Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-23
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 demonstrates the propotion of people holding a full car driving licensce in Great Britian by age and sex.
Overall, men accounted for the largest proption of holding a car driving licence. In contrast, the proportion of women car driving licenece holders rose moderately over the period given.
In 1975/76, the percentage of men at age of 17-20 represented 38% of ful car driving licence holders. This figure then increased around 82% at the age of 30-39, then dipped continuously at the same level of starting. By comparison, the percent,age of women made at 20% at the start, th
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response is severely under-length, containing only 100 words compared to the required 150-word minimum. Because it cuts off abruptly in the second body paragraph, it fails to fully present and compare all the main features of the chart across both years and all age groups. It provides an introduction and a brief overview, but the body content is incomplete, which heavily restricts task fulfillment under the band descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response attempts a standard structure with an introductory sentence and an overall summary. Cohesive devices are used to signal transitions, such as 'Overall' and 'In contrast'. However, due to the abrupt ending of the text, logical progression cannot be fully evaluated, and paragraphing is underdeveloped. Referencing and cohesive flow are interrupted mid-sentence ('the percent,age of women made at 20% at the start, th').
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is somewhat limited and contains multiple spelling errors, such as 'propotion' instead of proportion, 'licensce' instead of licence, and 'Britian' instead of Britain. There are also lexical slips like 'proportion of holding'. However, the vocabulary is adequate to convey basic topic-related concepts regarding percentages, age groups, and driving licenses before the text cuts off.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts some complex structures, such as 'The graph demonstrates the propotion of people holding...' and 'the percentage of men at age of 17-20 represented 38%'. However, there are notable grammatical errors and awkward phrasings, such as 'proportion of holding' and missing articles ('at age of'). Punctuation and comma splices also appear, alongside the incomplete sentence at the very end of the text.
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