Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-10

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 5.0)

The given diagram shows process of how instant noodles are manufactured in company's.

Overall, there are 8 steps to make noodles. Firstly flour given to the company's then they start processing, and last they labeling and sealing the noodles packets.

Started with the flour it given to the company's then second process start, the flour is mix with water and oil then it's passed by rollers to the third process dough sheets passed to the fourth process in fourth process dought sheets make into strips.

Moving to the next, in fifth process the strips take noodles style and it's given to the sixth process it's passed by the cooking oil + drying machine then it's going, in seventh process they included vegetables and species to the noddle cups and lastly they stick labeling and sealing to the cups.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the process as having eight steps and mention several key stages, including mixing flour with water and oil, shaping it into strips, cooking and drying, and adding vegetables and spices. However, the account is incomplete: it does not clearly describe the noodles being formed into discs, the addition of cups, or the finished product emerging on a conveyor. The overview is also imprecise: flour is delivered to storage silos, rather than simply “given to the company's,” and the final product is sealed cups, not packets. The response is 138 words, below the required 150, which further limits the detail provided. Include a clearer overview and report the full sequence accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows the general order of production, and sequencing phrases such as “Firstly,” “Moving to the next,” and “lastly” help the reader recognise the stages. However, the progression is often difficult to follow because several stages are crowded into long sentences, with repeated references to “process” and unclear links between steps. For example, “the flour is mix with water and oil then it's passed by rollers to the third process” combines mixing and shaping without clearly distinguishing them. Paragraphing is also limited: the overview and process details are not clearly separated. Use one concise overview paragraph, then organise the stages into logical groups with accurate linking phrases and clearer sentence boundaries.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “rollers,” “dough sheets,” “strips,” “cooking,” and “sealing,” so the reader can identify the general subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings reduce precision: “take noodles style” is unclear, “species” appears to mean “spices,” and “noddle” is misspelled. Repeated use of “process” and “given” also makes the description less specific. Choose vocabulary that names the transformations and equipment accurately, such as “are shaped into discs” and “are packaged in cups.” Proofreading technical terms and using more varied process verbs would make the account clearer and more appropriate for an academic process description.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts to connect stages using longer sentences, but grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships between actions unclear. Examples include “there are 8 steps to make noodles,” “the flour is mix,” and “it's passed by rollers”; these show problems with articles, passive verb forms, and agreement. The opening sentence also lacks an article before “process,” while “in company's” has an incorrect possessive construction. Most sentences rely on simple clauses joined with “then,” and attempts at more complex structures are often faulty. Practise accurate passive forms for process descriptions—for example, “The flour is mixed with water and oil”—and use full stops to separate stages.

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