Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-02

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 illustrates the number of injuries that were fatal, serious and slight resulting from gun and knife crime in Great Britain from 1998 to 2007. Overall, it can be seen that Great Britain recorded higer number of slight injuries as compared to Serious and fatal injuries in the following years.

In 1998 to 1999 Great Britain accounted for 49 fatal injuries. This figure rose to 95 in 2001 it had remained same till 2002. The number of fatal injuries increased from 95 in 2002 to 49 in 2005 to till 2006.

This figure reached to 58 in 2007. Serious injuries followed an upward trend in numnbers, but a delicine saw in 2004 to 2005.

The number of seriuos injuries stood at [redacted phone] and 1999. This figure rose to 392 in 2001 and remained unchanged till 2002. The figure of serious cases fell to 411 in 2004 to till 2005. This figure went up and reached to 476 in 2005.

Finally, Great Britain recorded the higest number of slight injuries than serious and fatal. This figure stood at 653 in 1998 to 1999. Number of cases increased from 653 to 3424 in 2004 before reaching to higest at

3296 in 2005.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response responds to the task only minimally and fails to provide a fully accurate or complete overview of the data. While the student attempts to select and report some figures, there are severe factual inaccuracies and misreadings of the table. For instance, the text claims that fatal injuries rose to 95 in 2001 and 'had remained same till 2002', then states the number increased from 95 in 2002 to 49 in 2005, which misinterprets the chronological progression and actual data points. Additionally, data for 2006 and 2007 is confused, and the summary of serious and slight injuries contains several contradictory statements and inaccurate numbers (such as stating the number of cases increased to 3424 in 2004 before reaching 'higest at 3296 in 2005'). The overview provided is very basic, merely noting that slight injuries were higher than others, but overall the response falls short due to widespread data misinterpretation and incomplete reporting of the trends.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some basic organisation in the text, but it lacks a clear overall progression and logical flow. The response is divided into short paragraphs, but relationships between ideas are frequently disjointed or confusing. Cohesive devices are used minimally and often inaccurately, leading to mechanical and repetitive transitions such as 'This figure rose to...', 'This figure went up...', and 'Finally...'. Referencing is also problematic, as pronouns and phrases like 'This figure' frequently become ambiguous because the noun they refer to is unclear or factually incorrect. To move to a higher level, the writer needs to group information logically into well-defined paragraphs that trace clear trends, using a wider and more accurate range of cohesive markers to connect sentences and ideas smoothly without relying on repetitive formulas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and barely adequate for the task, containing frequent spelling mistakes and word choice errors. Words such as 'higer' instead of higher, 'delicine' instead of decline, 'seriuos' instead of serious, and 'higest' instead of highest impede communication and demonstrate weak control over basic spelling. Furthermore, collocation and lexical precision are lacking; phrases are often awkward, such as a 'delicine saw in 2004'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary related to crime statistics, but these attempts are undermined by persistent lexical inaccuracies. To achieve a higher band, the writer must expand their vocabulary range, learn the correct spelling of common descriptive terms, and use words with greater precision and awareness of natural collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response demonstrates a very limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and repetitive subject-verb-number patterns. Attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty, leading to awkward phrasing and grammatical errors. There are frequent errors in verb forms, tense consistency, and prepositions within grammatical patterns, such as 'rose to 95 in 2001 it had remained same', 'stood at 162 1998 and 1999', and 'fell to 411 in 2004 to till 2005'. Punctuation is also erratic in places, particularly around dates and numbers. To progress, the writer needs to incorporate a wider variety of complex grammatical structures accurately and ensure that basic sentence boundaries, verb tenses, and prepositions are controlled more reliably to prevent frequent difficulty for the reader.

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