Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-23
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 process diagram illustrates how instant noddle are manufactures. Overall, it is a linear process. The process consists of eight stages, begining with storage silos and ending with labeling and sealing.
At first stage, a van comes and filled the storage silos with flour. Then mixed flour with water and oil with the help of kneeding dough machine. After that, dough is rolled into the sheets and these sheets cuts down into the strips through machines. These dough strips is placed on noddles discs where strips rolled into cup shape for packing.
Following this, sprayed these noodle discs with oil and crossed from the drying machine and put into the cups placed on the rack. Then added vegetables and spices in each cup and labeling them with company name and ingredients mention on the labels. Finally, cups is ready to sealed. Each cup is ready to packed in the boxes and delivered to the shops.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student successfully covers all the main stages of the process diagram, from the delivery of flour to the final sealing and packaging of instant noodles. An overview is provided, noting that it is an eight-stage linear process. However, some minor inaccuracies and omissions occur in reporting the sequential details; for instance, the text mentions that 'each cup is ready to packed in the boxes and delivered to the shops,' which goes slightly beyond the direct visual data shown in the diagram. Furthermore, some steps are compressed or lack precise mechanical detail, such as how the dough sheets and strips are formed. Nevertheless, the core information is adequately communicated and the key features of the diagram are identified. This performance aligns best with the Band 6.0 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response is organized logically into three paragraphs, following the chronological progression of the manufacturing process. Cohesive devices such as 'At first stage', 'Then', 'After that', 'Following this', and 'Finally' are used to guide the reader through the stages, though some are slightly repetitive or mechanically deployed. Paragraphing is attempted, with an introductory summary followed by the process steps. However, referencing and transitions occasionally feel abrupt, as seen in the sudden jump between sentences without sufficient linking. Overall arrangement is coherent and easy to follow, fitting the Band 6.0 criteria well.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student attempts a range of process-related vocabulary, including terms like 'storage silos', 'kneeding dough machine', 'roller conveyor', and 'ingredients'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word formation errors, such as 'noddle' instead of 'noodle', 'begining' instead of 'beginning', 'filled' instead of 'supplied', and 'kneeding' instead of 'kneading'. Phrasing can also be awkward or unnatural in places, such as 'crossed from the drying machine'. While the vocabulary is adequate to convey the basic steps, the frequency of lexical and spelling errors restricts the score to a 5.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar is inconsistent. There are several grammatical errors and awkward passive/active transitions, such as 'a van comes and filled', 'Then mixed flour with water' (missing subject), 'These dough strips is placed' (subject-verb agreement error), 'sprayed these noodle discs' (missing subject), and 'cups is ready to sealed'. These frequent errors occasionally cause minor difficulty for the reader, though they do not completely impede communication. These characteristics place the grammatical control firmly at Band 5.5.
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