Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-24

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 5.5)

The charts illustrates the fraction of people who had aquired full driving licences in Great Britain by their age and gender in diffrent years.

Men holded the highest number of driving licences at the age of 50-59 and lowest at the age of 17-20. for female they holded the highest percentage at the age of 40-49 and lowest at the age of 17-20.

the highest percentage of men holding driving licences is 85% in year 2006 and for year 1975/76 is 82%. and for female the highest linces holding is 80% in year 2006 and lowest is 5% in year 1975/76 with 5%.

there is s significant difference in men holding the driving licence in year 1975/76 between male and female where male percentage rate is 45% more than the females. and with the ages there is a substantial drop in female driving licences holding as compared to male.

In conclusion, male licences holding with age is more thn female

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s subject and make some relevant comparisons, including the broad pattern that men had higher licence-holding rates than women and that women’s figures rose substantially by 2006. However, the account only partially selects and reports the main features, and several claims are inaccurate or unclear. For example, men’s highest figure was about 92% in 2006 (for ages 50–59), not 85%; in 1975/76 their peak was about 81%, not 82%. Women’s highest figures were around 79% in 2006 and 49% in 1975/76, rather than 80% and 5%. The claim that men’s rate was 45% higher than women’s is not tied to a clear age group or year. Give a precise overview and support it with accurate, representative comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has some basic organisation: it begins with an introduction, moves through comparisons, and ends with a conclusion. Paragraph breaks also help separate points. However, the progression is not consistently clear because the comparisons shift between age groups, years and sexes without a defined organising pattern. For instance, the statement about the “highest percentage” is followed by figures that do not clearly specify which age group they describe, while “there is a significant difference” does not identify the comparison being made. Linking is limited, and the conclusion repeats the general male–female comparison rather than synthesising the main trends. Organise the body by a clear principle, such as comparing the two years across age groups, and use explicit references to make each comparison easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “age,” “difference” and “substantial drop,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to interpret. Phrases such as “men holded the highest number,” “female driving licences holding” and “highest linces holding” are not natural ways to describe the data; use “the proportion of men holding licences” or “licence-holding rate” instead. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “aquired,” “diffrent,” “linces” and “thn.” Aim for accurate, consistent terms for proportions and licence holders, and check spelling carefully. This will make your comparisons clearer and more appropriate for an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, but the range of sentence structures is limited and errors occur frequently. Subject–verb agreement is incorrect in “The charts illustrates,” and past-tense forms are faulty in “Men holded” and “they holded.” Other problems include missing or misplaced articles and punctuation, as in “for year 1975/76,” and the fragment-like conclusion “male licences holding with age is more thn female.” Some sentences also combine ideas without clear grammatical relationships, particularly the comparison beginning “there is s significant difference.” Use a reliable pattern such as “The proportion of men aged 50–59 was…” and check agreement, tense and sentence boundaries. More accurate control of these basic structures would make the information easier to understand.

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