Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The diagram depicts the process of instant noodles manufacturing. Overall, it has the eight steps. It starts with the first step when flour car fill flour in storage silos and then end at labeling and sealing of the final product.

To begin, the flour is filled in storage silos then transfer in a mixer where water and flour is added in it. Furthermore, their are rollers that are attached wth dough sheets. Then long strips of the dough are made in the fourth step then breakdown into small pieces and put it in the noodles discs.

Moreover, then it starting cooking after cooking the drying process started. After cooking and drying it is placed in cups where vegetables and spices according to taste added in it. In the last stage after spices and vegetables then seals are applied on the cups and then labelling happens according to their manufacturing date and expirey date. Ather all this the instant noodles are manufactured and ready to delivered.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having eight steps and give a general start-to-finish account, including flour storage, mixing, cooking and drying, and packaging. However, some key stages are unclear or inaccurately reported: water and oil are added to the mixer, not water and flour; the dough is formed into sheets, then strips, and then noodle discs, rather than being “put it in the noodles discs.” The overview also says the process ends at labelling and sealing, but does not clearly summarise the transformation from flour to finished cups. Add a concise overview of the main production phases and describe the sequence more precisely, including the rollers and the addition of vegetables and spices.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall order, moving from the silos through processing to the final cups, and paragraph breaks separate the overview from the details. Sequencing words such as “To begin,” “Furthermore,” and “In the last stage” help guide the reader. However, some links are mechanical or unclear: “Moreover, then” repeats the transition, while “their” and “it” do not always make the referenced equipment or product clear. The second paragraph also compresses several stages into a confusing sequence. Use one clear transition at a time and organise the body into distinct phases—for example, dough preparation and shaping, followed by cooking and packaging—with explicit references to each product as it changes.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “mixer,” “rollers,” “dough sheets,” “strips,” “cooking,” and “drying,” so the reader can recognise the general subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the process difficult to interpret. For example, “breakdown into small pieces” is not a precise description of the noodles becoming discs, and “seals are applied” does not accurately name the sealing stage. There are also spelling errors such as “expirey” and “Ather,” alongside awkward phrases such as “ready to delivered.” Choose precise manufacturing verbs and check spelling and collocations; this will make the account clearer without requiring more elaborate vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the overall sequence can usually be followed. However, errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, and articles are frequent enough to make some stages unclear. Examples include “it has the eight steps,” “flour car fill flour,” “water and flour is added,” and “ready to delivered.” The sentence beginning “Moreover, then it starting cooking” also has an incomplete verb construction. Practise forming passive process sentences consistently, such as “The flour is transferred to a mixer, where water and oil are added,” and check subject–verb agreement and verb forms in each clause. More accurate simple sentences would improve clarity before you attempt longer structures.

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