Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-17
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)
Crime books and TV crime dramas has become more popular these days in many countries. This is because these stories are mostly engage curiosity and provide a safe and a sense of relief. I believe this is the perfect way to sharpen human brains to predict and resolve mysterious situations and spread awareness about the real situation even in stories.
Many people are tend to watch crime shows and read mysterious stories because these are filled with curiosity and give an instant stimulation to the brain. when a person, for example watch a crime story on a televison that indulge their mind to predict the ending before the character do and likey to forget about personal situations if they going through like, stress. A human brain produce adrenaline harmone which gives excitement and curiosity. As a result, watching crime stories or reading books is a significant way to brain workouts.
Another reason for watching crime documentaries helps to spread awareness about real crimes therefore people should aware about these crimes. When individuals are getting aware through these series then the crime rates are declined at some extent. Therefore, people are
I would argue that watching crime stories have real time benefits to the society because these stories helps to
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response addresses both parts of the task by discussing why crime stories are popular and offering a personal opinion. However, the essay is incomplete and stops mid-sentence, reaching only 209 words, which fails the 250-word minimum requirement. This under-length severely limits the development of ideas, particularly in the conclusion and final body paragraph. While the writer touches on curiosity, brain stimulation, and crime awareness, these ideas remain under-developed due to the truncated text. Therefore, Task Achievement is penalised for length and lack of full development, placing it at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay displays some basic organization with an introduction, body paragraphs, and an attempted conclusion. However, overall progression is disrupted because the response ends abruptly in an unfinished sentence. Paragraphing is used, but the third body paragraph is incomplete. Cohesive devices such as 'This is because', 'Many people are tend to', and 'As a result' are used, but grammatical errors within transitions and referencing sometimes make the flow mechanical or unclear. There is an attempt to logically sequence ideas, but the lack of completion pulls the coherence down to Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The lexical range is limited but minimally adequate for discussing the topic. The student attempts some less common vocabulary items such as 'adrenaline harmone', 'curiosity', and 'mysterious situations', but there are noticeable errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'Many people are tend to' and 'brain workouts'. Spelling is generally acceptable, but vocabulary limitations and word-formation errors (e.g., 'harmone') cause some difficulty for the reader. These issues align with the Band 5.0 descriptors for Lexical Resource.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is inconsistent. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('Crime books and TV crime dramas has become'), incorrect verb forms ('are tend to', 'people should aware'), and incomplete clauses. Punctuation is also problematic in places. These frequent errors can cause difficulty for the reader and mean that error-free sentences are relatively sparse, fitting the Band 5.0 criteria for Grammatical Range and Accuracy.
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