Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-09

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 compare the procees how instant noodles are manufactured.

Overall, it is linear eight stages of manufacturing instant noodles start with storage soils of flour and ending labelling and sealling of the finished product.

Initailly , flour is stored in a large soil and then transport to a mix with a oil and water with the rolles are added to from dough. This dough is then passed through a series of rollers which flatten in a thin sheet. These sheets are subsequently cut long and narrow strips from noddles

The noodles strips are from into round discs and sent to a steamer with cooking drying and then convert to cups and they are dip in vegetables and spices are added the cups are then sealed with a lid finally the cups are labelled and procees is cpompleted

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as a sequence, give an overview from flour storage to the finished product, and report several key stages, including mixing, rolling, cutting, forming discs and adding vegetables and spices. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the noodles are cooked in oil and dried, rather than sent to a “steamer,” and the diagram shows vegetables and spices added to the cups, not the cups dipped in them. The final stages are also muddled: labelling and sealing are mentioned, but their order is reversed from the diagram. The response is below the required 150 words, and several stages could be described more fully to make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and a chronological account of the process. Sequencing expressions such as “Overall,” “Initially,” “then,” and “finally” help the reader follow the stages. However, the final paragraph combines too many steps in one sentence, making the sequence difficult to track—for example, the transition from cooking and drying to cups, adding ingredients, sealing and labelling is unclear. Some references, such as “they” in “they are dip in vegetables,” do not clearly identify what is being described. Use separate sentences or paragraphs for the preparation and packaging stages, and make each transition explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “storage,” “rollers,” “dough,” “strips,” “discs,” “vegetables,” and “spices,” so the reader can identify the main stages. However, spelling errors and imprecise word choices are frequent enough to cause difficulty: “soil” appears where “silo” is intended, “sealling” for “sealing,” and “steamer” does not accurately describe the cooking-in-oil and drying stage. Phrases such as “cut long and narrow strips from noddles” and “convert to cups” are also unclear or unnatural. Build a more accurate set of process verbs and check spelling carefully; precise terms such as “flatten,” “slice,” “fry,” “dry,” “fill,” and “seal” would improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to connect stages using longer sentences, and the overview shows an effort to describe the process as a whole. However, sentence structures are often faulty, and errors frequently make relationships between actions unclear. For example, “it is linear eight stages” lacks a suitable article and construction, while “flour … then transport to a mix” has an incorrect verb form and an unclear sentence pattern. In “The noodles strips are from into round discs,” the verb structure prevents the meaning from being understood. There are also problems with agreement and passive forms, as in “they are dip.” Practise accurate passive constructions—such as “the strips are cut” and “the cups are sealed”—and use shorter sentences to control verb forms and punctuation.

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