Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)

The chart below illustrates quick cooking noodles are produced.

Overall, there are eight main strages involved in this proccess, beginning with storing flour in soil and ending with sealing and labelling the noodle cups.

First, the flour is delivered by a truck and stored in large storage solios. Then the transfered in mixture where oil and water added. After that the mixture passed through rollers to produce dough sheets. T

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You identify the process as having eight stages and give a basic start-to-finish overview, from flour storage to sealing and labelling. However, the response stops after describing the dough sheets, so most of the process—including forming strips and noodle discs, cooking and drying, adding vegetables and spices, and packaging—is not reported. There is also a factual error in saying flour is stored “in soil”; the diagram shows storage silos. The response is only 70 words, well below the required 150, which leaves the task substantially incomplete. To improve, describe the remaining stages in sequence and include a concise overview of the full process before adding stage details.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable order: it begins with an overview and then starts describing the early stages using “First,” “Then,” and “After that.” These markers help the reader follow the process so far. However, the account ends abruptly at “T,” and there is no developed progression through the later stages or a clear concluding point. Some links are also incomplete, as in “Then the transfered in mixture,” which makes the relationship between steps difficult to follow. Organise the description into a brief overview and a complete sequence of stages, using clear links such as “Next” and “Finally” without leaving sentences unfinished.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “storage,” “mixture,” “rollers,” and “dough sheets,” and “sealing and labelling” identifies the final packaging stage. However, the range is limited because the response covers only the beginning of the diagram. Several spelling or word-choice errors reduce precision, including “strages,” “proccess,” “solios,” and “soil” for “silos.” “Quick cooking noodles” is also less natural and precise than “instant noodles.” Build a broader set of accurate process terms, such as “dough strips,” “noodle discs,” “cooking and drying,” and “vegetables and spices,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both an overview sentence and a sequence of process sentences, and the opening “there are eight main…” shows an effort to describe the stages. However, grammatical control is inconsistent, particularly when describing passive processes. For example, “Then the transfered in mixture where oil and water added” lacks a clear subject and has missing auxiliary verbs; “the mixture passed through rollers” also needs a passive form such as “the mixture is passed.” The final “T” leaves the sentence incomplete. Practise complete passive constructions in the present simple—“flour is stored,” “water and oil are added,” and “the dough is rolled”—and proofread each sentence for a subject and verb.

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