Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 quantity and percentage rising for 3 degree of injuries such as fatal, serious and slight injuries resulting from gun and knife crime in Great Britain over 10 years during 1998 and 2007.

Overall, slight injuries constitutes the highest percentage increase than other three degrees. Additionally, total amount of gun and knife crime increases as the year changes.

From 1998 to 2003, the number of all three crimes were increasing constantly except on 2003. During these periods, total number of crimes rose from 864 to 2179, which is extremely huge.

From 2004 to 2007, though the number of fatal crimes decreases, rest of the two increased gradually. During 2004 to 2005, these crime happened more than the other years.

But, it is noteceable that there were no serious and slight injuries during 2006 to 2007. However, there is a massive increase of 405% of slight injuries, whilst only 18% increases for fatal injuries.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the main broad pattern—that slight injuries had the largest percentage rise—and include some figures, such as the total increasing from 864 to 2,179. However, the account is only partial and contains important inaccuracies. The table gives no serious or slight injury figures for 2006–07, so this does not mean there were no such injuries; the percentage increases refer to the period ending in 2005–06. Also, fatal injuries did not simply decrease from 2004 to 2007, and the claim that the other categories increased gradually overlooks their changes. The overview is vague, and several key comparisons are missing. The response is 142 words, below the required 150, which further limits coverage.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing earlier and later years. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is organised. However, progression is not consistently clear because the time periods are imprecise: “From 1998 to 2003” and “From 2004 to 2007” do not align neatly with the table’s annual periods. Linking words such as “Additionally,” “though,” and “However” are used, but some connections are awkward or do not clarify the relationship between claims. For example, “But” introduces the missing 2006–07 data as if it were a trend. Group the figures by clear periods and use references that distinguish missing data from zero values.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the subject, including “fatal,” “serious,” “slight injuries,” “percentage increase,” and “total amount.” There are also attempts at more descriptive language, such as “massive increase.” However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for statistical reporting. “Quantity and percentage rising” is unclear, “crimes” is repeatedly used where the table reports injuries, and “these crime happened” is an awkward collocation. Spelling errors such as “noteceable” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise reporting expressions such as “the number of injuries,” “rose,” “fell,” and “accounted for,” and avoid overstating trends with phrases like “extremely huge.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast clause in “though the number of fatal crimes decreases.” The main ideas are generally understandable, but errors occur frequently in agreement, tense, articles, and sentence construction. For example, “slight injuries constitutes” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “the number of all three crimes were increasing” mismatches the singular subject and verb. “During 2004 to 2005” uses an incorrect time construction, and “it is noteceable that there were” is not formed accurately. Tense use also shifts between past and present when describing the table. Practise consistent past-tense reporting and check agreement and sentence patterns; these corrections would make the comparisons easier to follow.

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