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 provided diagram illutrates the manufacturing of instant noodles.

Overall, it shows all the steps of manufacturing noodles. It includes the procees from the start to the end when thay got labelled and sealed.

Firstly, it has been seen that a truck full of flour arrived and dump it in storage soils. Then it goes to the mixer where flour, water and oil will be mixed. Then this mixture converted into dough sheets with the help of rollers. Then sheets goes under from a machine and changed into dough strips.

The next important step is the making of noodles discs with the usage of strips. After this it goes for cooking in oil and then proceed for drying. Then it hand over to the filling of cups that already contaning vegetables and the needed spices. These cups then travelled to their last step of labelling of their brand and also done with sealing. Then it is ready to sale.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You describe the process from flour delivery through mixing, shaping, cooking and packaging, and the overview correctly identifies that it ends with labelling and sealing. Most stages are in the right order, including the use of rollers to form sheets and strips. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the diagram shows flour entering storage silos, rather than a truck arriving and dumping it, and vegetables and spices are added to the cups at the filling stage, not described as already containing them. The overview is also quite general and does not highlight the process’s main progression from raw ingredients to finished cups. More precise reporting of these features, especially the cup-filling stage, would make the account more complete and clear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall sequence and is divided into an introduction, an overview and two stages of process description. Sequencing words such as “Firstly,” “Then,” and “After this” help the reader follow the manufacturing stages, and the final sentence signals completion. This organisation is effective, though the repeated use of “Then” makes the progression somewhat mechanical. Some references are also unclear: “it goes” and “it hand over” do not always make clear whether the subject is the mixture, noodles or cups. Grouping related stages more deliberately and using clearer references—for example, “The dough is then rolled into sheets”—would preserve the logical flow while making cohesion more flexible and precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “mixer,” “dough sheets,” “dough strips,” “noodles discs,” “cooking,” “drying,” and “labelling and sealing.” This gives the reader a basic understanding of the stages. However, the range is limited, and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “storage soils,” “with the usage of strips,” and “ready to sale.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “illutrates,” “procees,” and “contaning,” which reduce the accuracy of the vocabulary. Aim for precise process verbs and standard collocations, such as “are formed,” “are transferred,” and “ready for sale,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more developed sentences, and the sequence is generally understandable. However, control of verb forms, agreement and sentence construction is inconsistent. For example, “Then this mixture converted into dough sheets” is missing an auxiliary, while “Then sheets goes” has a subject–verb agreement error. The opening description of the truck also shifts awkwardly between past and present forms (“arrived and dump it”). Passive constructions are useful for describing a process, but they need accurate forms, such as “The mixture is converted into dough sheets” and “The sheets are then cut into strips.” Practising these patterns and checking articles and verb agreement would improve clarity.

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