Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-14

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 6.5)

The process below illustrates the making of the instant cup noodles.

Looking at the overall diagram, it is evident that it consist total of 8 steps starting with storage of the flour and ends with the labelled and sealed packaged noodles.

The process commenced with the flour that was stored into the silos and afterwards this flour was transfered into the mixer with water and oil. Following the mixing process, thin dough sheets were produced after being pressed into the rollers. In the next stage, strips were made out of the sheets and finally noodles discs were manufactured. Prior adding the spicies and the vegetables this discs were cooked using oil and then dried by the machines.

The cups were filled with noodles, vegetables and spicies following which labelling and sealing procedure were done. The labelled instant noodles cups are now ready to be sold in the various shops of the market.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the main sequence from flour storage through mixing, shaping, cooking and packaging, and your overview identifies the beginning and end of the process. This is a relevant account, but some stages are less fully reported: for example, the diagram shows the noodles being formed into discs before cooking, then vegetables and spices being added as the cups are filled. Your wording, “Prior adding the spicies and the vegetables this discs were cooked,” makes the order unclear and does not clearly report the addition of cups. The claim that the product is ready to be sold in shops is not shown in the diagram. To strengthen the response, describe each key transition precisely and keep the account limited to information presented in the visual.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into an introduction and overview followed by a mostly chronological account, so the reader can follow the process from storage to packaging. Linking expressions such as “Following the mixing process,” “In the next stage,” and “The cups were filled” help signal progression. The paragraphing is also appropriate for a short process description. Some connections are less clear, particularly “Prior adding…” and “following which labelling and sealing procedure were done,” where the relationship between stages is awkwardly expressed. The overview’s reference to eight steps also sits alongside a description that groups several operations together. Use clear stage-to-stage links and precise references to the noodles, cups and packaging so that progression remains smooth throughout.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of process vocabulary, including “silos,” “mixer,” “rollers,” “dough sheets,” “strips,” “noodles discs,” and “labelling and sealing.” These terms make the manufacturing sequence recognisable, and the meaning is generally clear. However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or imprecise: “making” is less formal than “manufacturing,” “thin dough sheets” adds a detail not specified, and “packaged noodles” does not clearly describe the finished cups. There are also spelling errors in “transfered” and “spicies,” and “labelled instant noodles cups” is an awkward noun phrase. Aim for accurate process collocations and check spelling; for example, use “the noodles were shaped into discs” and “the cups were labelled and sealed.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex structures, including the overview sentence and the sequence “Following the mixing process, thin dough sheets were produced after being pressed into the rollers.” Passive forms are appropriate for describing a process, and the main meaning is usually understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, however. “It consist total of 8 steps” has an agreement and sentence-structure problem; “the flour was transfered” uses an incorrect verb form; and “Prior adding … this discs were cooked” has an incorrect construction and demonstrative agreement. The final sentence, “The labelled instant noodles cups are now ready,” also has an awkward noun structure. Practise accurate passive forms, articles and plural agreement, while retaining the range of sentence patterns you are already attempting.

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