Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The diagram illustrates the process used to menufacturing of instant noodle in a factory.

Overall, it is a procees of consisting eight steps, to begin with the truck unloads the flour in the factory's storage silos to in the last step packaging of the product, In between there is cooking and drying.

Initially, the flour which unloads by truck in the storage silos go the mixing with added water and oil, then the flour goes through the rollers to make it a dough sheets after this these sheets cut to noodle strips.

In the following procedure, the strips shaped into noodle discs. Once it goes through all these steps now it is ready for cooking it cooks in the oil and then drying step takes place. Finally, it goes to the cups and also added the vegatables and spices for the flavour, now in the last step packeging happen where it is being labeled and sealed in the cups and prepared for distribution to retailers.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The student successfully identifies the main stages of the manufacturing process for instant noodles, covering the entire sequence from flour storage and mixing through shaping, cooking, drying, flavoring, and packaging. The overview is somewhat basic ('procees of consisting eight steps'), but it captures the overall scope of the diagram. However, there are numerous minor mechanical errors in reporting details, and the text struggles to form fully developed, cohesive sentences in places. While all parts of the visual data are addressed, the execution remains at a Band 5.5 to 6.0 level due to awkward phrasing and limited development.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response attempts a logical progression by breaking the process down into paragraphs, starting with an introduction and overview, moving to the initial stages, and concluding with the final packaging steps. Cohesive devices are used (e.g., 'Initially', 'then', 'In the following procedure', 'Finally'), but their application is frequently mechanical or grammatically faulty, such as run-on clauses ('...to in the last step packaging of the product, In between there is cooking and drying'). Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion is hindered by punctuation errors and choppy phrasing.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate to convey the basic steps of the manufacturing process, incorporating terms from the diagram such as 'storage silos', 'mixer', 'dough sheets', and 'vegatables and spices'. However, there are notable spelling errors ('menufacturing', 'procees', 'vegatables', 'packeging') and awkward word choices or derivations (e.g., 'used to menufacturing', 'unloads by truck'). Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success and accuracy, placing the response firmly at a Band 5.5 level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with passive voice and verb forms (e.g., 'the flour which unloads by truck', 'go the mixing', 'it cooks in the oil and then drying step takes place'). Comma splices and run-on sentences are also present, such as '...storage silos to in the last step packaging of the product, In between there is cooking and drying.' While meaning is generally retrievable, the high frequency of errors prevents the score from reaching Band 6.0.

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