Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-12

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 5.5)

The table illustrates the count of fatal, serious or slight injuries coused with gun and knife crime in Grate Britan from 1998 to 2007 and it also shows the ratio fluctuate up for each degree by passing the time.

overall, it is clear that the total number 9of injuries increased significantly during this period. slight injuries were the most common, while fatal injury were the least common. moreover, all three cetegories showed an upwaed trand.

In [redacted phone] the fatal injury was 49, serious injury was 162, slight injury was653 and the totalof injury was 869. over the incresing fatal in 2001 - 2002 the fatal was 95, serious was 392 , sligh was 1390 and the total of them is 1877.If we talk about [redacted phone] injury the serious reached on peak 476 and the fetal was49, sligh was 3296 and the total of number was 3821. However, they rose slightly to 58 in final year

Regarding serious injuries, the figure increased stesdily from 162 to 476 between [redacted phone] and [redacted phone]. similarly, slight injuries rose dramatically from 653 to 3296, despite a small decline in the final year shown.in tearm of percentage growth, sligh injuries recorded the highest incrrease at 405%, followed by serious injuries at 194%. fatal injuries experienced the lowestrise of 18%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main overall pattern: the total rose substantially, slight injuries were the most numerous, and fatal injuries were the least numerous. You also report several relevant figures and correctly note the 405% and 194% increases for slight and serious injuries. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the 1998–99 total is 864, not 869, and the serious-injury peak of 476 occurs in 2005–06, not as a general trend continuing into the final year, for which no serious-injury figure is provided. The claim that all three categories showed an upward trend also overlooks fluctuations in fatal injuries. A more precise overview and clearer distinction between the final year and the percentage-growth period would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to selected figures and then category-specific comparisons. Linking expressions such as “overall,” “similarly,” and “however” help show relationships between points. However, progression is sometimes difficult to follow because the middle paragraph jumps between years and injury types, and some information is repeated in the final paragraph. The sentence beginning “over the incresing fatal in 2001 - 2002” is especially unclear, while “However, they rose slightly to 58” has an uncertain reference. Organise the body into clearer comparisons—for example, one paragraph on fatal injuries and another on serious and slight injuries—and use references that make the subject explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “increased significantly,” “most common,” “reached on peak,” and “percentage growth,” so the reader can generally understand the comparisons you intend. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable and sometimes make the report harder to read: “coused,” “Grate Britan,” “cetegories,” and “upwaed trand” obscure otherwise straightforward meaning. Some expressions are also imprecise or unnatural, such as “ratio fluctuate up” and “the total of number.” Aim for accurate, conventional chart language and check spelling carefully. A more controlled range of terms such as “rose,” “peaked,” “accounted for,” and “percentage increase” would improve precision without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including a contrast with “despite a small decline in the final year,” which shows some range. The main comparisons are often understandable, but grammatical errors recur in sentence construction, agreement, articles, and punctuation. For example, “fatal injury were the least common” has a subject–verb agreement problem, and “the total number 9of injuries increased” contains an editing error and awkward structure. Several sentences run together without clear punctuation, particularly the sequence beginning “In 1998-1999…” and ending with the 2005–06 figures. Use complete, clearly punctuated sentences, check singular and plural forms, and make sure each clause has an explicit subject and verb.

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