Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-20
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 5.5)
The bar graph demonstrates the percentage of the individual holding full driving licences in Great Britain by age and sex, by year 1975 and 2006.
Overall, there are more male driver in each age group compare to the number of female who possess driver license.
The highest number of male driver by age category is between age 50-59 and 60-69 in year 2006 with 85%, in the same age group in year 1975 age 50-59 is at 78% and age 60-69 around 59%. The least number of men who drive is at the age of 17-20 and 70 and above with an exemption in year 2006 men at 70 bove has double the amount in year 1975 with 78%. The age group of men 21-29, 30-39,40-49 has almost the same number.
Female driver on the other hand peak its number at the age group of 40-49 with a 80% double the amont in year 1975, age group of 20-39, and 50-59 has the same value, but twice the amount in year 1975, the age group of women 21-29 yields 62% in year 2006, with a difference of 20% in year 1975. age group 60-69 in year 2006 has triple the number in year 1975 where the latter yields 62%. The least age group that female driver have is age group 17-20 and 70 and above. Showing that in younger and old age driver declined in numbers.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The candidate has addressed the main features of the task, providing an overview and comparing licence-holding rates by age and sex for the two years, 1975/76 and 2006. However, some of the data reported contains inaccuracies or vague expressions, such as stating 'with 85%' for men aged 50-59 and 60-69 in 2006 when the chart shows roughly 92% and 91% respectively. The overview is rather basic and misses broader structural trends, such as the narrowing gender gap over time. While the response covers the prompt adequately, the presence of loose data reporting and limited selection of key highlights places it firmly at Band 5.5 to 6.0. The description of trends is sometimes disjointed.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is structured into an introduction, an overview, a body paragraph for men, and a body paragraph for women. However, logical progression within paragraphs is weak. Sentences often run together without clear cohesion, and referencing is sometimes confusing (e.g., 'where the latter yields 62%' applied incorrectly to the 1975 data). Paragraphing is attempted, but internal coherence is disrupted by repetitive phrasing and lack of smooth transitional markers. Cohesive devices are minimal or mechanically applied. This demonstrates the characteristics of Band 5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive ('number of male driver', 'age group', 'percentage of the individual'). There are noticeable word choice and morphological errors, such as 'individual' instead of 'individuals', 'driver' instead of 'drivers', and 'exemption' instead of 'exception'. Attempts to use comparative language lack precision. While the vocabulary is adequate to convey the general topic, frequent lexical slips and a lack of sophisticated or less common vocabulary limit the score to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but grammatical accuracy is quite low throughout the text. There are numerous errors in subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'the age group of men ... has almost the same number', 'Female driver on the other hand peak its number'), missing plural forms ('driver' instead of 'drivers'), and awkward punctuation. Many sentences contain structural errors that disrupt fluency, though the meaning is usually retrievable. This corresponds to a Band 5.0.
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