Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-16

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 Diagram shows that how noodles are made.The detailed process of manufacturing of noodles are discussed below.

Firstly the floor is stored in the storage silos with the help of a pipe attached with the truck.

Then the floor is added to the mixture and add some water and oil in it.The mixture mixes it well and send it to the rollers. Rollers rolls this mixture and makes this mixture in form of dough sheets.Then these dough sheets are converted into strips form.

Then these strips goes through the noodles discs where its final shape is made,afterthat add some cooking oil and let it dry then put it in the cups by adding vegetables and spices for its delicious taste.After this the final process begans these cups are being labelled with specific manufacturing company name and sealed its opening very carefully.So after this process noodles will ready to use.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response successfully covers all the main stages of the instant noodle manufacturing process shown in the diagram, beginning with flour storage and mixing, through rolling, shaping, cooking, drying, adding ingredients, and finally labelling and sealing. However, the report lacks a clear overall summary or overview, which is an essential requirement for Academic Task 1. Furthermore, the descriptions of certain stages, such as the transition from dough sheets to strips and discs, are somewhat simplified. While the key steps are identified, the lack of a proper overview paragraph keeps this performance at a Band 5.5 level.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure and attempts to follow the chronological order of the manufacturing process using sequencing words like 'Firstly', 'Then', and 'After this'. However, paragraphing is extremely poor; the entire response (aside from the introductory sentence) is crammed into a single block of text, which severely hampers readability and logical grouping. Cohesive devices are also repetitive and mechanical ('Then... Then... Then...'), demonstrating a lack of flexible linking. Referencing is sometimes unclear, such as 'The mixture mixes it well'. These organizational and cohesive shortcomings align with Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, frequently relying on everyday terms rather than precise process-specific language. There is a persistent spelling error ('floor' instead of 'flour' used multiple times). Other word choices are imprecise or awkward, such as 'makes this mixture in form of dough sheets' and 'delicious taste'. While the writer attempts some less common terms like 'manufacturing', 'storage silos', and 'labelling', the high frequency of lexical errors and limited range restrict the score to a Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is weak. There are frequent grammatical and punctuation errors throughout the text, including missing articles ('Diagram', 'mixture'), subject-verb agreement issues ('the detailed process... are discussed', 'these strips goes'), run-on sentences ('Then these strips goes through the noodles discs where its final shape is made,afterthat add some...'), and incorrect preposition usage. Although the meaning can generally be extracted, the high density of errors places this firmly in the Band 5.0 category.

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