Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-16

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 6.0)

The figure provides a visual representation of comparison between percieved and actual likelihood of being affected by crime by crime types such as burglary, car crime and violent crime between October 2009 and November 2010.

The data consistently reports that the percieved danger of being a victim of crime has always been significantly high as compared to actual likelihood throughout all types of crime. Car crimes has the highest percieved likelihood with around 20 percent in October 2009 and around 16 percent in November 2010 followed by violent crime and burglary at almost equal levels.

On the other hand the actual likelihood of being a victim of the crime is very less across all the types of crime.However car crime has about 5 percent actual likelihoodness , violent crimes and burglary stay mere around 2-3 percent of actually being a victim of a crime.

In conclusion, according to the statistical data it is very much prevalent that percieved likelihood of being a victim of crime has always been more than actually being affected by the crime.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the chart’s central contrast accurately: perceived risk is much higher than actual victimisation for all three crime types, and car crime is highest in both perceived-risk periods. You also report the broad decline in perceived figures, from about 20% to 16% for car crime, and note that actual rates remain low. However, the overview is somewhat general and the comparisons are not fully developed. The chart covers two periods, 2009/10 and 2010/11, rather than October 2009 to November 2010; the latter wording is not supported by the labels. You could strengthen the response by comparing the changes across all categories, including the slight rises in actual rates, and by giving clearer approximate figures for burglary and violent crime.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph on perceived risk, one on actual likelihood, and a concluding statement. This makes the main contrast easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “On the other hand” help signal the shift between the two measures. However, the conclusion largely repeats the central point rather than adding a useful summary of the trends, and some links feel mechanical. The second paragraph groups violent crime and burglary together without clearly distinguishing their figures, while the actual-risk paragraph could compare the categories more systematically. Organising the body around the two periods, or explicitly comparing perceived and actual figures within each crime type, would create smoother progression and clearer relationships between details.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “visual representation,” “significantly high,” “highest,” and “actual likelihood.” The range is sufficient to communicate the main comparisons, but several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward. “Percieved” is misspelled repeatedly, and “actual likelihoodness” is not a standard expression. Phrases such as “very less” and “mere around” also sound unnatural, while “affected by crime” is less precise than the task’s wording about being a victim. These choices do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and naturalness. Use standard chart language consistently, such as “perceived risk,” “actual rate,” and “approximately,” and check spelling of key terms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including a comparison with “as compared to” and a contrast introduced by “On the other hand.” Most of the meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors are noticeable. For example, “Car crimes has” has a subject–verb agreement problem, and “the actual likelihood of being a victim of the crime is very less” has an awkward construction and article use. The sentence beginning “Car crimes has the highest…” also lacks a clear grammatical structure for the comparison that follows. Punctuation is inconsistent, particularly the missing space after the full stop in “crime.However.” Review agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries, and aim for more controlled complex sentences.

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