Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-29
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 represents the information about people who holding licences in Great Britain, spliting data into age and sex paramers in respect to percentage of holders.
Overall, number of licences hold by men and women are quite same except the higher range of age. Teenagers were found to have less number of licences. Adults were holdings the similar number of count licences until they nearly converted into senior cateogry group.
Women were noticable to have increase licences on or after 2006, on the other hand men were holding it from begining. there is no drastically trends found in men throught the year. Number of holders in men category is always higher compare to women. Age group which contain members having age between 21 to 49, holding licences between 40% to 80%. Having said that, with increased aged women started showing downward trends. In a age group having age between 50-69 , men still leading numbers more than 80% ,while women falls under 80%. After age of 70, women were barely contain licences which is less than 20%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response attempts to summarise the main features of the charts regarding driving licence holders by age and sex in Great Britain. However, there are significant issues with the selection and reporting of data. Some statements are vague, inaccurate, or misinterpret the visual data, such as claiming that 'women were noticable to have increase licences on or after 2006, on the other hand men were holding it from begining' and making generalisations about age groups that lack precision. While an overall trend is attempted, key data comparisons between 1975/76 and 2006 are inadequately covered and lack specific figures to substantiate the claims. This corresponds to a Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is divided into three short paragraphs, including an introduction and two body paragraphs. Although there is an overall progression from general trends to specific age groups, the logical flow is frequently disrupted by awkward referencing and unclear transitions, such as 'Having said that, with increased aged women started showing downward trends.' Cohesive devices are used mechanically or inaccurately, and the lack of proper paragraphing and clear signposting makes the information difficult to follow smoothly. This places the response in Band 5.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary is very basic and repetitive, with numerous noticeable word choice and formation errors that impede clarity, such as 'holding licences' written as 'who holding licences', 'paramers' instead of parameters, 'cateogry' instead of category, and 'contain licences' instead of holding licences. Less common lexical items are attempted but are generally used inaccurately ('nearly converted into senior cateogry group', 'drastically trends'). These frequent lexical errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a Band 4 to 5 profile, leaning towards Band 5 due to an adequate basic range.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
Grammatical control is weak throughout the response, featuring a very limited range of sentence structures and frequent errors in basic grammar, verb forms, and preposition use. Examples include 'people who holding licences', 'number of licences hold by men and women are quite same', 'there is no drastically trends found', and 'In a age group having age between 50-69'. Complex structures are rarely attempted accurately, and errors frequently cause strain and difficulty for the reader, aligning with Band 4.
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