Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-11

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 5.0)

It is an ongoing debate that in most of the countries nowadays , crime novels and tv crime dramas are becoming significantly in demand. There are curtain reasons of their popularity. I personally think that these novels and books creates alot of suspense among individuals additionally these are easily available. In my essay i will be discussing few reasons of their popularity.

Most of the time these crime books and novels gets fame on a larger scale as most of the indiviuals are interested in watching and reading these types of fictional stories. These dramas are easily watchable on tv shows because of their feasibility their streaming is almost free and those people who are more intrested towards wachtching these are those having ample amount of interest in suspense type of movies for example there is a show name as CID comes live of sony entertainment and that show has many followers due to its suspense type of drama nature and that get a lot of popularity with time.

Furthermore, many individuals have a hobby to read fictional books as they have alot of leisure time, and in that time they think the best way is to utilize with reading a book of their choice as books are also availble and are cost-effective. Additionally, many individuals already have alot of prior knowledge about such topics so it becomes interesting for them to debate on this topic with their friends after finishing a book for instance there is a book name twilight had gained a lot of popularity in past because of its nature of fiction and many people enjoyed after reading and discussing that book.

To conclude, Crime fiction and novel have git a lot of popularity with time as a new trend among peope as well as their level of interet in such topics.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You address both questions by offering reasons for the popularity of crime fiction and stating that you personally think it creates suspense and is easily available. The examples of CID and Twilight show an attempt to support your points. However, the opinion is only briefly stated and is not developed into a clear evaluation of crime novels and dramas; the conclusion mainly repeats that they are popular. Some reasons are also unclear or weakly connected to crime fiction, such as having leisure time or prior knowledge. To strengthen the response, explain more specifically what audiences enjoy about crime stories and give a fuller, consistent opinion about their value or drawbacks. The response meets the required length; eight words copied from the task prompt were not counted.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, two body paragraphs and a conclusion. Paragraphs generally group related points, and transitions such as “Furthermore” and “To conclude” help signal movement between ideas. However, progression within paragraphs is often difficult to follow because several points are joined into long sentences, and links between claims are not always clear. For example, the discussion moves from free television streaming to viewers’ interest in suspense without clearly explaining the connection. The conclusion adds little beyond repeating the popularity claim. Use shorter, more focused sentences, make each paragraph develop one main reason, and use referencing and linking phrases to show how each example supports that reason.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some topic-related vocabulary, including “suspense,” “fictional stories,” “popularity,” and “cost-effective,” and these choices help communicate the general subject. However, the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, sometimes making the intended meaning harder to understand. Examples include “curtain reasons,” “gets fame on a larger scale,” and “feasibility their streaming is almost free.” There are also frequent spelling and word-form problems, such as “indiviuals,” “intrested,” and “interet.” Aim for precise collocations and check spelling carefully. Replacing vague phrases with expressions such as “audiences are drawn to suspenseful plots” would make the discussion clearer and more appropriate for an academic essay.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including clauses introduced by “because” and “as,” and the overall meaning can usually be understood. However, the range is limited, and complex sentences are often faulty or difficult to follow. Subject–verb agreement errors occur in “these novels and books creates” and “these crime books and novels gets”; articles and sentence construction are also problematic in “there is a show name as CID comes live.” Punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent, including the lowercase “i” and run-on sentences that combine several ideas. Practise building accurate sentences around one main clause, then add subordinate clauses carefully, checking agreement, articles and punctuation.

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