Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-08

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)

The given table chart reflects number of fatal, serious and slight injuries resulting from gun and knife crime in great britain between 1998 to 200. this chart reflects about the percentage increase for each degree of injury over the period.

Overall, the number of injuries increased considerably over the period. slight injuries were by far the most commom, while fatal injuries remained the least frequent. the largest increase was recorded in slight injuries.

In 1998 and 1999, there were 49 fatal, 162 serious and 653 slight injuries, giving a total of 864 cases. these figures rose steadily and by [redacted phone] the total had reached 2,179. serious injuries increased particularly strongly, from 162 to 416 during this period.

The total number continued to rise, reaching 3,912 in [redacted phone], before falling slightly to 3,821 in [redacted phone] . slight injuries increased dramatically from 653 to 3,296, representing a 405% rise. serious injuries rose by 194% while ftal increased by 18% overall the total number is 342%

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main pattern accurately: injuries rose overall, slight injuries were the most common, and fatal injuries were the least common. You also report several relevant figures, including the total peak of 3,912 in 2004–2005 and the subsequent fall to 3,821. However, coverage is partial and some details are unclear or inaccurate: the table gives a 342% increase in the total, not “342%” as a total number, and the 405% rise in slight injuries applies from 1998–1999 to 2005–2006. The opening also gives the end year as “200,” and the response does not fully explain the period covered by the percentage row. It is 14 words below the 150-word minimum; the 27 words copied from the prompt are excluded.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and two paragraphs of supporting figures. The sequence from the early figures to the peak and later decline is generally easy to follow, and “Overall” and “before” help signal relationships. However, progression is weakened by abrupt or unclear connections, especially the final run-on sentence beginning “serious injuries rose by 194% while…” The overview repeats the idea of an increase without clearly distinguishing the overall total trend from the category-specific changes. Some punctuation and spacing also make transitions less smooth. Group the figures more deliberately—for example, early-period changes in one paragraph and the later peak, decline and percentage increases in another—and use clear sentence boundaries.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use several relevant terms for describing a table, including “increased considerably,” “remained the least frequent,” “reaching,” and “representing a 405% rise.” These choices communicate the main trends, but the range is limited and some wording is inaccurate or awkward. “The given table chart” combines two labels unnecessarily, while “reflects number” is not a natural way to introduce the data. There are also noticeable spelling errors, such as “commom” and “ftal,” and inconsistent capitalisation of “Great Britain” and “slight.” Use precise reporting verbs such as “shows” or “records,” and check spelling and collocations carefully. More varied, accurate language for comparing categories would make the summary clearer and more effective.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple and more developed sentences, including “The total number continued to rise, reaching 3,912… before falling slightly…” This structure is effective, but grammatical control is inconsistent. The opening has an incomplete or malformed construction (“reflects number”), and “between 1998 to 200” uses an incorrect preposition pattern and an incomplete year. The final sentence joins several independent ideas without appropriate punctuation: “serious injuries rose by 194% while ftal increased by 18% overall…” Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention. Although the reader can understand most of the intended meaning, these recurring errors and the limited range of reliably controlled structures restrict accuracy. Practise separating comparisons into complete sentences and checking tense, articles and punctuation.

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