Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)

The diagram ilustrates how instant noodles are manufactured . This process takes lots of days to complete and more labours.

overall, manufacturing instant noodles proces starts from farmer and then factory to different chambers.The main point of noodles manufacturing takes place at mixer and it is very critical place to stand with any kind object.At the end the noodles are poured at cups and dispatched after labeling.

At first the storage of silos is done after brought from farmer and market.coninously the stored silos goes to mixer and at that time water and oil is poured to clean and fry respectively.At same period of time fried silos converted into dough sheets and and dough strips. Soon after the following steps fried dough is placed to dry all the oil from it .

At last , the dried and oil free dough are placed at cups with vegetables and spices together for flavour and spicy.Soon the processed and packed cups goes for labeling . After all this process the noodles are sent for selling to wholesaler and retailer at market .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5

The response attempts to describe the process of manufacturing instant noodles, but it contains significant inaccuracies, misreadings of the diagram, and extraneous details not present in the visual data (such as bringing flour from a farmer and market, or sending noodles for selling). While the student identifies some key stages like the mixer and adding vegetables, the overview is confused and inaccurate regarding the actual sequential steps shown in the diagram. Important mechanical transitions, such as the formation of dough sheets, strips, and discs prior to cooking and drying, are poorly and confusingly reported. Consequently, the response only partially addresses the requirements of Task 1.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is divided into paragraphs, which provides a basic structural framework. However, the logical progression is weak and confused. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as 'At first the storage of silos is done', 'coninously the stored silos goes to mixer', and 'At same period of time'. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions, misreferencing, and unclear connections between steps in the manufacturing process.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is very basic and limited, featuring frequent word choice errors and misspelling (e.g., 'ilustrates' for illustrates, 'labours' for labourers, 'coninously', 'flavour and spicy'). The student attempts some less common terms related to the process, but they are often inaccurate or inappropriately collocated, such as 'fried silos' or 'storage of silos is done'. The lexical range is minimally adequate to convey a simple narrative, but strain is placed on the reader due to lexical inaccuracies.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The text displays a very limited range of grammatical structures. Simple sentences predominate, and attempts at complex or passive structures result in frequent, severe errors (e.g., 'manufacturing instant noodles proces starts', 'the storage of silos is done after brought', 'fried dough is placed to dry all the oil'). Punctuation and capitalization errors are widespread (e.g., unspaced commas and periods, lowercase beginnings of sentences). These frequent grammatical errors impede understanding in several places.

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