Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-19

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 diagram illustrates the perceived danger and actual likelihood of becoming a victim of crime. Perceived has the higher percentage among the three categories on both timeline.

Firstly, the year 2009 has the higher percentage in crime type of perceived. On the other hand, actual crime was much lower than the perceived although the actual percentage on three categories has smaller gap in both timeline. In crime type burdlary has the 16 percent during the year 2009 but it decline in the year 2010 and reached 12 percent. Although, the actual percentage were similar in both year as 2 percent in 2009 and 2.5 percent in 2010.

Secondly, the perceived in car crime type has the highest percentage in year 2009 which is 21 percent and decline to 17 percent in year 2010. The actual likelihood of being a victim of crime in both year in car crime type had the same percentage which is 4 percent.Finally, the violent crime also has the similar crime in actual likelihood.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to summarise the main features of the chart, noting that perceived danger is higher than actual likelihood across categories, and mentions specific figures such as burglary and car crime. However, there are notable inaccuracies and omissions in data reporting. For instance, the student states that burglary in 2009 was 16 percent (actual data is 15.5%) and dropped to 12 percent in 2010 (actual is 13%), and incorrectly reports car crime actual likelihood as 4 percent instead of 4.5 percent. Additionally, the overview is extremely brief and lacks a clear synthesis of the overall trends. The response addresses the task partially, fitting Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text attempts to organise information using basic sequencing words like 'Firstly', 'On the other hand', and 'Secondly'. However, paragraphing is poorly handled, with a very brief two-sentence first paragraph and a disjointed structure. Cohesive devices are repetitive and sometimes mechanical, and referencing is occasionally unclear, such as 'both timeline' and 'three categories has smaller gap'. Progression lacks overall clarity due to abrupt transitions between ideas. This level of organisation aligns with Band 5 descriptors.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, employing terms such as 'percentage', 'crime type', 'higher', and 'lower'. There are noticeable word choice and spelling errors, such as 'timeline' instead of 'timelines' or 'years', 'burdlary' instead of 'burglary', and awkward phrasing like 'perceived has the higher percentage'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the basic topic, the range is limited and errors cause some distraction for the reader, placing it firmly at Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts some complex structures, but these are frequently faulty. Examples include 'Perceived has the higher percentage among the three categories on both timeline' and 'actual crime was much lower than the perceived although the actual percentage on three categories has smaller gap'. Grammatical errors are frequent, including subject-verb agreement issues ('actual percentage... has'), missing articles, and incorrect preposition use ('in both year'). These errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, justifying a Band 5 score.

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