Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-16

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 given diagram illustrates how instant noodles are manufactured in the factories.

Overall, the instant noodle passed through various stages. It involves making dough of noodles, giving proper shape, cooking the dough, adding into the ups and giving labels. These noodles are then up for sale. The whole process is done on large machines in factories.

Initially, the flour shift from container to storage silos. The flour is then added to mixer in next step that contains water and oil. The mixer mixed all the ingredients and create a dough. This dough is then passed through rollers which create dough sheets. Thes sheets are then passed to another machine that converts dough sheets to dough strips.

These dough strips passed through another machine that creates noodles discs from the dough strips. These discs are then cooked in oil then added vegetables and spices in it. these noodles are then added to plastic cups. labels are added on the cups and then the last process is sealing the cups.

This is how instant noodles are made,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main stages from flour storage through mixing, shaping, cooking and packaging, and your opening overview identifies the process as a sequence of stages. Most details match the diagram, including water and oil entering the mixer and vegetables and spices being added before labelling. However, some stages are compressed or unclear: the noodles are dried after cooking, and the cups are labelled and sealed at the final stage; these details are not fully represented in your account. The statement that the noodles are “up for sale” is not shown in the diagram, while the overview could more clearly summarise the complete progression from raw flour to finished cups. Reporting these features more precisely would make the coverage more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by the early production stages and then the later stages. Sequencing expressions such as “Initially,” “in next step,” and “then” help the reader follow the process. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical, with repeated use of “then” and “these,” and the final sentence repeats the idea that the process has been described rather than adding useful information. Some references are also unclear, such as “These noodles are then added to plastic cups,” which could specify that the cooked noodles and added ingredients enter the cups. Keep the useful paragraph structure, but vary linking language and make references between stages more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “mixer,” “rollers,” “dough sheets,” “dough strips,” and “labels,” so the reader can identify most stages. The range is adequate for describing the diagram, but several choices are imprecise or unnatural, such as “the flour shift from container,” “giving proper shape,” and “added into the ups.” There are also spelling and word-form slips, including “Thes” and “labels” where the intended process may be labelling. These do not prevent understanding, but they reduce precision and control. Aim for accurate process verbs and standard collocations, and proofread spelling so that the technical vocabulary is consistently clear.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more developed sentences, including a relative clause in “the mixer … that contains water and oil” and a sequence of passive constructions. However, errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence boundaries are frequent enough to limit accuracy. For example, “The flour shift” should use a passive form, and “The mixer mixed … and create” shifts tense and has faulty agreement. “These dough strips passed” also needs a consistent passive construction for a process description. Capitalisation after full stops is inconsistent, as in “these noodles.” Use the present simple passive consistently for stages, check subject–verb agreement, and punctuate each sentence carefully.

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