Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-18

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 diagram below consists of cyclical process illutrates how instant noodles are manufactured, from the storage of flour to the packaging of final product.

Overall, it is clear that the process is a linear and consists of eight main stages. Flour is first mixed with water and oil, shaped into noodles, cooked and dried, and finally packed with vegetables and spices into labelled cups.

The process begins when flour is delivered and stored in silos. It is then mixed with water and oil to begin with further process. The mixer did its job and the resulting dough passes through rollers to form flat sheets, which are then cut into thin strips.

In the fifth stage, the strips are formed into noodles discs, which are cooked in oil and dried. Next, the noodles are placed into cups an dvegetables and spices are added. Finally, the cups are labelled and sealed, ready for distribution.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You give a clear overview of the linear process and identify its main stages, from flour storage through mixing, shaping, cooking and drying to packaging. The sequence is generally accurate, and details such as adding water and oil, forming sheets and strips, and adding vegetables and spices are relevant. This meets the task well, while the overview and stage descriptions remain somewhat general: for example, you do not mention the rollers that shape the dough or explain that the finished cups emerge on a conveyor. The opening calls the process “cyclical,” which conflicts with your later, correct description of it as linear. More precise coverage of the final packaging stages and a consistently accurate overview would strengthen the response further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview and two chronological paragraphs, so the reader can follow the manufacturing sequence. Connectors such as “Overall,” “The process begins,” “Next” and “Finally” help signal progression. However, some linking is mechanical, and the phrase “to begin with further process” is unclear, interrupting the flow between stages. The overview also repeats the linear nature of the process after the introduction has incorrectly called it cyclical, weakening the consistency of the progression. Grouping related stages more deliberately and using clearer references between the dough, strips, discs and cups would make cohesion more flexible and precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of process vocabulary, including “silos,” “mixer,” “rollers,” “dough,” “strips,” “discs,” and “labelled and sealed.” These terms communicate the main stages clearly, and “shaped” and “packaging” help avoid relying entirely on repeated wording. Some choices are imprecise or unnatural, however: “consists of cyclical process” does not describe the diagram accurately, and “the mixer did its job” is too informal for an academic process report. There are also spelling and typing slips, including “illutrates” and “an dvegetables.” More accurate collocations and a consistently formal register would improve precision and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex structures, including the relative clause in “sheets, which are then cut into thin strips” and the passive forms “are added” and “are labelled and sealed.” These help describe a process in an appropriate way, and the sequence is generally understandable. Some grammatical errors remain: “consists of cyclical process” is missing an article, “the process is a linear” uses an unnecessary article, and “cups an dvegetables” contains a typing error that disrupts the sentence. “The mixer did its job” also shifts into the past tense while most of the report uses the present. Check articles, tense consistency and sentence-level accuracy while retaining the range of structures.

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