Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-29

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 the process of how instant noodles are produced.

Overall, the process consists of 8 stages from storaging silos to labelling and sealing of noodles.

Initially, the first step occures in which silos are stoarge and then it is going in mixer and it also include water and oil to grinding. After this stage dough sheets comes out from the mixer and then getting cut into strips in next step. After susequent stages, In the next stage stripes going into machine and it comes out as a noodles discs.

Now all discs are goes for cooking and then drying, after which it is getting packed in cups to make tests it better some vegetables and spices are added at this stage. It resulting in all cups are perfectly labelling for attractive marketing and at this stage it is also important that it is sealing properly with labelling as well.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The candidate attempts to summarise the main stages of the instant noodles manufacturing process, mentioning key steps such as storage silos, mixing, rolling into dough sheets and strips, making discs, cooking and drying, and finally adding spices, cups, labelling, and sealing. However, the response contains several inaccuracies and omissions regarding the sequence and details shown in the diagram. For instance, the text states that dough is sent for 'grinding' with water and oil at the mixing stage, which misinterprets the process. Furthermore, the description of the final steps is somewhat confused, claiming that vegetables and spices are added to 'make tests it better' rather than explaining the packaging and assembly sequence clearly. While an overview is attempted, the development of ideas is limited and contains minor misreadings of the visual data. Therefore, it achieves a Band 5.5.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response is structured into an introduction and a main body paragraph, attempting a logical progression from the beginning to the end of the manufacturing process. Cohesive devices such as 'Initially', 'After this stage', and 'Now' are used to signal sequence, but their application is often repetitive or mechanical. Paragraphing is poorly handled, as the entire body of the process is crammed into a single block of text rather than being broken down into logical phases (e.g., preparation, cooking, and packaging). Additionally, referencing is sometimes unclear, such as the ambiguous pronoun use in 'and then it is going in mixer'. These issues place the response firmly in the Band 5 category for cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is a mix of basic and attempted less common terms. The student successfully uses words related to the diagram such as 'silos', 'mixer', 'dough sheets', 'strips', 'discs', and 'labelling'. However, there are notable word-choice errors and awkward collocations throughout the text, such as 'storaging silos' instead of 'storage silos', 'occures' instead of 'occurs', and 'make tests it better' instead of 'improve the taste'. Spelling and morphological errors are also present, including 'stripes' instead of 'strips', 'goes' instead of 'go', and 'labelling' used where an adjective or verb is required. This demonstrates an adequate range for the task but with noticeable errors, corresponding to Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar and punctuation is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('all discs are goes'), incorrect verb forms ('silos are stoarge'), and run-on sentences joined poorly with commas and conjunctions (e.g., 'Now all discs are goes for cooking and then drying, after which it is getting packed in cups...'). Punctuation is also neglected in places, and sentence boundaries are blurred by excessive coordination. Because frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and simple structures dominate with faulty complex forms, the grammar score is Band 5.0.

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