Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-22

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)

The diagram illustrates the production process of vegetable flavoured instant noodles in industrial scale.

Overall, the linear process includes eight steps, which are storing, mixing, preparing dough sheets, preparing dough strips, shaping noodles, cooking and drying, adding spices finally the labelling and sealing. The process begins with flour and ending with final product.

Inisially, the flour was storaged within the storage silos and it was trasnfered to the manufacturing process. At the begining, water and oil was added to the flour and mixing it by using mixture. Then after, mixture was delivered to dough sheet and strips making unit by using rollers. After that, noodles strips were shaped roud disc shaped.

At the sixth stage, the noodles discs were cooked in oil and the dried well. Meanwhile, instant noodles and the packet of vegetable spices were added to the each cup. After that the cups were labeld and sealed well.

Finally, the instant cup noodles product was delivered to further process. Manyacturing process was complecated but following the right flow.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response successfully covers all the main stages of the instant noodle manufacturing process, from flour storage to final packaging and labelling. The overview provided in the second paragraph effectively outlines the linear nature of the process and its starting and ending points. Key features such as mixing, rolling, shaping into discs, and cooking/drying are properly identified and reported in sequence. However, there are minor inaccuracies in reporting the visual details, such as stating that 'vegetable spices were added to the each cup' alongside noodles, whereas the diagram shows cups and vegetable spices entering simultaneously into the sealing stage. Despite these small descriptive slips, the task is adequately addressed, and the overall progression of the process is clear.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The text is logically organised into a clear introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs that follow the chronological flow of the diagram. Cohesive devices are employed to guide the reader through the steps, using transitions like 'Inisially', 'At the begining', 'Then after', and 'Finally'. However, some of these linking words feel a bit mechanical or repetitive, and referencing is occasionally clunky (e.g., 'mixture was delivered to dough sheet and strips making unit'). Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the introduction and overview from the body details, but overall cohesion suffers slightly from awkward transitional phrases and minor mechanical flow issues.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for describing a manufacturing process, using terms like 'industrial scale', 'storage silos', 'manufacturing process', 'conveyer', and 'sealing'. However, there are notable spelling errors ('Inisially', 'storaged', 'trasnfered', 'begining', 'mixture' used for mixer, 'roud', 'labeld', 'complecated') and word choice issues (e.g., 'Manyacturing process'). While these errors do not completely impede communication, they restrict the lexical score to a Band 5.5, as less common lexical items are attempted with frequent spelling and morphological inaccuracies.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, attempting passive voice constructions ('the flour was storaged', 'water and oil was added') and subordinate clauses. However, grammatical accuracy is inconsistent. There are several tense and agreement errors, such as 'water and oil was added' (plural subject with singular verb), 'mixing it by using mixture' (fragmented gerund structure), and 'noodles strips were shaped roud disc shaped' (awkward passive and missing preposition). Punctuation is generally acceptable, but frequent grammatical slips prevent the response from achieving a higher band.

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