Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-13

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The graphs below show the percentage of people holding full driving licences in Great Britain by age and sex.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Full car driving licence holders: by sex and age

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The bar graphs illustrate the percentage of individuals hoolding full driving permit in Great Britain by age amd sex.

Overall, 50 to 59 year old males had the highest number driving licence, while teenagers had the least percent of driving permit in given time period. 40-49 year old women had the highest driver licence, whereas over 70 had the minimum licence.

17-20 year old adults had almost same percentage of licence, which was 38% in both years. 70% of 21 to 29 year old had a licence in 2006, while in 1975 around 75% of had a licence. 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 to 69 year old men had over 80% driving licence in 2006, while all males had under 60% to

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to summarise the main features of the charts regarding licence holders by age and sex, noting key highs and lows, such as '50 to 59 year old males had the highest number driving licence'. However, the response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, stopping abruptly at 122 words with an incomplete sentence at the end ('...while all males had under 60% to'). Furthermore, data reporting contains inaccuracies and omissions, and comparisons between the two years (1975 and 2006) are underdeveloped. Because the task is incomplete in both length and comprehensive coverage, it falls into the band 5 category.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response exhibits some basic organisation by attempting to group information into paragraphs, starting with an introduction followed by general trends and specific details. However, there is no clear overall progression or logical structure, and the abrupt cutoff severely impairs coherence. Cohesive devices are minimal and mechanical (e.g., 'Overall', 'whereas'), and referencing is sometimes confusing. Paragraphing is not used effectively to separate distinct trends or time periods, leading to a disjointed reading experience. This warrants a band 5.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for a basic summary of the task, featuring appropriate topic-related terms like 'percentage', 'individuals', and 'driving licence'. However, there are notable spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'hoolding' for holding, 'permit' instead of licence, and 'amd' instead of and. The range of vocabulary is limited and repetitive, with frequent reuse of basic terms. While communication is not entirely blocked, the noticeable errors and restricted flexibility place this performance at a band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is inconsistent. There are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings, such as 'had the highest number driving licence' instead of 'had the highest percentage of driving licences', and 'had the minimum licence' instead of 'the lowest percentage of licence holders'. Punctuation and article use are occasionally faulty, and the response ends mid-sentence. Frequent errors in basic grammar and structure restrict the score to band 5.

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