Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-04

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 information regarding the percentile of both genders of individual who holding full driving licences in Great Britain is illustrated by the given bar graph . The data is measured in the proportion

overall, it is pellucid that a male recorded the highest percentage who holding driving licence, whereas female accounted the lowest proportion

from 1975 to 1976, the percentage of both gender between 17 to 39 age who holding driving licence increased significantly from 20% to 80% ,while the proportion of old aged people experienced a sundden fall, stood at 2% until 20%

in case of 2006, male accouted rapidly surged , thorough out all ages , except elder people , approximately over 80%. in contrast ,female contribution also similar ,which recorded 40%

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response addresses the task only minimally and fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, coming in at only 124 words. While the candidate attempts to summarize the main trends, the coverage is very limited and contains inaccurate reporting of the data. For instance, the statement that the percentage of people aged 17 to 39 'increased significantly from 20% to 80%' misreads the multi-category age structure of the chart. The overview is extremely brief and lacks a clear, comprehensive summary of the primary differences between the genders and years.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some basic organization with an introductory attempt and paragraph breaks, but there is no clear overall progression or logical structure. Cohesive devices are minimal, mechanical, and frequently misused, such as 'overall, it is pellucid that...' and 'in case of 2006'. Paragraphing is haphazard, and referencing between ideas is often unclear, meaning the relationships between data points for men and women across different years and age groups are difficult for the reader to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The lexical range is limited and inadequate for a complete academic task. There are noticeable word choice and collocation errors throughout the text, such as 'percentile' instead of 'percentage', 'individual who holding', and 'accouted rapidly surged'. Spelling and word formation errors, such as 'pellucid', 'sundden', and 'elder people' instead of 'older people', cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a basic control of vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The grammatical structures used are severely limited, consisting mostly of basic attempts at complex sentences that are consistently faulty. There are frequent errors in verb forms, tense usage, and agreement, such as 'individual who holding', 'female accounted the lowest proportion', and 'female contribution also similar'. Punctuation is also problematic, with incorrect spacing and missing capitalization at the start of sentences, resulting in frequent errors that cause difficulty for the reader.

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