Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-01

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 graph illustrates the changes in different types of injuries in United Kingdom from 1998 to 2007 from gun and knife crimes.

Overall, it is clear that we have witnessed the sharp increase in serious crimes in UK over the period shown. Additionally, there is a swift increase in the gun and knife injuries recorded in the first 7 years of 21st century.

Looking at the details, the figure for fatal injuries recieved a 18% increase from 1998 to 2007. The numbers for serious injuries faced rapid increase during the period shown and rises 194% compared to [redacted phone] to 2007.

In contrast, a sharp uptrend was observed in slight injuires starting at 653 injuries in 1998 to 3821 in [redacted phone] saw a 405% increase which was very concerned the authorities. Overall, total crimes reported for these injuries increased from 864 in 1998-99 to 3821 in [redacted phone] experiencing

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad upward trend and include an overview, but the response only partially reports the table’s main features. Some figures are misinterpreted: 3,821 is the total for 2005–06, not the number of slight injuries, which was 3,296; the 405% increase applies to slight injuries, while the total rose by 342%. The serious-injury increase is given as 194%, but the endpoint is 2005–06, not 2006–07, for which the table provides no serious-injury figure. The overview also calls the rise in serious injuries a rise in “serious crimes.” The final sentence is unfinished, leaving the total trend incomplete. The response is three words below the required minimum. Report the categories and endpoints accurately, and complete the comparison.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph of details. Phrases such as “Overall,” “Looking at the details,” and “In contrast” help signal the direction of the discussion. However, the progression is weakened by unclear comparisons and an unfinished final sentence: “experiencing” has no completed clause, so the reader is left without the intended conclusion about totals. The overview also combines two trends without clearly distinguishing injury categories from the total number of incidents. Organise the details into clearer comparisons, for example, grouping the percentage changes together and then describing the yearly totals. Ensure each sentence is complete and that linking phrases accurately express the relationship between the data.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of trend vocabulary, including “sharp increase,” “rapid increase,” and “uptrend,” and the topic is generally understandable. However, some choices are imprecise or unnatural for describing a table. “Serious crimes” changes the meaning of serious injuries, while “faced rapid increase” and “very concerned the authorities” are awkward collocations. “Graph” is also less accurate than “table” for this visual. There are spelling errors in “recieved” and “injuires,” and repeated use of “increase” limits variety. Choose precise category labels and standard reporting expressions such as “the number of serious injuries rose” or “this increase may have concerned authorities.” Proofreading spelling and collocation would make the description clearer and more appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including a complex overview beginning “Overall, it is clear that…” and a contrast sentence beginning “In contrast.” However, control is uneven, particularly in longer sentences. In “The numbers for serious injuries faced rapid increase … and rises 194%,” the verb form does not agree with the plural subject, and the comparison structure is incomplete. The sentence about slight injuries also joins several ideas without a clear grammatical structure, while the final sentence ends with “experiencing” and is incomplete. There are also article and preposition issues, such as “in United Kingdom” and “compared to 1998-1999 to 2007.” Use complete clauses, check subject–verb agreement, and make comparisons with a clear pattern such as “compared with the figure in 1998–99.”

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