Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-19

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 diagrame illustrates the manufacturing process of instant noodels. Their are eight steps in the maufacturing begaining with storage silos and ending with labelling and sealings. we will go through every step.

Starting from, Flour is pumped in the storsge silos. after that, it is dumped in the mixer where it is mixed with water and oil. The mixture then passed thought rollers and turned in dough sheets. Now we are at the middle stage of the process. These sheets are then undergoes though dough strips.

Now the dough strips are converted into noodles discs and then cooked in oil and dried in the process. Later on Discs are filled in cups where vegetables and spices are added. After that manufacturing process reaches at the last stage, Labeling and sealing. The cups are Labeled and sealed in the last process.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response covers the main steps of the manufacturing process from flour storage to labelling and sealing. However, there are some inaccuracies and omissions in reporting the specific mechanical stages shown in the diagram, such as missing the roller stage and grouping separate physical transformations together. Furthermore, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 140 words. This under-length impacts the overall development and completeness of the task, capping the score for this criterion at Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is divided into three brief paragraphs, which provides a basic structural framework. However, the progression is occasionally disrupted by inappropriate meta-language ('we will go through every step') and abrupt transitions. Cohesive devices are used mechanically and sometimes inaccurately, such as 'after that', 'now', and 'later on'. Paragraphing is also poorly managed, with the second paragraph being overly dense and failing to logically separate distinct phases of the manufacturing process. Overall, coherence and cohesion meet the requirements of Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with several spelling errors ('diagrame', 'noodels', 'Their' instead of 'There', 'maufacturing', 'begaining', 'storsge', 'Labeled'). There are also recurring word-form and collocation errors, such as 'pumped in the storsge silos', 'turned in dough sheets', and 'undergoes though dough strips'. While the student attempts some process-specific vocabulary like 'manufacturing', 'mixer', 'discs', and 'sealing', the frequent errors and limited range restrict the lexical score to Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writing contains a mix of simple and attempted complex sentences, but grammatical accuracy is low. There are persistent errors in subject-verb agreement ('Their are eight steps'), prepositions ('pumped in the storsge silos'), voice ('mixture then passed thought rollers'), and relative/participial structures ('sheets is then undergoes though dough strips'). Punctuation is also weak, with inconsistent capitalisation at the start of sentences ('Flour is pumped...'). Because frequent errors cause strain for the reader and simple structures dominate, a Band 5.0 is appropriate.

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