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 production of instant reman. Overall the produtction process is tidious consisting of eight step, such as storage silos to noodles discs finnaly packing it of to supermarket.

The process begins with trucks bringing in flour, which is mixed with right ammount of water and oil to form a perfect dough. Dough is converted into thin sheet by pressure roller followed by cutting into thin strips. Secondly, thin stripes is coverted into circuler discs known as Noodle discs, which are sent over to high temperature oil for deep frying. The finnal step after frying the a put into cup with their spices and vegetable followed by labeling and sealing, shipped of to supermarket .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the process as a sequence and include several key stages, from flour and mixing through shaping, frying, adding vegetables and spices, and sealing. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: the process has eight numbered stages, but the response says “eight step” while describing the sequence imprecisely, and it adds that the cups are “shipped of to supermarket,” which is not shown in the diagram. Some details are also underdeveloped, especially the final stages: explain that the cooked noodle discs enter cups, vegetables and spices are added, and the cups are then labelled and sealed. The response is 34 words below the required minimum, which limits the coverage of the process. A clearer overview and fuller, diagram-based reporting would strengthen this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The stages are presented in a broadly logical order, and phrases such as “The process begins” and “The finnal step” help signal progression. The response also separates the overview from the main description, giving it a basic overall structure. However, the sequence is compressed into one long paragraph, and transitions are sometimes mechanical or unclear: “Secondly” does not clearly mark the next stage, while “followed by” is used to connect several actions without making their relationships precise. The final sentence also combines frying, filling, labelling, sealing, and an unsupported delivery stage. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and process details, and connect each stage explicitly so the reader can follow the flow without rereading.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “pressure roller,” “strips,” “discs,” “frying,” and “labeling and sealing,” which allows the main stages to be recognised. There are also attempts at more specific description, such as “high temperature oil.” However, spelling errors are frequent, including “reman,” “tidious,” “ammount,” “circuler,” and “finnal,” and some word choices or collocations are inaccurate: “perfect dough” is evaluative rather than factual, and “shipped of to supermarket” is not supported by the diagram. “Thin stripes” is also less precise than “dough strips.” Check spelling carefully and choose neutral, accurate process terms; this will make the description clearer and more appropriate for an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both a general overview and longer sentences with sequencing clauses, for example, “Dough is converted into thin sheet … followed by cutting into thin strips.” This shows some ability to link stages, but the range is limited and errors occur throughout. Examples include missing or incorrect articles and plurals in “eight step” and “thin sheet,” and faulty agreement in “thin stripes is coverted.” The sentence beginning “The finnal step after frying” lacks a clear grammatical structure, making the sequence difficult to follow. There are also problems with verb forms and sentence boundaries in the final line. Practise writing complete passive sentences for each stage, checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and plural forms, and use punctuation to separate the process steps.

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