Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-24

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 5.0)

The diagram illustrates the information about the making process of instant noodles.

Overall, company purchase flour than put it in silos storage pillers while next step was add some water and oil than go to mixer machine than rollers roll the dough and other step making dough sheet than making dough strips and while another step was making noodles discs while other step was use cooking oil and dry noodles discs.

another step made some cups add some vegetables and spices and go to next step was sealing and labelling and go to market. people enjoy instant noodles

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the subject and include several relevant stages, such as flour storage, mixing, rolling, shaping the noodles, cooking and drying, and adding vegetables and spices before sealing and labelling. However, the process is only minimally described: important details, including the formation of dough sheets and strips and the addition of noodles to cups, are unclear or omitted. The overview is also not a clear summary of the process’s main features, and the claim that the product goes “to market” and people enjoy it is not shown in the diagram. The response is 52 words below the required minimum, which further limits the coverage. To improve, describe the full sequence accurately and provide a concise overview of how raw flour becomes packaged cups of noodles.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic attempt to follow the manufacturing sequence, moving from flour storage through mixing and noodle preparation to packaging. This gives the reader some sense of the process. However, nearly all the information is placed in one long paragraph, and the repeated use of “another step” and “while” does not create clear links between stages. The overview and the detailed stages are not separated, so the progression is difficult to follow, especially in the second sentence. Organise the response into a short overview and one or two paragraphs describing the stages in order. Use precise links such as “Next,” “After the dough is rolled,” and “Finally,” rather than repeating the same connector.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “silos,” “mixer,” “rollers,” “dough strips,” “noodles discs,” and “labelling.” These terms show an attempt to describe the diagram rather than relying entirely on general language. However, the range is limited and several phrases are inaccurate or awkward, such as “silos storage pillers,” “company purchase flour,” and “making noodles discs.” Repetition of “step” and “making” also makes the description less precise. Choose standard process collocations and use the diagram’s labels where possible: for example, “flour is stored in silos,” “the dough is cut into strips,” and “the noodles are formed into discs.” Avoid adding unsupported phrases such as “people enjoy instant noodles.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to connect several stages in longer sentences, but the structures are often incomplete or faulty, and there is little evidence of accurate sentence variety. For example, “Overall, company purchase flour than put it in silos” has problems with the subject, verb form and clause connection. The sequence “while next step was add” also uses an incorrect verb pattern, while “another step made some cups add” makes the relationship between the cups and ingredients unclear. Tense and agreement are inconsistent, and punctuation does not reliably separate the stages. Use clear present-simple passive forms for this process, such as “Flour is stored in silos” and “Water and oil are added to the mixer,” then check each sentence for a complete clause and correct verb form.

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