Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-14

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 5.0)

This diagram illustrate that how noodles are prepared in the industry through different process.

Initially,the step flour are enter into the storage silos through the pipes.In the second step, the oil and water are mixed to the tank and mixture will prepared.And this mixture can run to the roller and it will have the thin dough sheets.further this sheet can cross to the small circular thread and dough strips can be ready. In the next Step,Noodles discs are cooked to the cooking oil and then drying the noodles.For the next stage,ready noodles can fill to the cups and add the vegetables and the other spices items like the masala.for completing this step now next the labelling and sealing process can start.In this step the labelling are in the outer side of the sealed cups.Lastly,the noodles cups can arrange and put on the convear belt for the transpotation.The noodles will be ready.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to summarize the manufacturing process of instant noodles from the provided diagram. While the main stages are generally identified—such as flour entering silos, mixing, rolling, cutting, cooking, drying, packaging, labelling, and sealing—the response falls short in several key areas. Crucially, the overview requirement of Task 1 is entirely omitted; there is no introductory summary statement outlining the overall process. Furthermore, comparisons are not made where relevant, and some details are imprecise or awkwardly described, such as 'Noodles discs are cooked to the cooking oil'. Because the information is presented somewhat linearly without a high-level overview or synthesis of the entire operation, the task is only partially addressed, earning a Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response suffers significantly from a lack of appropriate paragraphing, written almost entirely as a single block of text with multiple sentences crammed together. Cohesive devices are used, but they are often basic, repetitive, or mechanically applied, such as 'Initially', 'In the second step', 'further', 'In the next Step', 'For the next stage', and 'Lastly'. The logical progression of the stages is somewhat traceable because the diagram is sequential, but referencing is frequently unclear, and the lack of distinct paragraph breaks for different phases of manufacturing (e.g., preparation, processing, packaging) severely hampers the organizational structure. These factors correspond to a Band 5.0 for coherence and cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The student uses a limited and repetitive vocabulary set to describe the manufacturing process, relying heavily on basic nouns and verbs like 'step', 'mix', 'cook', and 'put'. There are several noticeable word-choice and collocation errors, such as 'flour are enter into', 'mixture will prepared', 'cooked to the cooking oil', and 'fill to the cups'. Additionally, spelling and formatting errors are present, such as 'convear' instead of conveyor and 'transpotation' instead of transportation. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the general idea of the process to the reader, the frequent inaccuracies and lack of flexibility restrict the score to Band 4.5, which rounds up to a Band 5.0 based on general IELTS descriptor interpretation for basic functional range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. The writer attempts a few complex structures, but these attempts are frequently flawed, as seen in the opening sentence: 'This diagram illustrate that how noodles are prepared...'. There are persistent errors in subject-verb agreement ('flour are enter', 'labelling are'), article usage ('into the storage silos' where 'the' is unnecessary, 'to the tank'), tense consistency, and prepositional choice ('mixed to the tank', 'cross to the small circular thread'). Punctuation is also poorly managed, with missing spaces after commas and periods. Due to the frequent errors and limited control over sentence structures, the grammar aligns with a Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0.

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