Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-12

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 pictures about making the noodles. It shows about preparation and process of chowmein. It includes eight step for manufactures. Storage silos, Mixer, Dough sheets, Dough strips, Noodles discs, Cooking oil plus drying, vegetables plus spices and Labelling + Sealing are mentioned respectively.

Firstly, the images illustrates flour mixing with water and oil. After that dough sheets are done and move forward for strips for dough. Furthermore, they make noodles discs in round shape . while noodles discs completed than use cooking oil and dry for it.

Secondly, In process of making noodles after mixing cooking oil, the company puts different spices & vegetables in cups . After completing all methods , labelling are most important for selling and distribution. label and sealing the products the company ready to distribute in market. Therefore, the costs of the product are affordable and delicious to taste.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the process as having eight stages and mention several relevant labels, including storage silos, dough strips, cooking and drying, and labelling. However, the account is incomplete and sometimes inaccurate: it omits the rollers and the transformation of the dough into sheets and strips in a clear sequence, and it does not explain that the finished noodles are placed in cups before vegetables and spices are added and the cups are sealed. The final claims about affordability, taste, and distribution are not shown in the diagram. There is also no clear overview of the process from flour delivery to finished cups. The response is five words below the required minimum. To improve, describe the main stages accurately and avoid adding unsupported information.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, with an opening, two body paragraphs, and sequencing expressions such as “Firstly,” “After that,” and “Secondly.” These help the reader recognise that you are describing a process. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the first paragraph lists stages, while the next jumps from mixing to dough sheets and then to strips without explaining the transitions. “Secondly” also introduces a later part without a clear connection to the preceding stage, and the conclusion about cost and taste interrupts the process description. Some linking phrases are used mechanically or awkwardly. Organise the stages in one continuous sequence, using paragraph breaks to separate preparation from packaging, and use references such as “these discs” to connect steps clearly.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use several relevant process terms, including “storage silos,” “dough sheets,” “noodles discs,” and “labelling and sealing,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the vocabulary range is limited and some choices are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “pictures about making the noodles,” “strips for dough,” and “mixing cooking oil.” “Chowmein” is not an appropriate substitute for instant noodles in this diagram, and “affordable and delicious to taste” introduces unsupported product claims. Repetition of “process,” “making,” and “noodles” also limits precision. Aim for standard process language: for example, “the dough is rolled into sheets,” “cut into strips,” and “the noodle discs are cooked in oil and dried.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the reader can usually identify the intended stages. However, errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships between actions unclear. Examples include the sentence fragment “The given pictures about making the noodles,” the agreement error “the images illustrates,” and “It includes eight step for manufactures.” Verb forms and sentence construction are also problematic in “while noodles discs completed than use cooking oil and dry for it” and “the company ready to distribute in market.” Articles, plurals, and punctuation need more consistent control; for instance, “in cups” and “label and sealing the products” are not formed clearly. Practise writing complete sentences with a consistent present simple passive, such as “The dough is rolled into sheets and then cut into strips.”

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