Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-09

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 5.0)

-> In Many of the countries now Crime's has first places. people are very exited to learn about Crime Story & Novels and Dramas Movies and shows.

Recently I faced one crime problem in my real life story. One of my relative. they had a land settlement issue with one of gang star. The took ove the place and make him to demand Some money and had legal fight with that property and they killed one of relative. after that had police case and many of the police start investigation on this case.

In many of Movies, Dramas, Now a day has more thrilling part of for people Because people they Don't know about crime knowledge and solving things and law's etc. By knowing the Crime knowledge people are very attend and very spontise when they faced the problems.

-> Movies gives lot of knowledge and generating a New ideas for New generations to Become a knowledge person. Now a day's children are teaching in socity how to servie in typical condition and mostly children's like to watch More suspend the thriller Movies and every exited to learn about that. As per my mind crime Dramas and TV Shows are good knowledge program's in socity to creat and make awerness.

-> In Many of the Countries, Now a day first places people are very exited to learn about Crime Story & Novels and Dramas and shows.

Recently I faced one crime problem in my real life story. One of my relative they had a land settlement issue with one of gang stars. The took are the place and make him to demand Some money and had legal fight with that property and they killed one of relative. to after that read police and many of the police start investigation on this case.

In many of Movies, Dramas, Now a day has more thrilling part of for people Because people they Don't know about Crime knowledge and Solving things and law's etc. By knowing the Crime knowledge people are very attend and very spontise when they faced the problems.

-> Movies gives lot of knowledge and generating a New ideas for New generations to Become a knowledge person. Now a day's children are teaching in socity how to serve in typical condition. and mostly children's like to watch More suspend thriller Movies and every exited to learn about that. As per My mind Crime dramas and TV Shows are good knowledge program's in socity to creat and awake awerness. Man of the people they Don't have knowledge about Crime laws and Police section Number's and Rule in socity. Mainly children's Needs to lean this of thing to Build they good knowledge to protect from them self and Defend By socity.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response addresses both parts of the prompt, discussing reasons for the popularity of crime fiction and providing an opinion. However, the development of ideas is limited and repetitive. The personal anecdote regarding a land dispute is somewhat tangential and lacks a clear connection to why crime dramas are popular. The arguments regarding 'crime knowledge' are underdeveloped and rely on generalizations. The response also includes significant repetition, as large sections of the text are restated almost verbatim in the second half of the essay. This lack of progression and the repetitive nature of the content prevent the response from reaching a higher band.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay lacks a clear logical progression. The structure is fragmented, with the same ideas repeated in different paragraphs. Paragraphing is used, but the content within the paragraphs is disjointed. Cohesive devices are either missing or used incorrectly, such as the repetitive use of 'In many of the countries' and 'Now a day'. The transition between the personal anecdote and the general discussion is abrupt and confusing. The overall arrangement of ideas is mechanical, and the repetition of entire paragraphs significantly hinders the flow of the essay.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and often inaccurate. There are frequent errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'crime's has first places', 'gang star', and 'spontise'. The student struggles to express complex ideas, often relying on basic or misused terminology like 'crime knowledge' or 'typical condition'. Spelling errors are pervasive throughout the text (e.g., 'exited' instead of 'excited', 'socity' instead of 'society', 'suspend' instead of 'suspense'). The range of vocabulary is insufficient to convey ideas with precision, and the frequent repetition of the same words further limits the lexical variety.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The response contains frequent grammatical errors that often impede communication. Sentence structures are largely simple and often contain errors in subject-verb agreement, article usage, and tense consistency (e.g., 'The took ove the place and make him to demand'). Punctuation is also problematic, with erratic capitalization and misuse of full stops. While there is an attempt to use complex sentences, these are almost always faulty, leading to confusion. The high frequency of errors in basic grammar, combined with the lack of control over sentence structure, indicates a limited range of grammatical accuracy.

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