Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-11

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 graphs illustrate percentage of British men and women in comparison of records in 1975/76 to percentage in 2006

Overall, the percantage of licemsed men and women in 2006 were high in comparison to 1975/76.

The percatage of Liscenced male drivers at age group of 30-39 reamined same in 1975/76 and 2006, while age group 21-29 percaentage of male liscenced drivers was more in i975/76 than in 2006..

The percatage of female liscenced drivers is more in 2006 tahn 1975/76 over all age groups

Male drivers percentage, having liscene of age 21-29 is more in 1975/76,thanin 2006,Male drivers percentage, having liscene of age 30-39 are same in 2006 and 1975/76. Remaining percatage in all the male group liscence holders

were more in 2006 than in 1975-76.

Percentage of female liscenced drivers in all the groups were less in 1975/76 as compare to 2006 in Britain .The least percentage of female liscenced drivers recorded in age group of over 70 in both times 1975-76 and 2006 respectively.the age group 30-39,40-49 were liscenced more overall amomgs female drivers in 1975/76 and 2006 too.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad pattern that licence holding was generally higher in 2006, and correctly note that women’s figures rose in every age group and that the over-70 group had the lowest female percentages in both years. You also notice the unusual male pattern for ages 21–29. However, the overview is imprecise: the male figure for ages 30–39 did not remain the same, rising from about 77% to 87%, and the 21–29 figure fell from about 78% to 70%. The claim that male percentages were higher in 2006 for all remaining groups also misses the near-unchanged 17–20 figures. The response selects relevant features, but repeats them rather than developing accurate comparisons across the age groups.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic overall shape, beginning with an introduction and an overview before giving further comparisons. However, progression is weak because the same points are repeated: the male 21–29 and 30–39 comparisons appear in both the overview and the later paragraph, as do the general rise in women’s figures. There are no clear paragraph breaks to separate the overview from detailed comparisons, and linking is limited, with repeated use of “while” and “and.” Some sentences are difficult to follow because several claims are joined together without clear punctuation. Group the information into a concise overview and separate paragraphs for men and women, then use comparisons to move logically between age bands.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use task-relevant terms such as “percentage,” “age group,” and “licence holders,” so the reader can generally identify the subject of each comparison. However, the vocabulary is limited and repetitive, especially through repeated use of “percentage” and “liscenced drivers.” There are also frequent spelling errors, including “percantage,” “licemsed,” “reamined,” and “amomgs,” which make the writing less clear and reduce control of written vocabulary. Some phrases are unnatural, such as “in comparison of records” and “liscenced more overall.” Use standard chart language such as “the proportion of licence holders,” “increased,” “fell,” and “was highest,” and check spelling carefully. More precise vocabulary would also help distinguish a rise from a comparison between years.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, including a clause with “while,” but the range is limited and many sentences contain errors in sentence construction, agreement, articles, or punctuation. For example, “Overall, the percantage … in 2006 were high” has a singular subject with a plural verb, while “The percatage of female … is more in 2006 tahn 1975/76 over all age groups” has an unclear comparison structure. Several sentences run together, as in the repeated male-driver comparison, and full stops and commas are not controlled consistently. These errors sometimes make relationships between figures difficult to understand. Practise accurate comparative forms (“was higher than”), consistent past-tense reporting, and shorter sentences with one main comparison each.

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