Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-22

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 BAR GRAPHS ILLUSTRATES THE PERCENTAGE OF INDIVIDUALS HOLDING FULL DRIVING LICENSE IN GREAT BRITIAN BT AGE AND SEX.

OVERALL, THE DRIVING LICENSE HOLDERS ARE CATEGORIES BY 2 PERSPECTIVE MEN AND WOMEN. MEN HAVE A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF LICENCE HOLDER TAHN WOMEN ACROSS ALL AGE CATEGORIES. THE PERCENTAGE IS HIGHER FOR BOYH MAN AND WOMEN IN MIDDLE OF THE AG.

IN 1975/76 AND 2006, THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF LICENCE HOLDERS ACCOUNTED FOR THE 1ST POSITION IN THE CATEGORIES OF MEN 30-39 AGE BY ALMOST 83 INDIVIDAUALS WHEREAS, AT 50-59 AGE CATEGORIES OF MEN 86% INDIVIDUALS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR LICENCE. SUBSEQUENTLY, OTHERS AGE CATEGORIES HAS STARTED DECLINED.

IN WOMEN CATEGORIES, 40-49 AGE 80% INDIVIDUALS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR LICENCE AND STOOD HIGHEST LICENCE HOLDER AT THE PERIOD OF TIME WHEREAS, 30-39 AGE BECOME THE SECOND HIGHEST LICENCE HOLDERS, IN ADDITION, THE AGE CATEGORIES OF OTHERS REMAIN DOWNFALL.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response makes an attempt to summarise the bar graphs by stating main comparisons, such as men generally having a higher percentage of licences than women and highlighting middle age groups. However, there are significant issues with data accuracy and interpretation. For instance, the student claims that men aged 30-39 had '83 individuals' and men aged 50-59 had '86% individuals have received their licence', which misinterprets percentages as raw counts and confuses years. Furthermore, the length requirement of 150 words was not met, as the response contains only 145 words. Consequently, the task is addressed only partially.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is organised into four paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs for men and women. However, the logical progression is hindered by awkward phrasing, confusing referencing ('THE DRIVING LICENSE HOLDERS ARE CATEGORIES BY 2 PERSPECTIVE'), and mechanical cohesive devices like 'SUBSEQUENTLY' and 'IN ADDITION' which are used inappropriately. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion within sentences often breaks down, making the overall flow disjointed.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is quite basic and repetitive, with words like 'PERCENTAGE', 'INDIVIDUALS', and 'LICENCE' repeated frequently. There are noticeable lexical inaccuracies and odd collocations, such as 'CATEGORIES BY 2 PERSPECTIVE' and 'REMAIN DOWNFALL'. Spelling mistakes are also present, including 'BRITIAN', 'BOYH', 'MAN', and 'INDIVIDAUALS'. The range is limited and only minimally adequate for the task.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The student relies heavily on simple sentences alongside some attempts at complex structures, which are frequently faulty. There are persistent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('THE BAR GRAPHS ILLUSTRATES', 'OTHERS AGE CATEGORIES HAS STARTED DECLINED'), incorrect preposition use, and tense confusion. Punctuation is also erratic, and the use of ALL CAPS throughout detracts from grammatical presentation. These errors cause some difficulty for the reader.

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