Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table shows the number of fatal, serious and slight injuries resulting from gun and knife crime in Great Britain from 1998 to 2007 and the percentage increase for each degree of injury over the period.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Great Britain - Gun and Knife Crime statistics - 1998-2007

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The table illustrates assaults from gun and knife in Great Britain from 1998 to 2007 seperated by three different categories namely : fatal, serious, slight.

Overall, the table shows rose in numbers gradualy from 1998 to 2004, afterwars there is a slight fluctuation in numbers. Still fatal injuries noted to be lowest and slight injuries at higest.

in 1998, the fatal injury because of gun and knife rise gradualy untill 2005, after that there was a slight downfall in numbers, but suddenly at [redacted phone] there was a increase, still the overall percetile(18%) is lowest compared to other two.

The seriour injury and slight injury also follows the same trend a slow rise from 1998 -2004, but after 2004 the serious injury had a dip and by next year 2006 reached it's peak number 476, similarly slight injury also had a same follow up in 2005 reached it peak 3423 and decreased in 2006 to 3296, both serious and slight injuries reported as none during the period [redacted phone].

In comparison, fatal injuries occured lowest in Great Britain, seriour injuries as second and slight injuries are higest. the total increased gradualy all over the year but there is no crime after 2006 -2007.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the broad pattern that slight injuries were the most numerous and fatal injuries the fewest, and you mention the overall percentage increases. However, the overview is not consistently accurate: the figures rise through 2003–04, then fluctuate, with a particularly sharp jump in slight injuries in 2004–05; describing the earlier rise as gradual misses this key feature. Several details are misreported: fatal injuries peak at 95 in 2001–02, not in 2005, and the 2006–07 figures are available for fatal injuries (58), while serious and slight figures are missing. The claim that there was “no crime” in that final period is therefore incorrect. Select the main trends accurately and distinguish missing data from zero cases.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details and a comparison. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is organised. However, progression is weakened by repeated statements that injuries “rise” or follow “the same trend,” without clearly separating the categories or comparing their changes. Connectors such as “Still,” “after that,” and “similarly” are used, but some links are unclear, particularly the shift from the 2005–06 figures to the claim that both categories were absent in 2006–07. Use one paragraph for the overview and separate paragraphs for the main data patterns, with clearer references to each year and injury type.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “fatal,” “serious,” “slight,” “fluctuation,” and “percentage,” so the reader can generally identify the categories being discussed. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “injury because of gun and knife,” “same follow up,” and “no crime,” which does not accurately describe missing table entries. Spelling errors, including “seperated,” “gradualy,” “higest,” and “percetile,” are noticeable and reduce precision. Aim for standard data-reporting phrases and check spelling carefully; accurate terms such as “the number of injuries,” “rose to,” and “fell to” will make comparisons clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a sentence beginning “The serious injury and slight injury also follows…,” but complex structures are often faulty and errors occur frequently enough to make some relationships difficult to follow. Examples include “the table shows rose,” “fatal injury … rise,” and “there was a increase,” which show problems with verb forms, articles, and sentence construction. Agreement is also inconsistent in “injury … follows,” while punctuation and capitalisation are unreliable, as in the lower-case start “in 1998” and the spaced colon in “categories namely :”. Practise building accurate sentences around a clear subject and verb, then check tense and agreement before adding clauses.

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