Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-28
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 graphic illustrates the manufacturing of instant noodles.
Overall, creating noodles is a man-made process that contains 8 linear phases. Starting from the storage of floor in large storage silos and ending in the packaging and labelling of the noodles.
Process of manufacturing noodles begins with the wheat stored in huge storage compartments is delivered using a truck to the mixer, afterwards added with two different ingredients, namely water and oil. Thereafter, it is moved on the roller making dough sheet which is later on converted into strips when passed through a stripping machine. Noodle strips are converted into circular discs as they are moved through a different machine.
Noodle discs are fried and subsquently dried, spices and vegetables are added into the cups in which noodles are placed. These cups are packaged and labelled according to the specific company which is manufacturing these products. All this process happens on the roller plate from mixing to the labelling of package.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The student successfully covers all parts of the task by outlining the main features of the instant noodle manufacturing process. An overview is provided, noting that it is an eight-phase man-made linear process from flour storage to packaging. Key stages such as mixing with water and oil, rolling into sheets and strips, forming discs, frying and drying, adding vegetables and spices, and final sealing are correctly identified and sequenced. However, there are minor lexical inaccuracies in the overview, such as spelling flour as 'floor', and a slight minor omission regarding the exact integration of the cups and spices. Nevertheless, the response adequately meets the core requirements of Task Achievement.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The text demonstrates a clear overall progression, guiding the reader logically through the sequential stages of the diagram from the storage silos to the final labelled cups. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the introduction, overview, and the detailed breakdown of the process. Cohesive devices and sequence markers like 'Starting from', 'begins with', 'afterwards', 'Thereafter', and 'subsquently' are employed, though some transitions feel slightly mechanical or repetitive ('is moved on', 'are converted'). Paragraphing and referencing are generally clear, enabling the reader to follow the complex industrial procedure without confusion.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student attempts a range of process-specific vocabulary, such as 'storage silos', 'stripping machine', 'circular discs', and 'packaged and labelled'. However, there are notable spelling and word-choice errors, notably 'floor' instead of 'flour', and a typo with 'subsquently'. Some collocations are slightly unnatural, such as 'moved on the roller making dough sheet'. While the vocabulary is adequate to convey the mechanics of the diagram, the presence of spelling mistakes and basic slips prevents the lexical score from reaching the higher bands.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The response exhibits a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, including relative clauses and passive voice constructions appropriate for describing a process (e.g., 'is delivered using a truck', 'are fried and subsquently dried'). Control of grammar is generally satisfactory, though there are awkward phrasing issues and dangling modifiers, such as 'Process of manufacturing noodles begins with the wheat stored in huge storage compartments is delivered...' which contains a fused verb error. Punctuation is mostly sound, and while errors exist, they do not seriously impede overall communication.
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