Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-16

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 5.0)

The graph illustrate the information about the perceived danger and actual likelihood of being a victim of crime. Overall from the perceived danger likelihood of being a victim of car crime is highest by percentage of around 22% in 2009/10.

Firstly, in Burglary crime and the Violent crime the perceived danger in 2009/10 is same by percentage around 15% and the perceived likelihood is also same with almost 14% for both of 2010/11. But there is a slightly difference is in the actual danger in 2009/10 and 2010/11 with the almost 3% and 4% respectively.

While in the car crime the perceived danger in 2009/10 is around 22%. But the same danger in 2010/11 is reduce to almost 16%. And the actual danger percentaage in 2009/10 is same with 4% in 2010/11. From the overview the perceived danger's percentage of car crime is maximun from all crimes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to summarise the main features of the chart, noting that car crime had the highest perceived danger. However, there are notable inaccuracies and confusions in reading the data, such as stating that perceived danger for burglary and violent crime was the same in 2009/10 (15%), whereas the chart shows them as 15.5% versus 15.5%, but misinterpreting actual figures. Crucially, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 147 words, which negatively impacts the overall Task Achievement score. While an overview is attempted, it is awkwardly placed at the end rather than integrated effectively into the response.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response shows some basic organisation by attempting to separate ideas into paragraphs, beginning with an introduction, body details, and a concluding overview sentence. However, the logical progression is weak and disjointed. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes inaccurate, such as using 'Firstly' without a corresponding 'Secondly', and relying on repetitive phrasing like 'perceived danger' and 'actual danger'. Paragraphing is poorly handled, with the overview appearing at the very end of the final paragraph rather than as a distinct introductory or concluding paragraph, leading to a lack of overall coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for a basic summary, incorporating topic-specific terms like 'perceived danger', 'actual likelihood', 'burglary', 'car crime', and 'violent crime'. However, the range is limited and repetitive, with frequent reliance on basic words and phrases. There are notable lexical and word-formation errors, such as 'percentage' used incorrectly or redundantly (e.g., 'percentage of around 22%'), 'reduce' instead of 'reduced', and 'percentaage' with a spelling error. These inaccuracies reflect a limited lexical resource and restrict the band score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('The graph illustrate'), incorrect verb tenses ('is reduce'), missing articles or awkward phrasing ('the same danger in 2010/11 is reduce to almost 16%'), and preposition errors ('by percentage of around'). Punctuation is generally basic. These persistent errors frequently cause strain for the reader and prevent the text from achieving a higher band score.

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