Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 given graph illustrates the amout of individuals holding full driving licence in Great Britain by age and sex. At a glance,Man are at the highest on holding complete driving licence.

To begin with, approximately about 36%of females of age 17 to 20 had complete driving licence whereas man had about 38%. During age of 21-29 females and males were at just a slight diffrence of about 62% and 75% respectively. Males were at at 83% during the age gap of 30-29 whereas females were at 69%. With just a few amout of change in both the age groups, females recorded 80% and males 87% in the age group of 40-49. Males were at lead of about 96% and females suffered downfall with about 76% in the age gap of 50-59. Males remained at lead by about 85% and females percentage decreased to about 65% during the age between 60-69. At last the during the age group of 70 and over females were at the least of about 30% while on the other hand males were at about 76%.

In Conclusion, females remained at the lowest on holding complete driving lincence throughout the years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

The response identifies the broad topic and makes a relevant comparison between men and women, but it does not accurately summarise the chart’s main features. Most figures are presented as though they describe one period, although the chart compares 1975/76 with 2006; this omission makes the account misleading. Several values are also inaccurate, such as reporting men aged 50–59 at about 96% and women aged 21–29 at about 62%, when the chart shows different figures for each year. The overview that men were highest and women lowest is too general and misses the major trend: licence holding rose substantially for women and older people by 2006. To improve, distinguish the two years, select accurate key comparisons, and give a clear overview of the changes.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable sequence, moving from younger to older age groups, and uses basic signposting such as “To begin with” and “At last.” This gives the reader some sense of order. However, the progression is weakened because the two years are not identified, so comparisons between age groups and periods become difficult to follow. Some linking is repetitive or awkward, including repeated use of “whereas” and “on the other hand,” while “In Conclusion” introduces no new synthesis. The paragraph is also largely one long block. Grouping the information into an overview and two comparison paragraphs—one for each year, or one for men and one for women—would make the relationships clearer and cohesion less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate its general subject, including “age group,” “percentage,” “females,” and “males.” It also attempts some variation with phrases such as “remained at lead” and “suffered downfall.” However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, which reduces precision: “complete driving licence” is repeated instead of using the chart’s term “full driving licence,” and “amout” and “diffrence” are misspelled. Phrases such as “males were at at 83%” and “a few amout of change” are difficult to interpret. Use standard chart language such as “the proportion of licence holders,” “rose,” “fell,” and “stood at,” and check spelling and collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and longer comparative sentences, for example, “During age of 21-29 females and males were at just a slight difference…” This shows some effort to connect information, but control is inconsistent. Errors in articles and sentence construction appear in phrases such as “during age of” and “At last the during the age group,” while “Males were at at 83%” contains a repeated preposition. The opening also has faulty punctuation and spacing after “At a glance,” and several sentences lack clear grammatical framing. These problems sometimes make the comparisons hard to understand. Practise accurate patterns such as “Among people aged 21–29, the figures were…” and use consistent past-tense reporting, with careful proofreading for articles, prepositions, and punctuation.

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