Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-19

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)

This graph below illustrates information on the perceived danger and the likelihood of being a victim of a crime. Overall, the highest percentage of crimes perceived are car crimes. In contrast, the lowest percentage of crimes that actually occured are burglary crimes. Meanwhile, violent crimes remain in the middle. Firstly, In 2009-10, the perceived threats of a crime taking place are highest regarding car crimes with a percentage a little over 20%, meanwhile, burglary and violent crimes are relatively similar in the percentage of perceived threats with around 16 percent for burglary and 15% for violent crime. Meanwhile, the perceived threats in 2010-11 are similar with car crimes remaining the highest but decreased than the year before with around 17% of perceived threats, but the change that happened was between violant crime and burglary with violent around 18-19% and burglary around 17-18%. Secondly, the actual threats that happened in 2009-10 are significantly less withe burglary around 4%, violent crimes around 3% and burglary around 2%. Lastly, the actuay threats occuring around 2010-11 are the same with car crimes 3.5%, care 4 and bu

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the chart’s broad contrast: perceived risk is much higher than actual victimisation, and car crime is generally perceived as the greatest risk. However, several key figures are misreported, which makes the account unreliable. For 2010/11, you say violent crime was around 18–19% and burglary 17–18%; the chart shows about 13.5% and 13%, respectively. You also describe burglary as the lowest actual figure, although it is the lowest in 2009/10 but not in 2010/11, when it is about 2.5%. The final comparison is incomplete and gives incorrect actual figures. Include a concise overview and accurately compare the main patterns across both years and both measures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a recognisable sequence, moving from perceived figures to actual figures, and signposts such as “Firstly,” “Secondly,” and “Lastly” help indicate the intended order. However, progression is not consistently clear: the overview is followed by repeated “Meanwhile” transitions, and the final sentence stops before completing its comparison. Some information is also difficult to follow because categories are repeated or confused, particularly in “burglary around 4%, violent crimes around 3% and burglary around 2%.” Organise the report into a clear overview and two focused comparison paragraphs, one for perceived risk and one for actual crime, and use linking words only where they clarify the relationship between points.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing a chart, including “percentage,” “decreased,” “highest,” and “similar.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive. “Perceived threats of a crime taking place” is an awkward way to describe perceived likelihood, while “actual threats that happened” does not clearly convey recorded victimisation. Repeating “crimes” and “threats” also makes the account less precise. There are spelling errors, including “occured,” “violant,” and “actuay,” which reduce accuracy. Use standard chart language such as “perceived risk,” “actual incidence,” and “the proportion reporting victimisation,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including comparisons linked with “while” and “but,” but control is uneven and errors sometimes make relationships unclear. For example, “the perceived threats in 2010-11 are similar with car crimes remaining the highest but decreased” combines structures awkwardly; a clearer form would be “Perceived risk in 2010/11 followed a similar pattern, although the figure for car crime decreased.” There are also tense and agreement problems, such as “crimes perceived are,” and punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent, as in “Firstly, In 2009-10.” Practise building accurate comparison sentences and keep verb forms consistent when describing chart data.

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