Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-25
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 diagram illustrates how instant noodles are manufactured in a company and the whole process divided into eight simple steps.
Process initiated from flour that filled into the storage silos and then send to the manufacturing unit where go through the mixer, roller and take shape of strips and drying into cooking oil and in the fillup in the cups carring in vegetables and spicies and packed into the labeled cups and seal down for shippping to the store.
Overall, The process initiate from Flour storage into big silos and then send to mixer that containing water and oil and mixes the flour and by rollers turn into the dough sheets and those sheets cut down into strips and those strips send to the machine that shapes discs of noodles and those dics fried in cooking oil and dried down in the dryer after that vegetables spicies stir in the cups along with noodle dics and in the last stage packaging process started where labeling of brand and sealed down the cups and ready for the shippment into the markets
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The student attempts to describe the entire manufacturing process of instant noodles from the storage silos to final labelling and sealing. While the main stages—such as mixing flour with water and oil, rolling into sheets and strips, forming discs, frying and drying, adding vegetables and spices into cups, and final packaging—are mentioned, the response suffers from significant structural run-on sentences and a lack of clear segmentation. An overview is attempted at the beginning of the second paragraph, but it is awkwardly phrased and lacks polish. Important details such as the sequence and transition between steps are obscured by poor sentence boundaries. Overall, the task is addressed, but the execution remains basic and at times difficult to follow, earning a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is severely impacted by a lack of proper punctuation and paragraphing. The second paragraph consists of a single, extremely long run-on sentence connected by endless coordinating conjunctions ('and then send to... and go through... and take shape... and drying into... and in the fillup...'). There are almost no full stops used to separate distinct stages of the process, making it very tiring to read. Although a basic chronological sequence is attempted, the absence of appropriate cohesive devices and paragraph breaks means that logical organisation is lacking. This corresponds to Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 due to the overall chronological flow.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is repetitive and heavily relies on basic terms found directly in the prompt, such as 'flour', 'storage silos', 'mixer', 'water and oil', 'rollers', 'dough sheets', 'strips', 'discs', 'vegetables and spices', and 'labels'. There are several word-form and spelling errors throughout the text, including 'carring' for carrying, 'spicies' for spices, 'dics' for discs, and 'shippment' for shipment. Attempts at less common vocabulary are either inaccurate or awkward, such as 'fillup in the cups carring'. The lexical range is limited and minimally adequate for the task, which fits the Band 5 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
Grammatical control is weak, primarily characterised by a complete failure to use proper sentence boundaries, resulting in massive run-on structures. There is a frequent omission of auxiliary verbs and subject pronouns (e.g., 'Process initiated from flour that filled into the storage silos and then send to...'). Tense consistency and voice are poorly handled, with active and passive forms jumbled together incorrectly. Complex structures are attempted through relative clauses and conjunctions, but they are almost always faulty. Because grammatical errors are extremely frequent and impede the flow of meaning, this performance aligns with Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0.
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