Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-18

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 chart illustrates the statistics data about total injuries due gun and knife crime in Great Britain between 10 years and also proportion increase for each types of crime throughout the given years.

Overall, it can be seen that the highest number of degree of injury happened by guns and knife was slight.

In the first given year, total 162 people serious injured from knife and guns. However, there were 653 slight injured with total 864 including Fatal. In [redacted phone], total number of injury was 1877, which was twice as it was in first year. In following year[redacted phone], 68 and 437 individuals injured fatal and serious respectively.

In the year of [redacted phone], the highest number of injury happened with 3812 people. There were, 58 fatalinjured

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, as it contains only 126 words, which negatively impacts the task achievement score. While the writer attempts to provide an overview and mentions several data points from the table, the selection of information is limited and incomplete. The overview is overly simplistic, and key trends, such as the overall percentage increase across categories or the dramatic peak in 2004-2005, are either missed or inaccurately described. Furthermore, the response trails off abruptly and is unfinished.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is organized into brief paragraphs, but the overall progression is disjointed. There is an attempt to use cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'However', and 'In the first given year', but referencing and logical flow are frequently faulty. For instance, the transition between sentences in the body paragraphs feels abrupt, and the grouping of data lacks a clear strategy. Additionally, the response lacks a proper concluding section, as it cuts off mid-sentence.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive (e.g., 'statistics data', 'number of degree of injury', 'injured'). There are several noticeable word-choice and collocation errors, such as 'total 162 people serious injured' instead of 'seriously injured', and 'injured fatal and serious'. The range of vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for the task, with frequent slips that occasionally impede smooth reading.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentences, but grammatical accuracy is quite low. There are frequent errors in word formation, missing prepositions, and incorrect verb forms (e.g., 'proportion increase for each types', 'slight injured', 'fatalinjured'). Punctuation and sentence structures are often faulty, and the incomplete final sentence demonstrates poor control over grammar and syntax.

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