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 HOW INSTANT NOODLES ARE MANUFACTURED.

OVERALL, IT CAN BE SEEN THAT THE PROCESS HAS SEVERAL MAIN STAGES. BEGINNING WITH STORING THE SILOS IN WAREHOUSE AND END UP WITH PACKGING, LABELLING AND SEALING THE PRODUCTS. THIS PROCESS CONSISTS OF EIGHT MAIN STAGES.

TO BEGIN WITH, THE MANUFACTURING OF NOODLES STARTS FROM STORING THE FLOUR OF SILOS INTO THE WAREHOUSE. AFTER NEXT, FLOUR OF SILOS CAME FOR MIXTURE IN WHICH OIL AND WATER ADDED. NEXT THE MIXTURE OF FLOUR PASSES THROUGH THE ROLLERS TO BE PRESSED INTO DOUGH SHEET. FOLLOWING THIS, THE DOUGH SHEETS CUT LENTHWISE INTO THIN DOUGH STRIPES BEFORE BEING SHAPED INTO NOODLES DISCS. THESE STRIPES ARETHEN TAKE SHAPE INTO A NOODLES DISCS. AFTER SHAPING, THE NOODLES UNDERGO A COMBINED PROCESS PF COOKING IN OIL AND DRYING THE NOODLES DISCS. FINALLY, THE VEGETABLES AND SPICES ARE ADDED INTO NODLES BEOFRE THE PRODUCT IS AUTOMATICALLY SEALED INTO CUPS WITH LABELS.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the diagram as a manufacturing process and give a broad overview, noting that it has several stages and ends with packaging and labelling. The main sequence from mixing flour through shaping, cooking and adding vegetables and spices is also partly covered. However, some key details are inaccurate or unclear: the flour is delivered to storage silos, not stored in a warehouse, and the final cups are labelled and sealed rather than simply “automatically sealed.” The overview also says the process begins with “storing the silos,” which misidentifies the first step. To make the account more complete and precise, describe the flour entering the silos, the noodles being placed in cups, and the final labelling and sealing stage.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and a chronological description. Sequencing expressions such as “To begin with,” “Next,” “Following this” and “Finally” help the reader follow the production stages. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical, and the progression becomes less clear where the same shaping stage is repeated: “before being shaped into noodles discs” is followed by “These stripes are then take shape into a noodles discs.” The overview’s “Beginning with… and end up…” construction is also incomplete, making the process endpoints harder to follow. Group the stages into a clear sequence and avoid restating information; use precise references such as “the strips” and “the resulting discs” to connect steps.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “rollers,” “dough sheets,” “thin dough strips,” “cooking,” “drying,” and “labels,” which allows the reader to recognise many stages. There are also attempts at more specific wording, such as “undergo a combined process.” However, noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, including “packging,” “lenthwise,” “stripes,” “pf,” and “nodles.” Some combinations are unnatural or inaccurate: “storing the flour of silos” and “mixture of flour” do not clearly describe flour being transferred from silos and mixed with water and oil. Use accurate process collocations and check spelling, especially for repeated technical terms, so the vocabulary communicates each stage reliably.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with sequencing clauses, for example, “Following this, the dough sheets cut… before being shaped…” and “After shaping, the noodles undergo…” This shows some range, but control is limited: several sentences contain faulty verb forms or missing grammatical elements. Examples include “the process has… Beginning with… and end up,” “oil and water added,” and “the dough sheets cut,” where the verb structure is incomplete or inconsistent. The sentence “These stripes are then take shape” also combines incompatible verb forms. Work on passive constructions, which are useful for process descriptions, and maintain consistent tense and sentence structure—for example, “Water and oil are added” and “The sheets are cut into strips.”

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