Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-08

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 of manufacturing instant noodles.

Overall, the process consists of several stages beginning with storing flour and mixing with water and oil, and ending with noodles being placed in cups, labelled and sealed.

Firstly visual representation shows factories have storage silors that contains flour, store the flour afterward the process of mixing are starting and mixer are compound of two things flour, water and oil. Then mixer provides us the dough, the dough is passed through rollers, producing thin sheets. Then dough is then cut into thin strips. Although, the strips are then formed into circular discs.

After that the noodles are cooked in oil and subsequently dried.The cups are filled with vegetables and spices and in the final stage, the cups are labelled and sealed before being packaged.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as a sequence and give a relevant overview: it starts with flour being stored and mixed, and ends with cups being labelled and sealed. Several central stages are also reported, including forming sheets, strips and discs, then cooking and drying. However, the account is incomplete and sometimes unclear: it does not explain that the finished noodle discs enter cups, or clearly state that vegetables and spices are added to them. The claim that the cups are “packaged” is not shown in the diagram. The response also falls 17 words short of the required minimum, limiting the detail available. To strengthen the summary, cover the full sequence accurately and add a little more precise process information.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear basic structure, with an introduction, an overview and a chronological description. Sequencing expressions such as “Firstly,” “Then” and “After that” help the reader follow the stages. However, the progression becomes less smooth in the first body section: “Firstly visual representation shows factories…” is difficult to follow, and the repeated use of “Then” makes the links somewhat mechanical. The final sentence also combines filling, labelling and sealing without clearly showing how the cups move through these stages. Use a separate, well-organised paragraph for the process and connect each stage with precise references, such as “the dough” and “the resulting strips,” to make the progression clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “rollers,” “thin sheets,” “strips,” “circular discs,” “cooked” and “dried,” which helps communicate the main transformations. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or awkward for this diagram. “Factories have storage silors” is not a precise description of the flour-storage stage, while “mixer are compound of two things” is an unclear way to describe the ingredients. “Provides us the dough” is also conversational and imprecise. Aim for accurate process collocations and avoid adding a personal reference such as “us.” More precise verbs such as “is transferred,” “is shaped” and “is filled” would make the description clearer and more appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including the overview with “beginning with…” and the sequence “After that the noodles are cooked…”. However, control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make the process difficult to understand. For example, “storage silors that contains flour” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “the process of mixing are starting” has an incorrect verb form and agreement. The sentence beginning “Firstly visual representation shows…” also has a faulty structure, and “Although, the strips…” uses a subordinating conjunction without a suitable contrast. Review agreement, articles and sentence boundaries, and build longer sentences around clear subjects and verbs. This will help you express the stages accurately without losing control of the grammar.

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