Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-13

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)

This diagram show the manufacturing of instant noodles. It takes 8 steps for completion.

First, trunk collects thr flour from storage silos than this flour adds in a mixer with water and oil . in mixer it mix with water and oil and than move from roller to dough sheets after that it moves on dough dtrips where the dough form a strips and further these strips collects by noodles discs.

Than these noodles discs cooks in oil and than dry it .Later on these dry discs added in to cups and than vegetables and spices are added in to cups and later on these cups moves to label area where they put label and seal on the cups .

This is the complete manufacturing of instant noodles.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the subject and give a broadly correct sequence, from flour and mixing through cooking, cup filling, and sealing. However, the account is incomplete and some details are unclear: the diagram shows flour being transported by truck to the storage silos, not a truck collecting it from them, and the stages that turn dough into sheets, strips, and noodle discs are not accurately explained. There is no clear overview of the process’s main phases, and the final sentence adds little. The response also contains 128 words, below the required 150, so several stages receive only brief treatment. To improve, provide a concise overview and describe each key transformation and addition more precisely, including vegetables and spices. This limited coverage keeps the response at this level for the task criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The process is presented in a generally chronological order, and paragraph breaks separate the opening from the main description. Sequencing words such as “First,” “after that,” and “Later on” help the reader follow the stages. However, the progression is often carried by repeated “than” and “and than,” making the links mechanical, while several long sentences combine multiple steps without clear boundaries. For example, the sentence beginning “in mixer it mix” moves through mixing, rollers, sheets, strips, and discs in one run. The final sentence repeats that the process is complete rather than advancing the description. Use clearer sentence boundaries and vary linking expressions to show sequence and cause more precisely; this would make the organisation more consistently easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “mixer,” “rollers,” “dough sheets,” “noodles discs,” “vegetables and spices,” and “label and seal.” This gives the reader a basic sense of the manufacturing stages. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, such as “trunk” for “truck,” “dough dtrips,” and “collects by noodles discs.” Repeated use of “moves,” “added,” and “cups” also makes the description imprecise; for instance, the noodles are formed into discs rather than collected by them. Aim for accurate process verbs such as “is transferred,” “is cut into strips,” and “is shaped into discs,” and check spelling and collocations. These changes would make the account clearer and more appropriate to an academic process description.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to connect stages in longer sentences, but grammatical control is weak and errors are frequent enough to make some relationships difficult to understand. Examples include “This diagram show,” “it mix,” and “these noodles discs cooks,” where subject–verb agreement and verb forms are incorrect. Passive constructions, which are useful for describing a manufacturing process, are also handled inconsistently: “these dry discs added in to cups” needs a form such as “the dried discs are added to cups.” Articles, prepositions, and punctuation are often missing or misplaced, as in “in mixer” and the spaces before full stops. Practise accurate present-simple passive sentences and use shorter clauses to describe each stage. A wider range of correctly formed sentences is needed for clearer communication.

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