Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-15
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 above graph indiacted the showed data differences of driving licences holding by age and sex in great britain from 1975 to 1976 and 2006. When comparing women and men there is a huge percentage gap in women. In 2006 every age category women had a rise in holding a driving licences comparing to men. But there is no big differences in men categry percentages over the years.
In 1975/76 age group 17-20 had a full driving licences near 37 and in 2006 it rise only by 1%. But in women it rise 20% to 36%, respectively. Age group 21-29 there is a small difference between 1975/76 and 2006 but in women it increased to 41% to 61%. The age 30-39 men there is no difference between 1975/76 and 2006, but in women it rise upto 80%. Also there is a little different in 40-49 age men category but in 2006 women percentage was rise upto 50% when comparing to 1975/76. In 50-59 age category there was percentage up in men from 78% to 95% respectively. Also in women it was rise to 25% to 78%. In men same repeated in age 60-69 and , 70 and over comparing to 1975/76 there is a increased percenatges in 2006. In women category there is a high increased in 2006 comparing to 1975/76.
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 candidate attempts to cover the main features of the chart, noting the overall increase in female licence holders and comparing them with male figures. However, the response contains numerous inaccurate data points and misinterpretations (e.g., stating that in 1975/76 the 17-20 group was near 37, when it was 36% for men and 20% for women, and making confusing statements about percentages rising to 50% or 80% without clear context). The overview is very weak, lacking a clear summary of the most prominent trends. Because of the frequent inaccuracies in reporting data and underdeveloped comparisons, this performance aligns with Band 5.0 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into two paragraphs, but the overall progression of ideas is difficult to follow. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, and referencing is often unclear (e.g., jumping between age groups without clearly linking the data for men and women). Paragraphing is basic, and sentences are strung together with weak transition markers like 'Also' and 'But'. While there is some underlying structure attempting to follow the age groups, the mechanical and repetitive use of cohesive devices keeps this criterion at Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on general coherence.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive ('percentage gap', 'rise', 'increased', 'difference'). There are multiple spelling and word choice errors, such as 'indiacted' instead of 'indicated', 'great britain' with lowercase letters, and awkward phrases like 'driving licences holding'. Less common lexical items are attempted unsuccessfully or misused ('categry', 'percenatges'). Vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for the task, causing some strain for the reader, which fits the Band 4.5 to 5.0 profile.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The grammatical range is quite limited, consisting mostly of simple and attempted complex sentences that frequently contain errors. There are persistent issues with subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, and missing prepositions (e.g., 'in 2006 every age category women had a rise', 'it rise only by 1%', 'in men same repeated'). Punctuation is also careless in places. These frequent grammatical errors cause difficulty for the reader and prevent the response from achieving a higher band, placing it firmly at Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0.
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