Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-10

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 6.5)

The picture below displays the process of production of the instant noodles. Overall, there are eight stages through which noodles are manufactured. All the stages are linked in a specific sequence and every packet of noodle is mandatory to pass through all stages.

In first step, flour stores in storage silos which is then fetch to push in mixer. Both water and oil add in mixer where flour is already added before in second step. Then, the rollers press the mixture and make dough sheets in the third step. After that in fourth step, the sheets of dough cut into long but thin dough strips. These strips round into discs to make a single noodles disc bar for one packet in fifth step.

Moreover, in the sixth step, each disc bar move separately for little cooking the oil and drying the noodles to stay healthy for long time. Now in the seventh step, the discs encapsulate into cups and add vegetables with spices in each cup. Finally in the last step, cups are sealing with lids and labels are printing on them.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the process from flour storage through to the final cups, and the overview correctly identifies a sequence of eight stages. The account also includes key inputs and transformations, such as water and oil entering the mixer and the dough becoming sheets, strips and discs. This gives the response a solid, relevant foundation. Some details, however, are unclear or not fully accurate: the flour is delivered from a truck into the silos, rather than being stored there as the first action, and the noodles are cooked in oil and dried—not cooked “the oil.” The final stage includes labelling and sealing, but the description of lids is not shown in the diagram. More precise reporting of the cooking and packaging stages would make the coverage more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response follows the manufacturing sequence clearly, using stage markers such as “In first step,” “Then,” “After that,” “Moreover,” and “Finally.” The progression from mixing to shaping, cooking and packaging is easy to follow, and the paragraphing separates the overview from the detailed account. This is a strong organisational feature. Some links are mechanical, however, because nearly every stage is introduced with a numbered transition. The reference in “These strips round into discs” is understandable, but the description of the later movement into cups could be connected more explicitly to the diagram’s sequence. Varying transitions and using clearer references between stages would make the cohesion more flexible and natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a relevant range of process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “mixer,” “rollers,” “dough sheets,” “strips,” “discs,” and “sealing.” These terms help communicate the main stages, and the response attempts more specific wording such as “encapsulate.” However, several choices or combinations are inaccurate or unnatural: “flour stores,” “fetch to push,” “single noodles disc bar,” and “stay healthy for long time” do not express the process clearly. “Encapsulate into cups” is also not a natural description of placing noodles in cups. Choose standard manufacturing verbs such as “is transported,” “is cut,” “is shaped,” and “is placed,” and use precise nouns for the product and packaging.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a relative clause in “which is then fetch to push in mixer” and a sequence of linked actions in the production description. The overall meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity. For example, “flour stores” needs a passive construction, and “Both water and oil add” lacks the auxiliary required for a passive process description. There are also errors in articles and agreement, as in “in first step,” “each disc bar move,” and “the discs encapsulate.” Passive forms are especially useful for describing a process; practise them consistently, alongside singular/plural agreement and articles. This would improve accuracy while retaining your range of sentence forms.

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