Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-19

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 provide the information about the statistics of including crime fatal, serious and slight injuries due to gun and knife in United kingdom between 1998 and 2007.

Overall, crime rate were at peak from 2004 to 2005. During 1998 and 1999 the crime rate was at lowest.

In [redacted phone], fatal case was 49 and serious injuiries recorded at 162 followed by slight 653 and the total cases during this period was 864. This was lowest cases throughout the given period. During [redacted phone] crime rate increased and recorded 1195.

In [redacted phone], highest number of cases recorded during this period in which fatal were at 77 serious at 411 and slight at 3424. 3821 cases were recorded in [redacted phone] which was second most highest. 98 to 99% cases increased during 2005 to 2007

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5

The student attempts to summarise the data from the table, but falls short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 132 words, which incurs a penalty under Task Achievement. While the response identifies some key features—such as the peak period in 2004-2005 and the low figures at the start of the period—it misses several important comparisons and misinterprets the final figures and percentages from the table. For instance, the statement '3821 cases were recorded in 2006-2007 which was second most highest' misreads the data, as 3,821 was the total for 2005-2006, and 2006-2007 only contained fatal injury data. Furthermore, the concluding percentage increase figure is inaccurate. Overall, the response addresses the task only partially.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response exhibits some basic organisation, dividing the text into an introduction, an overview, and body sentences detailing specific years. However, paragraphing is underdeveloped and abrupt, with single-sentence paragraphs used for the overview. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes repetitive, as seen in the frequent use of time markers like 'In 1998-1999' and 'During'. Logical progression is interrupted by disjointed placement of data points, making the overall arrangement somewhat mechanical and difficult to follow smoothly. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as the ambiguous pronoun use when transitioning between years and categories.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, with frequent reliance on words like 'crime', 'rate', 'cases', and 'recorded'. There are notable lexical and collocational errors throughout the text, such as 'statistics of including crime fatal' instead of 'fatal crime statistics', and 'injuiries'. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary such as 'peak' and 'lowest', but overall control is limited. Spelling errors and awkward word choices hinder precision and occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, restricting the score to a Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The student relies on a very limited range of sentence structures, primarily simple sentences and basic compound structures. Attempts at complex sentences are absent or faulty, such as the missing auxiliary verbs in 'The table provide the information' and 'fatal case was 49 and serious injuiries recorded'. Grammatical errors are frequent, including subject-verb agreement issues ('crime rate were at peak') and missing articles ('in United kingdom'). These errors occur throughout the text and frequently cause strain for the reader, aligning with the Band 4.5 descriptors.

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