Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-14
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 graphs below illustrates the percentage of people holding full driving liscense in Great britain by age and sex.
we can se that the highest of full lisence holder range in both genders men and women is in age of 30 to 49 in women in the year of 2006. Beside in the year from 1975 to 1976 women highest age range isfrom age of 30 to 39. and in men in the year of 2006 the age of 50 to 59 was the highest and the lowest was age range of 17 to 20 Whereas in the years of 1975 to 1976 the highest range of full liscence holders age vary from 30 to 39 years old holders at the same time there was a slight difference of decrease in the age of 40 to 49.
on the other hand the lowest full liscence holders in womens in the years of 1975 to 1976 was 70 and over and little higher rase was seen n the age group of 60 to 69 years old. Whereas the lowest range of holders in the year of 2006 is the goup of17 to 20 but we can see that a little higher raise in the same year of age group 70 and over.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to summarize the main features and comparisons from the provided graphs regarding driving licence holders by age and sex. However, the student struggles to present a clear overview or select the most salient trends systematically, resulting in a somewhat disorganized summary. Key data points are mentioned, such as the peak percentage for women aged 30-49 in 2006 and the lowest figures for younger age groups, but the reporting is hindered by confusing sentence structures and repetitive phrasings. Data comparisons between 1975-1976 and 2006 are attempted but lack precision. Overall, the task is addressed only partially, reflecting the characteristics of a Band 5 performance.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response lacks clear overall progression and logical paragraphing. The text begins with a single sentence introduction, followed by a dense, unformatted block of text containing multiple ideas, and a final concluding paragraph that is poorly structured. Cohesive devices are minimal, repetitive, or inaccurate, as seen in the overuse of connectors like 'Beside', 'Where as', and 'on the other hand' which are either misused or punctuated incorrectly. Furthermore, referencing and tracking of time periods (e.g., jumping between 1975, 1976, and 2006) become confusing for the reader. These issues align with a Band 4.5 to 5.0 level, earning a solid Band 5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, heavily relying on terms supplied in the prompt such as 'percentage', 'people', 'full driving licence', 'age', and 'sex'. There are numerous spelling errors throughout the text, including 'liscense' instead of licence, 'britain' instead of Britain, 'se' instead of see, 'lisence' instead of licence, and 'rase/raise' instead of rise. Less common lexical items are rarely attempted, and word choices are frequently imprecise, such as 'higher rase was seen'. While the meaning can generally be extracted with effort, the high frequency of spelling and word-choice errors restricts the score to a Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on adequate coverage.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The student attempts some complex structures, but these are frequently faulty and lack punctuation and capitalization control. Sentences often run on without proper punctuation, making them difficult to parse, such as in 'and in men in the year of 2006 the age of 50 to 59 was the highest and the lowest was age range of 17 to 20 Whereas...'. Grammatical errors are frequent, including missing articles (e.g., 'in womens'), incorrect prepositions, and subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'the graphs below illustrates'). Simple sentences predominate, and attempts at complexity lead to frequent structural errors that cause difficulty for the reader, placing this securely at a Band 4.0.
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