Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-02

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 table illusrates the poreceived danger and actual lilkeihood of being a victim of crime.

Overall, it clear that the highest number of preceived and actual likehood of being victim of crime by cae crime and in the lowest number of civtime crime by burgkary and violent crime.

In terms of, the highest number of victim of crime perceived 2009/10 in 21% and then the number of victim of crime perceived 2010/11 in 17%. While the lowest number of victim of crime actual 2009/10 and actual 2010/11 by 4% respectievly. Burglary the highest percentage of victim of crime perceived 2009/10 in 15% and the lowest actual 2009/10 in 2%. However, the number of victim of crime preceived 2010/11 and actual 2010/11 by 13% and 3% respectievly.

In terms if violent crime, In violent the highest number of victim of crime perceived 2009/10 by 15% and the lowest number victim of crime actual 2010/11 and actual 2009/10 by 3% respectievly. In the number of victim of crime perceived 2010/11 in 14%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s topic and include several relevant figures, such as the perceived car-crime rate of 21% in 2009/10 and the burglary figures of about 15% perceived and 2% actual. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: car crime has the highest perceived rate, but burglary—not violent crime alone—has the lowest actual rate. The response also omits car-crime actual figures and gives little comparison of changes between years. Some figures are imprecise, including the violent-crime perceived rate, which is about 15.5% in 2009/10 and 13.5% in 2010/11. Select the main contrasts, report them accurately, and make the overall pattern explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an opening, an attempted overview, and separate discussion of burglary and violent crime, so there is some paragraph organisation. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the first body paragraph moves from car crime to actual rates and then to burglary without a clear organising principle. Phrases such as “In terms of” and “However” do not always show the relationship between the information that follows, and “respectively” is used where the paired figures are not clearly matched. Grouping the comparisons by crime type or by perceived versus actual likelihood, and using clear topic sentences and references, would make the report easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some task-relevant terms, including “perceived,” “actual,” “percentage,” and the crime categories, which helps communicate the subject. However, the vocabulary is limited and repetitive: “number of victim of crime” appears repeatedly, even though the chart reports percentages or likelihoods. Frequent spelling errors, including “illusrates,” “poreceived,” “lilkeihood,” and “burgkary,” also make the writing less clear. Some combinations are unnatural, such as “highest number of victim of crime.” Use precise chart language and check spelling carefully; for example, describe a “perceived likelihood” or “proportion,” rather than a “number of victims.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a few longer structures, including sentences beginning “While” and “However,” but the range is limited and these attempts are often incomplete or awkwardly joined. The opening sentence lacks a clear subject–verb structure, while “Overall, it clear” is missing the verb “is.” There are also recurring problems with articles, plurals, and sentence construction, as in “the highest number of victim of crime perceived 2009/10 in 21%.” These errors sometimes make the intended comparison difficult to understand. Practise complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use patterns such as “The perceived rate for car crime was 21%” to report figures accurately.

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