Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-27
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 illustrates step-by-step process how instant nooodels are manufactured and produced.
Overall, the diagram consists seven main stages. And it is linear process beginning with the dirt age of soils and ending with the the labeling and sealing of product.
At first, flour from storage soil mix into the water and soil then it send for dough sheets after completing the process for dough sheets it send for the dough strops.
After dough stripes many noodles discs get ready in round shape and it send for cooking in oil and the leaves noodles fir drying. And cuos were ready fir vegetable and spices and it labelled and seal properly.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response fails to meet the minimum length requirement of 150 words, containing only 110 words. This significantly impacts task achievement as the coverage of the process is truncated and lacks necessary detail. While the student attempts an overview ("the diagram consists seven main stages") and outlines a sequence from storage silos to labelling and sealing, key intermediate steps such as the role of the rollers, the transition into dough sheets, strips, and discs, and the addition of vegetables and spices are rushed or partially missed. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed, earning a Band 4.5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response shows an attempt at organisation with basic transitional phrases like "At first," and "After dough stripes," but the progression is disjointed due to numerous mechanical errors and poor sentence boundaries. Paragraphing is rudimentary, with the entire body of the response clumped into just two short blocks. Cohesive devices are repetitive and sometimes inaccurate, such as "it send for" used repeatedly, which hinders the logical flow of the process description. Referencing pronouns like "it" are frequently ambiguous. This corresponds to Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
Vocabulary is limited and repetitive, with several spelling errors that reflect a lack of control over basic academic terms (e.g., "nooodels", "dirt age of soils" instead of storage silos, "strops" for strips, "cuos" for cups, "fir" for for). While the writer attempts to use process-related vocabulary ("manufactured", "mixing", "cooking", "drying"), the lexical range is narrow and inadequate for a fully developed Academic Task 1 response. Frequent word-choice errors and misspellings place this at Band 4.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The grammar is characterized by a very limited range of sentence structures, mostly consisting of simple or faultily linked compound sentences. There are frequent errors in verb forms, voice, and subject-verb agreement, such as "flour from storage soil mix into the water" (missing passive voice), "it send for dough sheets" (incorrect tense and missing auxiliary), and missing articles ("the labeling and sealing of product"). These frequent errors cause noticeable strain and difficulty for the reader, aligning with a Band 4.5.
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