Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-19
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 graph illustrates the percentage of individual holding full driving licences in Great Britain by age and sex by year 1975 and 2006.
Overall, majority of the lincence holder are male all throuhout the 30 years, Male drivers at age 17-20 in 2006 start at 39% increase gradually as driver get older until the age of 50-59 years old, but at the age of 70 there is a decrase in the number of male driver that yield 79%. By the year 1975/76 there is a 5% difference in male driver at age 21-29 to year 2006.
Female shows almost have the same pattern with the male drivers started at age 17-20 female driver starts at 20% percent in year 1975/76 and year 2006 with 30%. The pattern show a gradual rise in licence holder with a highest number at the age 40-49 then show a decrease pattern up to 70 years of age. noticebly at the age 40-49 there is a marked increase in
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 attempts to cover the main features of the chart, providing an overview in the second paragraph and selecting some comparative data points such as the 17-20 and 40-49 age groups. However, there are significant inaccuracies in reporting the data. For instance, the text states that 'Male drivers at age 17-20 in 2006 start at 39% increase gradually... until the age of 50-59', whereas the chart shows 17-20 at 37%, dropping or peaking differently across intermediate groups. Furthermore, the response is incomplete, cutting off mid-sentence at the end ('noticebly at the age 40-49 there is a marked increase in'). Because key details are misreported and the summary is incomplete, it meets the criteria for Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is organised into paragraphs, starting with an introductory sentence and attempting an overall statement. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by abrupt shifts between years and genders without clear signposting. Cohesive devices are minimal or inaccurate (e.g., 'all throuhout', 'start at... increase gradually... but at...'). The most significant issue affecting this criterion is that the writing breaks off abruptly at the end, leaving the final paragraph incomplete. Paragraphing is attempted, but overall cohesion is faulty and mechanical, placing the response firmly in Band 5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for basic description, employing words like 'percentage', 'gradual rise', and 'decrease'. However, there are numerous spelling and word-choice errors throughout the text, such as 'individual' instead of 'individuals', 'lincence' instead of 'licence', 'throuhout' instead of 'throughout', 'decrase' instead of 'decrease', and 'noticebly' instead of 'noticeably'. The range of vocabulary is limited and repetitive, and these persistent errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, aligning the response with Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentences, but grammatical control is weak. There are frequent errors in verb forms, tense consistency, and subject-verb agreement, such as 'percentage of individual holding', 'Female shows almost have the same pattern', and 'driver get older'. Punctuation is also problematic, notably with run-on sentences containing multiple clauses joined only by commas (e.g., 'Male drivers at age 17-20 in 2006 start at 39% increase gradually as driver get older until the age of 50-59 years old, but at the age of 70 there is a decrase...'). These frequent errors impede communication at times, earning a band score of 5.0.
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