Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-22
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 present the data of Great Britain, where number of people injured from gun shot and knife, table illustrates the data of1998 to 2007.
Overall, there are three categories of injuries which were reported over the time. Massive number of increase in slight injury but in 2006-07 it decreases from last year. Serious injuries ratio steadily goes upward. While fatal increases 18%.
From 1998 to 2007, the total percentage increases 342% overall categories attacks from gun and knife. The significant ratio shared by slight injuries as recorded as a 405%, that was four time more than the 1998, during 2004-07, it nearly jumped two times more than the previous time. Number of serious injured people also increased 194% over the period. Moreover, fatal injuries does not increases as others, it gain 18% which is lowest in these three categories, during 2001 to 2002 it nearly to pass 100% but after that declined.
In Great Britain, gun and knife injuries increases 342% over the period of time. Slight injuries dominance with 405%. While fatal injury did not cross 20% at the end of 2007.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the prompt by summarising the main features of the table, such as the total percentage increase and the trends in fatal, serious, and slight injuries. However, there are notable inaccuracies and confusions in interpreting the data. For instance, the student states that the total percentage increase is '342%', which is actually the percentage increase for slight injuries, while the total increase shown in the table is '342' overall (or 342% for the total column depending on interpretation, but the figures are muddled). Furthermore, the sentence 'during 2001 to 2002 it nearly to pass 100%' for fatal injuries is mathematically incorrect given the figures (95 out of 49). The overview is attempted but lacks clarity. Therefore, this falls under band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is divided into short paragraphs, but the overall progression of ideas lacks clarity. Sentences often feel disjointed, and the use of cohesive devices is mechanical or inaccurate, as seen with 'While fatal increases 18%' and 'Moreover, fatal injuries does not increases as others'. The referencing is sometimes confusing, and the final paragraph unnecessarily repeats information already stated earlier in the text. Paragraphing is present, but the internal logical flow between sentences needs significant improvement to guide the reader smoothly through the data.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is quite basic and repetitive, with frequent word-formation and collocation errors (e.g., 'table present the data', 'number of people injured from gun shot and knife', 'Massive number of increase', 'Serious injuries ratio steadily goes upward', 'fatal injuries does not increases'). There are also spelling and grammatical word-choice issues, such as 'Serious injured people'. While the student attempts less common vocabulary like 'dominance' and 'significant ratio', these are used inaccurately. The lexical range is adequate for basic communication but restricted.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The text displays a very limited range of sentence structures, and attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty. There are persistent grammatical errors throughout the response, including subject-verb agreement issues ('The table present', 'fatal injuries does not increases', 'injuries increases'), tense inconsistencies, and missing articles or prepositions ('from 1998 to 2007', 'number of people injured'). These errors frequently cause strain for the reader and demonstrate weak control over basic and complex grammatical forms alike.
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