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 proportion of men and women holding full driving licenses in Great Britain with respect to age and gender.
The men from the age group 17-20 are 36% in 1975/76 and for women with same age group in the same year was upto 20%. The year 2006 concludes men having license approximately 38% whereas for women this ratio goes just about 36% in the same year. For the year 1975/76, the age group 21-29 comprises of 78% of men and 42% of women. However, the particular percentages of license holders in this age group described in 2006 for both the men and women are 75% and 64% respectively. The age group of men and women between 30-39 in the year 1975/76 has a consecutive proportion of about 84% and 50% respectively. While in 2006, the men and women of the same age contributes with a ratio of 85% and 79%. Another comes the difference in men and women's age between 40-49 for the period of 1975/76 as 82% and 39%. Afterwards, the same age in the year 2006 contributed as 84% men and 80% women. For the year 1975/76, the age group 50-59 comprises of 75% of men and 24% of women. However, the particular percentages of license holders in this age group described in 2006 for both the men and women are 90% and 76% respectively.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| 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 parts of the chart by detailing specific data points for different age groups in 1975/76 and 2006. However, the student fails to provide an overall summary or clear overview of the main trends, which is a key requirement for Academic Task 1. Furthermore, the writing abruptly stops at the 50-59 age group, completely omitting the data for the 60-69 and 70+ age brackets, meaning not all parts of the task are addressed. While some individual data points are cited, the lack of an overarching summary and incomplete coverage prevent the score from reaching a higher band. Band descriptors for Band 5 are best met here, as the response is mechanical and incomplete.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The text suffers from a significant lack of overall structure. It begins with an introduction, but then launches immediately into a dense block of data listing individual percentages without clear paragraphing or progression. There is no concluding overview paragraph. While basic cohesive devices such as 'However' and 'While' are used, referencing is sometimes mechanical or confusing, as seen in phrases like 'Another comes the difference in men and women's age between 40-49'. The information is not arranged in a coherently progressing manner, which aligns closely with Band 4 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for discussing statistics, such as 'proportion', 'ratio', and 'percentage'. However, there are notable lexical inaccuracies and awkward phrasing throughout, such as 'concludes men having license' instead of 'shows men holding licences', and 'the men and women of the same age contributes with a ratio'. Word choice is sometimes repetitive or unnatural. While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey basic meaning, errors in word choice and collocation prevent it from reaching Band 6.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar is inconsistent. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('The men from the age group 17-20 are 36%... and for women with same age group... was upto 20%') and awkward prepositional usage. Preposition and article errors frequently recur. Although meaning is generally not obscured, the frequency of errors places the response firmly within the Band 5 category.
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