Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-11

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 diagram illustrate te how easily manufactured instant noodles the total process having 8 steps

from an overall prespective,initally storage of silos and afterthat water and oil is added and mix it with the help of machine the rollers moves dough sheets and further dough sheet makes dough strips

moving to the further details,making noodles disk like circle and cook thhe disc and move to drying the oil in next step veges and spices added into cups enhance the taste eventually,packing the cups and labelling and selling thats how noodles manufactured

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the process as having eight steps and mention several relevant stages, including mixing, forming dough sheets and strips, cooking, adding vegetables and spices, and packaging. However, the account is very brief and only partially covers the diagram: it omits the flour delivery and storage, the formation of noodle discs, and the finished cups emerging on a conveyor. The overview is unclear, and some details are inaccurate or imprecise—for example, the diagram shows noodles cooked in oil and then dried, not “drying the oil,” and it does not show selling. The response is also 59 words below the required minimum. To develop the report, describe the full sequence and give a clear overview of how the raw ingredients become sealed cups.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the description in process order, moving from storage and mixing towards cooking and packaging. Phrases such as “from an overall perspective” and “moving to the further details” signal a shift in focus, and the reader can recognise the broad sequence. However, the response is presented as one long, loosely connected passage, with little clear paragraphing or progression between stages. Linking expressions are limited and sometimes awkward, while several steps are compressed into run-on sentences. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and the main stages, and connect each stage explicitly with accurate sequencing language such as “next,” “after this,” and “finally.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some task-related vocabulary, including “storage,” “rollers,” “dough sheets,” “dough strips,” “cups,” and “labelling.” This gives a basic means of describing the process. However, the range is limited, and several choices are inaccurate or unclear: “noodles disk like circle” is an imprecise description of noodle discs, “drying the oil” misrepresents the stage, and “selling” is not shown in the diagram. Spelling errors such as “prespective,” “thhe,” and “veges” also make the writing less clear. Aim for precise process terms and check spelling; for example, describe noodles as being “cooked in oil and dried” and use “vegetables” rather than “veges.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to combine stages in longer sentences, but sentence structures are very limited and errors are frequent enough to make parts difficult to follow. For example, “the diagram illustrate te how easily manufactured instant noodles” has problems with subject–verb agreement and sentence construction, while “the rollers moves dough sheets” also has incorrect agreement. Missing articles and unclear clause links occur in phrases such as “making noodles disk like circle and cook thhe disc.” Punctuation is also weak: the response has few full stops, and several ideas run together. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use passive forms suited to a process, such as “The dough is rolled into sheets” and “The cups are sealed.”

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