Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-18

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 given graph below displays that the perceived danger and actual likelihood of being victim of crime from the year 2009 to 2011.

As an overall trend , it is clear that the graph shows the perceived and actual likelihood of being a victim of crime by various crime like Burglarly,car crime and Violent crime.The horizontal line shows the percentages and vertical line shows types of crime.

The perceived burglary is 15 % in 2009/10 and actual burglary is 2% in 2009/10.The burglary is slumped in 13 % in year 2010/11 and increased by 3% in actual 2010/11.car crime is highest among of these 3 crimes in perceived 2009/10 22% and 4% in actual.Perceived car crime is high than perceived burglary and actual car crime is also high in comparision to burglary.

At last violent crime is seem equal with burglary in preceived and actual is slightly higher than burglary.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the task by describing the main features of the graph comparing perceived and actual crime rates for burglary, car crime, and violent crime across two years. However, there are significant inaccuracies in data reporting. For instance, the student states that perceived car crime in 2009/10 was 22% and 4% in actual (whereas the chart shows around 21% and 4.5%), and mistakes the axes by stating that the horizontal line shows percentages and the vertical line shows types of crime, when it is actually the reverse. While an overview is attempted, the limited development, inaccurate data handling, and minor misinterpretations mean the response only partially satisfies the requirements. This places the performance at Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into several paragraphs, though the paragraphing is somewhat disjointed and lacks proper development. Progression is difficult to follow due to confusing descriptions of the data layout (e.g., mixing up axes) and abrupt transitions between sentences. Cohesive devices are minimal and basic (such as 'At last'). Referencing is occasionally unclear, and sentences often feel isolated rather than building logically towards a cohesive whole. Overall arrangement shows some basic structure, fitting the criteria for Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, heavily reliant on terms directly lifted from the prompt such as 'perceived danger', 'actual likelihood', 'victim of crime', and the crime types themselves. There are noticeable word-choice and spelling errors, such as 'Burglarly' instead of 'burglary' and 'slumped in 13 %' where the preposition and meaning are misused. Lexical range is limited and minimally adequate for the task, causing some minor difficulty for the reader, which corresponds to a Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but these attempts are frequently faulty. There are recurrent grammatical errors throughout the response, including missing articles ('car crime is highest'), incorrect prepositions ('in year 2010/11'), and awkward phrasing ('violent crime is seem equal'). Punctuation and capitalization are also inconsistent, with run-on sentences and missing spaces after periods. These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader, placing the grammar score at a Band 5.0.

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