Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The graph below shows the perceived danger and actual likelihood of being a victim of crime.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Perceived and actual likelihood of being a victim of crime: by crime type

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The graph below illustrates the potential danger, such as burglary, car crime, and violent crime, and the rate of actually fall victim to these crimes.

Overall, it is clear from the trend that people perceive danger more than they actually get affected by it. In both years, car crime has been a major crime, but the rate is much lower than the perceived one.

In October 2009, 21% believe dto be affected by car crime but real figure was 4%. Similarly, Burglary was thought to be approximately 16% but in reality it was 2-3%. For violent crime, crime was around 15%, while in actual it was only 3-4%.

In the next year, November 2010, car crime was thought to be affecting 17%, but only 4% fell victim to it. Moreover, violent crime also fell from 15% to 13%, but the actual rate was just 3%. For burglary, the rate slightly increased to 3%, which was thought to be affecting 13-14% of people. In conclusion, there was a large gap between what people perceived and the actual data.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the central contrast accurately: perceived risk is much higher than actual victimisation, and car crime is the highest category in both measures. The overview and comparisons across the two periods address the main features, with figures generally close to the chart. However, some details are unclear or imprecise: “In October 2009” and “November 2010” introduce months that the chart does not show, and the statement that violent crime “fell from 15% to 13%” does not specify that this refers to perceived risk. The actual violent-crime rate also rises slightly, rather than remaining at about 3%. Clarifying these distinctions and reporting the overall year-to-year pattern more precisely would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, comparisons for each period, and a concluding statement. The progression from the general gap between perception and reality to individual crime types is easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Similarly” and “Moreover” help connect details. Some cohesion is less controlled, however. “In the next year” is followed by an unsupported month, while “Moreover” does not clearly signal the relationship between the violent-crime figures and the preceding car-crime comparison. The final sentence repeats the overview rather than adding a useful comparison. Grouping the figures more consistently—for example, comparing perceived and actual rates for each crime across both years—would strengthen the progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “perceive,” “actual,” “rate,” “affected,” and “fell victim,” so the topic is generally clear. However, several choices are awkward or imprecise for an academic data summary. “Potential danger” does not accurately describe the chart’s measures, and “the rate of actually fall victim” is an unnatural phrase. “Major crime” is also unclear when you mean that car crime has the highest percentage, while “affecting” is not the best verb for describing victimisation. There is some repetition of “crime,” “rate,” and “thought.” More precise terms such as “perceived likelihood,” “actual victimisation,” and “accounted for” would improve clarity and range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including a complex overview beginning “Overall, it is clear…” and comparisons introduced by “while” and “but.” Most of the intended meaning can be understood, but grammatical control is uneven. For example, “the rate of actually fall victim” has an incorrect verb form, and “21% believe dto be affected” contains a malformed construction. In “In both years, car crime has been a major crime,” the present perfect is not appropriate for describing completed periods, and “violent crime also fell from 15% to 13%” needs a clearer grammatical reference to perceived likelihood. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and constructions such as “was believed to be” and “the actual figure was.”

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