IELTS Task 2 opinion essay: Young offenders treated as adults
A Task 2 opinion question. Give your own view and keep it clear in every paragraph: agreeing in part is fine, as long as you say how far and why.
3 students’ essays below, each marked by Axiom, from band 6.5 to 7.0. Updated on 27 September 2026.
The question
Young people who commit crimes should be treated the same as adults by the authorities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Students’ essays on this question, marked by Axiom
Across these 3 essays the average band is 6.8: Task Response 7.3, Coherence and Cohesion 6.7, Lexical Resource 7.0, Grammatical Range and Accuracy 7.0. Coherence and Cohesion was the weakest criterion.
Real answers, shared without their writers’ names, newest first. Each opens with its revisions marked in place. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #3
Task response 7.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
There is a commonly believed idea by many people that individuals who commit crimes in younger ages should be punished as grown-ups. While it seems a logical solution, I…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Essay #2
Task response 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
Nowadays, there is a growing view that young individuals who commit crimes should be punished in the same way as adults by the authorities. While this approach may have…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Essay #1
Task response 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
The world of crime has involved not only adults but also youngsters in recent decades. It is believed that governing bodies should punish young offenders not differently…
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