Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-30
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)
Number of fatal, serious and slight injuries caused by gun and knife crime reported in Great Britain between 1998 and 2007 had been showed in the table with the climbing percentage for each type of case over the period.
Overall, it's evident that slight injuries had been reported in massive numbers over the time period whereas fatal injuries accounted for smallest numbers. Notably, number of cases surged for each type of degree from 1998 to onwards.
On the one hand, least cases were reported between 1998 and 1999 with total 864 cases. Afterwards, cases surge in the upcoming years for each type of degree. Ultimately, no serious and slight cases were reported between 2006 and 2007.
On the other hand, fatal injuries accounted for 18% percentage increase whereas serious and slight injuries saw a marginaly higher number of percentage increase with serious issues reporting 194% increase alongwith 405% hike in slight injuries.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student attempts to summarise the main features of the table, noting that slight injuries were the highest in number and fatal injuries the lowest, as well as reporting the overall percentage increases. However, there are significant factual errors in the interpretation of the data. For example, the student writes that 'no serious and slight cases were reported between 2006 and 2007', whereas the table simply shows missing data (hyphens) for that year rather than zero incidents. Furthermore, the handling of the percentage increases is somewhat confused. While the response touches on the main trends, the misinterpretation of the missing data impacts the overall accuracy of the task response, placing it in the mid-bands.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response is structured into an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs, showing a basic attempt at paragraphing. Cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'On the one hand', and 'On the other hand' are employed, although the use of 'On the one hand' and 'On the other hand' is logically misplaced here as the text is not presenting two contrasting arguments. Progression is sometimes disjointed, particularly in the third paragraph where the transition from general trends to the missing data for 2006-2007 feels abrupt. Referencing is generally clear, but the overall logical flow is occasionally hindered by mechanical linking.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with attempts at less common phrasing such as 'surged', 'massive numbers', and 'percentage increase'. However, there are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'climbing percentage', 'each type of degree', and 'marginaly' (spelling error). The student also repeats words like 'cases', 'injuries', and 'number' frequently. While the range is sufficient to convey the general topic, inaccuracies in spelling and lexical control prevent the response from achieving a higher score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response displays a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'Number of fatal, serious and slight injuries... had been showed in the table...'. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with verb tenses and passive voice constructions, such as 'had been showed' instead of 'is shown', and 'cases surge' instead of 'cases surged'. Articles are also occasionally misused or omitted (e.g., 'accounted for smallest numbers'). While these errors do not completely obscure the meaning, they are frequent enough to cause some difficulty for the reader and demonstrate limited control over complex structures.
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