Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-20

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 Image represents the making of instant nooodles from start to the end.

Overall, the process has eight procedural steps. a process starts from storing flour in storage silos, and ends with the proper sealing (labelling). Although it includes various neccessary steps such as making strips, mixing of oil and spices in cups.

At the beginning, transported flour will be added in perfectly made storage silos, then further process of mixing water and oil takes a place into mixer. Afterwards, a conveyer belt system will follow the next all the processes. A dough made out of flour will go into a machine, which cuts the dough in structured strip, and discs will be made.

Furthermore, the noodle discs goes through one more mixing of oil, and drying it with needed temperature. In few next steps, noodles taken to the next conveyer belt for adding vegetables, spices in cups, and the most important process is labelling on cups with measured size. Finally, a instant noodles is made from scracth

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having eight stages and give a relevant start-to-finish overview, from flour storage to labelling and sealing. You also mention mixing, shaping the dough, cooking and drying, and adding vegetables and spices, so the main sequence is partly covered. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the noodles are cooked in oil and dried, rather than undergoing “one more mixing of oil,” and the cups are filled with noodles and additions before labelling and sealing. The overview also says the process ends with sealing, but does not clearly report that finished cups emerge on a conveyor. To strengthen the response, describe the stages precisely and make the overall progression clearer, including the final product.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the stages in sequence. Time markers such as “At the beginning,” “Afterwards,” “Furthermore,” and “Finally” help the reader follow the general progression. However, some links are mechanical or do not clarify the relationship between stages. For example, “a conveyer belt system will follow the next all the processes” is difficult to interpret, and the final paragraph compresses several steps into one sentence. The overview also repeats information from the introduction without adding much detail. Use clearer stage-by-stage transitions and separate the shaping, cooking, filling, and packaging stages to make progression more consistent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “mixer,” “dough,” “strips,” “discs,” “conveyer belt,” and “labelling.” This gives the response a basic range suited to describing manufacturing. However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural, such as “perfectly made storage silos,” “structured strip,” and “mixing of oil and spices in cups.” “Proper sealing” is also vague where the diagram shows labelling and sealing as a specific stage. Spelling errors, including “nooodles,” “neccessary,” and “scracth,” further reduce accuracy. Aim for precise process verbs and standard collocations, and check spelling carefully so the reader can distinguish each stage without having to infer your meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a relative clause in “a machine, which cuts the dough” and a contrast clause beginning “Although.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors occur in basic sentence patterns as well as longer constructions. Examples include “a process starts” after the sentence break, “the noodle discs goes,” “a instant noodles,” and the fragment-like ending “Finally, a instant noodles is made from scracth.” Tense and passive forms are also awkward in “transported flour will be added” and “noodles taken to the next conveyer belt.” Use consistent present simple passive forms for a process description, check subject–verb agreement and articles, and ensure every sentence has a complete, correctly formed clause.

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