Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-13

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 5.5)

The graph illustrates the percentage variation between anticipated danger and the actual possibility of someone being a victim of a crime in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011, and it distinguishes these differences among three different crime types.

Overall, the graph is divided among burglary, car and violent crimes among the 3 years, furthermore, it demonstrates that car crime was the highly perceived crime with burglary and violent crimes being identically perceived throughout.

Car crime was substantially perceived the highest with approximately 21% chance, with other crimes like burglary and violence, ranging about 15% possibility, in 2009 and 2010. Notably, in the further years 2010 and 2011, the assumption declined for each type of crime, burglary and violence still being similar at approximately 13% chance with car crimes still reaching about 16% possibility. Consequently, the actual incidents among the 3 crimes are substantially lower than their pressumptions. Burglary from 2009 to 2011 has had a similar record of about 3% chance which also greatly aligns with the violent crimes. However, car crime holds the strongest record of actual incidents taking place, which approximates to almost 4% chance. In conclusion, although the anticipation of each crime type is very high, the percentage of a victim among the crime is heavily low for the years 2009 to 2011.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The student successfully addresses the main features of the prompt by identifying and comparing the perceived danger and actual likelihood of being a victim of crime across three categories for the years 2009, 2010, and 2011. An overview is provided, noting that car crime was perceived the highest and that actual incidents were substantially lower than assumptions. However, there are some minor inaccuracies or vague interpretations in reading the precise data points from the chart (e.g., stating that 2010 and 2011 are 'further years' or treating certain figures loosely). Nevertheless, all parts of the task are addressed adequately, placing this securely at Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay has a coherent overall arrangement and is divided into logical paragraphs, beginning with an introduction, moving to an overview, and providing specific body details. Cohesive devices are used to connect ideas, such as 'Overall', 'Notably', 'Consequently', and 'In conclusion'. However, referencing and cohesion are occasionally faulty or mechanical; for example, the phrase 'further years 2010 and 2011' is awkward, and the transition between sentences in the third paragraph feels slightly repetitive ('with burglary and violence still being similar... with car crimes still reaching...'). Paragraphing is sufficient, but logical progression could be smoother. This warrants a Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common lexical items such as 'percentage variation', 'anticipated danger', 'assumption', and 'pressumptions' (spelled with a double 'p'). There are several inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'substantially perceived the highest', 'a victim among the crime', and the misspelling of 'presumptions'. While these errors do not impede communication, they restrict the score to Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The writer employs a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including relative clauses and subordinate clauses (e.g., 'although the anticipation of each crime type is very high, the percentage of a victim...'). There are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings, such as 'the graph is divided among', 'car crime was the highly perceived crime', and 'the percentage of a victim among the crime is heavily low'. Punctuation is generally acceptable, and meaning remains clear despite the errors, making Band 6.0 the appropriate descriptor.

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