Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The diagram below shows how instant noodles are manufactured.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

THE DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATES THE PROCESS OF INSTANT MANUFACTURING OF NOODLES.

OVERALL, THE PICTURE DIVIDES THE MANUFACTURING OF NOODLES INTO EIGHT STAGES STARTING FROM STORAGE SILOS TO LABELING AND SEELING AS END STAGES OF DELIVERY.

Start with the initial stage of silos storage, the flour is stocked in silos with the help of big flour truck, and send it for mixturing. Here machine makes the mixture of water and oil and this raw materiral lead towards rooler for further processing. Rollers rotate the material with dough sheets and use dough strips for cutting the material in the dough sheets. To continue the process the strips convert the material into noodle discs like structure and keep them for cooking and drying the oil from the noodles. Futhermore, the noodles are putted in the multiple cups and vegetables and spices are added in cups to make the noodles more tasty. Final stage of noodles is labeling them and seeling the cups and noodles are ready for sales and eating. This is the manuafacturing process of noodles.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the process as a sequence and include several key stages, from flour storage and mixing through shaping, cooking, adding vegetables and spices, and sealing. The overview also recognises the start and end points. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the mixer does not make a mixture of water and oil; these are added to the flour, and the dough then passes through rollers. The account also says the noodles are put into multiple cups, whereas the diagram shows cups added at the stage where vegetables and spices are introduced. The overview could better summarise the process as a linear production sequence and distinguish the eight numbered stages from the intervening shaping steps. More precise reporting of these features would make the coverage fuller.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response follows the general order of production, and sequencing expressions such as “initial stage,” “To continue the process,” “Furthermore,” and “Final stage” help the reader follow the account. The opening overview also gives the reader a basic framework. However, the writing is presented as one continuous paragraph, so the overview and detailed stages are not clearly separated. Some links are mechanical or unclear: “this raw material lead towards roller” does not clearly show what happens next, and “To continue the process” introduces several stages at once. Organise the response into a short overview and a separate process paragraph, then use clear references such as “the dough” and “these strips” to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “silos,” “rollers,” “dough sheets,” “dough strips,” “noodle discs,” and “labeling,” which helps communicate the main stages. There are also attempts at more specific description, such as “cooking and drying.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, including “instant manufacturing of noodles,” “mixturing,” “putted,” and “seeling.” “Big flour truck” is less suitable than a neutral description, and “make the noodles more tasty” is informal and adds an unsupported purpose. Spelling errors such as “materiral” and “manuafacturing” also reduce control. Use standard process terms and check spelling and word forms to make the description more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the sequence is generally understandable. For example, “the noodles are putted in the multiple cups and vegetables and spices are added” attempts to combine related actions, while the final sentence signals completion. However, some sentence structures and verb forms are inaccurate: “the flour is stocked … and send it” shifts from passive to an incorrect verb form, and “this raw material lead” has subject–verb disagreement. The sentence beginning “Rollers rotate the material” also makes the relationship between the rollers and dough difficult to follow. Articles and number are sometimes problematic, as in “in the multiple cups.” Use consistent passive forms for a process description, and check agreement, verb forms, and sentence boundaries.

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