Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-19

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 DIAGRAM ILLUSTRATES ABOUT THE MANUFACTURING OF INSTANT NOODLEES FROM VARIOUS PROCESS. THIS SHOWS HOW NOODLES HAS MADE FROM EACH STAGE TO ANOTHER STAGE.

OVERALL, IT CAN BE SEEN THAT MAKING NOODLES IS DONE TO NUMEROUS PROCESSES. FROM STROING SILIOS TO LABELLING AND SEALING. EACH AND EVERY STEP IS MONITORED WELL TO TAKE MANY ACTIONS.

THE PROCESSES START FROM FLOUR AS FLOUR IS ONE OF THE MAIN INGRIEDIENT REQUIRED FOR MAKING OF INSTANT NOODLES WHICH IS KEPT IN STROING SILIOS. AFTER THAT WATER AND OIL IS MIXED WELL IN MIXER THROUGH ROLLER THROUGH DOUGH SHEETS. AS NEXT STEP INCLUDES SHAPE WHICH IS DONE BY DOUGH STRIPS. THEN NOODLES DISC WILL HELP TO SEPERATE THE NOODLES.

AFTER THAT THE COOKING OIL IS BEEN DONE AND AFTER SOME TIME THEY WILL KEEP IN DRYING STAGE. FUTHERMORE, THE CUPS HAS BEEN ARRANGED IN ORDER FOR PACKING. AFTER THAT BY ADDING VEGETABLES AND SPICES FOR TASTE THEY MOVE TO LABELLING AND SEALING PROCESS WHERE BRAND LABEL AND INGRIEDIENTS WILL TAKE PLACE.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as making instant noodles and mention several relevant stages, including flour storage, mixing, cooking and drying, and labelling and sealing. However, the account does not clearly report the full sequence or explain key transformations: the dough is rolled into sheets, cut into strips, and formed into noodle discs before cooking. The overview, “numerous processes,” is too general to summarise the main features, and “Each and every step is monitored well” introduces information not shown in the diagram. Some details are also unclear or inaccurate, such as saying the discs “help to separate the noodles” and suggesting labels contain ingredients. To improve, give a concise overview of the linear process and describe each major stage accurately, without adding unsupported claims.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the earlier and later stages. Sequencing phrases such as “After that,” “As next step,” and “Furthermore” help signal progression. However, the progression is not consistently clear because several stages are compressed or linked inaccurately. For example, “water and oil is mixed well in mixer through roller through dough sheets” makes the relationship between mixing, rolling, and forming sheets difficult to follow. The final paragraph also moves from cooking and drying to cups, vegetables, and labelling without clearly showing their order. Use one clear sentence for each group of stages and connect them with precise sequence markers such as “subsequently” and “before being”.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “mixer,” “dough sheets,” “dough strips,” “cooking,” “drying,” and “labelling and sealing,” so the topic is generally identifiable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the description difficult to understand. For instance, “noodles disc will help to separate the noodles” does not clearly describe the discs being formed, while “the cooking oil is been done” is not an appropriate way to describe cooking in oil. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “noodleees,” “stroing,” “silios,” “ingriedient,” and “seper ate” (written as “seper ate” in meaning). Learn accurate process verbs such as “form,” “cut,” “fry,” and “package,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses beginning with “as” and “where,” and the reader can usually recognise the broad topic. However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, verb forms, and agreement often make relationships between stages unclear. Examples include “This shows how noodles has made,” “water and oil is mixed,” and “the cups has been arranged”; these need appropriate passive forms and subject–verb agreement. The sentence “After that the cooking oil is been done” also shows faulty verb construction. Several sentences are fragments or awkwardly joined, such as “As next step includes shape which is done by dough strips.” Practise accurate passive patterns—“the flour is stored,” “the dough is cut,” and “the cups are filled”—and use complete, clearly punctuated sentences.

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