Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-12

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 5.5)

This diagram illustrates that how instant noodles are made by a long process.

Overall this process of manufacturing noodles include 8 stages from floor storage to mixer where water and oil added in floor to add vegetables and spices and how it arrives in stores and shops.

Firstly, A bulk quantity of flour are stored in storage silos. The second stage is to put that floor in mixer with water and oil. The mixer make dough sheets of flour then with the help of rollers the sheets are sent into another machine. This machine further cuts dough into thin strips. The next step is to convert these strips into round shape noodles discs.

Furthermore the process continued to dip these discs into a cooking oil and drying them. The 7th stage is to add vegetables and spices in cups where noodles discs are already present. The last stage of this process is to label and seal these instant noodles cup to make ready for dispatch.

This is how instant noodles are made by passing these 8 stages.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The student successfully identifies the main features of the instant noodle manufacturing process, covering all eight stages from flour storage in silos to final labeling and sealing. An overview is attempted in the second paragraph, outlining the process scope. However, the response tends to list steps rather than fully synthesizing or comparing data, and there are inaccuracies in describing the sequence, such as claiming vegetables and spices are added in the mixer when they are actually added in the cup at stage 7. Furthermore, the phrasing 'This diagram illustrates that how instant noodles are made' contains grammatical redundancy. Because all main parts are covered, the response meets the criteria for Band 5.5, rounding to 5.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response is divided into logical paragraphs, separating the introduction, overview, body steps, and conclusion. However, the progression between sentences is sometimes mechanical or abrupt, relying on basic sequence markers like 'Firstly', 'The second stage', and 'Furthermore'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, as seen in the sentence 'with the help of rollers the sheets are sent into another machine. This machine further cuts...', which lacks precision about the equipment. Paragraphing is present and generally appropriate for a short process description, but overall cohesion lacks flexibility. These features place the response firmly at Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for describing a simple manufacturing process, including terms like 'storage silos', 'dough sheets', 'rollers', and 'dispatch'. However, there are notable spelling and word choice errors throughout the text, such as repeatedly writing 'floor' instead of 'flour', and awkward collocations like 'round shape noodles discs'. The range of vocabulary is limited and attempts at less common items are marred by these inaccuracies, which occasionally cause minor strain for the reader. This performance aligns with the Band 5.0 descriptors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'The mixer make dough sheets of flour then with the help of rollers the sheets are sent into another machine.' However, grammatical control is weak, with frequent errors including subject-verb agreement issues ('A bulk quantity of flour are stored', 'water and oil added', 'The mixer make'), missing prepositions, and incorrect relative clauses ('illustrates that how'). Punctuation is also sparse, leading to run-on structures. Because errors are frequent and noticeable, though communication is generally maintained, the response fits Band 5.0.

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