Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In many countries today, crime novels and TV crime dramas are becoming more and more popular. Why do you think these books and TV shows are popular? What is your opinion of crime fiction and TV crime dramas?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

 

Student answer (Band 6.0)

In my opinion, in order to escape the monotony of life, people came up with different hypothetical or imaginary stories there by completely engaging themselves. Many are inclined towards Crime dramas or crime fiction because they arouse the curiosity in them and hook their attention by exposing them to numerous new things. Crime has been happening in every society since ages. People came across or witnessed horrible crimes in their lives, which made a profound impact on the way they think and behave. As many of us had already witnessed some sort of crime, it's a natural and instinctive response of the human being to stay alert. In order to make themselves aware of the different crimes happening these days and there by ensuring themselves to protect themselves whenever they encounter such things, they usually watch crime dramas or read crime fiction. One of the reasons being, it's human tendency to pay more attention to negative happenings rather than positive ones. This happened as part of evolution, wherein humans cautiously register all the negative information they get in touch with, in order to keep themselves out of possible dangers. Secondly, crime fiction also enages you throughout the play enabling you to think and make use of your brain to solve the riddles/puzzels/mysteries in them.Crime novels by Agatha christe are quiet popular and challenges one's cognitive ability and logical reasoning. These days very advanced graphics, visual effects, advanced equipment and tools are used in making crime films which makes them much more fascinating to watch. Humans feel thrilled and sense of euphoria when they watch their favourite play or character in a play. In my view, crime fiction should be limited to an extent as they might become sources of novel ideas for potential criminals to plan or execute crime.In addition to that, children shouldn't be exposed to these sort of dramas as they highly influence them in tender age. Measures should be taken to protect our children from being influenced by tv crime dramas.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address both parts of the prompt: you explain popularity through curiosity, alertness to danger, the appeal of solving mysteries, and visual effects, then give a clear view that crime fiction should be limited and children protected from it. The Agatha Christie example and the evolutionary explanation add relevant support. This meets the task well, but the ideas are not equally developed: the claim that crime stories help people protect themselves is asserted rather than illustrated, and the concern that fiction could give criminals ideas needs explanation or an example. To strengthen the response further, develop these points and make the distinction between adult audiences and children more explicit in your opinion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response contains a recognisable line of thought, moving from reasons for popularity to your opinion, and phrases such as “Secondly” and “In my view” help signal shifts. However, the ideas are presented in one long paragraph, so the progression is difficult to follow and the two parts of the question are not clearly separated. Several links are also repetitive or awkward, including repeated use of “In order to” and “there by,” while the transition from the benefits of crime fiction to concerns about children is abrupt. Organise the answer into distinct paragraphs—an introduction, reasons for popularity, your opinion, and a conclusion—and use referencing and transitions that show how each point relates to the previous one.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range and attempt some less common expressions, including “monotony,” “profound impact,” “cognitive ability,” and “logical reasoning.” These choices help explain the psychological appeal of crime stories. There are, however, several inaccurate or unnatural choices that reduce precision: “enages you” appears to mean “engages you,” “quiet popular” should be “quite popular,” and “sense of euphoria” is not a natural description of the excitement viewers feel. Spelling errors such as “puzzels” and “christe” also detract from control. Aim for accurate collocations and proofread carefully; for example, describe stories as “engaging” and viewers as feeling “a thrill” or “a sense of excitement.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex forms, including subordinate clauses beginning “because” and “as,” and the sentence explaining how people register negative information shows an effort to express a more complex idea. Some grammatical errors remain, though the main meaning is generally clear. For example, “Crime has been happening … since ages” has an awkward tense and time expression, while “Humans feel thrilled and sense of euphoria” lacks a grammatical link before “sense.” The sentence beginning “One of the reasons being” is also a fragment, and the final sentence shifts from “children” to “them” without a fully clear reference. Review sentence boundaries, articles, and parallel structures, then check that each sentence has a complete main clause.

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