Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-25
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 below provides fact and figures about the people in the great britain who ownes drving licence with their age and gender from 1975 to 2006.
The Men are larger in number in term of licence than women in every age sector. greater number of licence holder men are the age of 50-60 years old an on the other hand, grater number of womens license holders are in the age of 40-50.
First of all, if we examine men, the teenager boys are only few from the age of 17-20 in both the years, but we see a massive increased in license holder of men in the age of 21-29 in both the years and men are on their peak in both years are in the age of 40-49.
Moreover, womens on the other hand stay significantly low in number as compared to men in both years. teenage women are more less then boys. womens are low in number in every age sector, although womens are in the same age as men 40-49 stays in the largest number.
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 graph comparing full driving licence holders by sex and age in Great Britain for 1975/76 and 2006. However, there are significant inaccuracies in reporting the data. For instance, the student states that 'greater number of licence holder men are the age of 50-60 years old', whereas the chart shows peak figures for men in 2006 at 92% in the 50-59 group and 91% in the 60-69 group, with 1975/76 peaking at 81% for 40-49. Furthermore, the overall picture of how licence holding among women increased dramatically across all age groups by 2006 is not fully captured or well-contrasted. While an overview is attempted, the lack of precise data reporting and omitted key comparisons place this response at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is divided into four paragraphs, representing an introduction and three body paragraphs. However, logical progression is weak. The introduction is poorly connected and contains numerous errors. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or repetitively, such as 'First of all', 'Moreover', and 'womens on the other hand stay significantly low'. Referencing is sometimes unclear, particularly with pronouns and plural forms like 'womens' and 'teenager boys'. Paragraphing structure is present, but internal cohesion and logical flow between sentences are faulty, leading to a disjointed reading experience. This aligns well with the Band 5 descriptors.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The lexical range is quite limited and heavily repetitive. Words such as 'number', 'age', 'licence', and 'years' are repeated constantly without effective synonyms. There are persistent word-form errors, including 'ownes' instead of 'owns', 'drving licence' instead of 'driving licence', 'grater' instead of 'greater', 'womens' instead of 'women', and 'increased' instead of 'increase'. Collocations are unnatural, such as 'the teenager boys are only few' and 'more less then boys'. Vocabulary control is weak and strains understanding in places, fitting a Band 4.5 to 5.0 profile, rounded to 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writing demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures. Simple sentences dominate, and attempts at more complex constructions result in frequent grammatical errors. Examples include subject-verb agreement issues ('The Men are larger', 'womens are low'), incorrect article usage ('the great britain', 'the teenager boys'), and awkward prepositional phrases ('in term of licence'). Punctuation and capitalization are also poor, with 'great britain' left lowercase. Errors are frequent and impede fluency, though the general meaning remains partially decipherable, justifying a Band 5.0.
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