.” These errors sometimes make the intended meaning hard to interpret. Practise complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use consistent past-tense forms to describe the 2015–2016 data.

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