Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-07

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 represented diagram shows the production of noodles starting from the storage silos and ended with labelling and sealing.

Overall, this procedure is done in 8 steps: begening with the storage of solos in large container where it is converted into the floor then, the last main steps that are included are the adddition of the vegetables and spices and packed are in cups.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies the subject as noodle production and attempts an overview, mentioning storage silos, vegetables and spices, cups, and labelling and sealing. However, it reports very few stages and does not accurately describe key details: flour is delivered to the silos, not converted into flour there, and the process also includes mixing, rolling, cutting dough into strips, forming noodle discs, and cooking and drying them. The overview’s claim of eight steps is not clearly supported by the sequence described. The response is also substantially below the required 150 words, leaving the process only minimally addressed. To improve, describe the stages in order and give a clear, accurate overview of how raw ingredients become sealed cups.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: the opening introduces the diagram, followed by a paragraph beginning “Overall,” which signals an overview. This gives the reader a simple starting structure. However, the response does not progress through the manufacturing sequence, so the stages are not connected into a coherent account. The second sentence also combines several ideas awkwardly, moving from storage to flour, then to vegetables and cups without explaining the intervening steps. Use a clear sequence of stages and linking expressions such as “Next,” “After this,” and “Finally.” A separate overview followed by a chronological description would make the information easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses a small set of relevant process terms, including “storage silos,” “vegetables and spices,” and “labelling and sealing,” so the topic is recognisable. However, the vocabulary is limited and some choices or spellings make the meaning unclear. “Solos” appears to be an inaccurate spelling of “silos,” while “floor” seems intended to mean “flour”; these are important labels in this process. “Large container” is also imprecise for the storage silos, and “packed are in cups” is not a natural way to describe packaging. Build a wider range of accurate process vocabulary, including “mix,” “roll,” “dough strips,” “cook,” and “seal,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both a simple opening sentence and a longer sentence introduced by “Overall,” but the range is narrow and the longer construction is difficult to follow. In “starting from the storage silos and ended with labelling and sealing,” the verb forms are not parallel; use “starting … and ending …” or “starts … and ends …”. The phrase “where it is converted” also has an unclear reference, and “the last main steps that are included are the addition … and packed are in cups” is not a well-formed sentence. These problems make relationships between stages unclear. Practise writing short, complete sentences in chronological order, then combine them with accurate clauses and consistent verb forms.

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