Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-25

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 AVAILABLE DIAGRAM INDICATES THE READY TO EAT NOODLES FORMATION .OVERALL PROCESS INVOLVES EIGHT STEPS INCLUDED LABELLING AND SELLING .

AT FIRST FLOUR PICKED UP BY VAN FROM STORAGE SOILS A SPECIFIC UNITS FOR FLOUR.AFTER THAT MIXING TAKE PLACE WITH OIL AND WATER THEN UNDERGOES ROLLING OF MIXTURE THROUGH ROLLERS .AT THIRD STAGE ROLLED MIXTURE COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED INTO DOUGH SHEETS LIKE STRUCTURE .AT NEXT LEVEL OF NOODLES FORMATION DOUGH SHEETS CUTTED INTO THIN DOUGH STRIPS AND THEN CHANGES INTO NOODLES DISCS AT 5TH LEVEL OF NOODLE MAKING PROCESS.

AFTER SOMETIME NOODLES DISCS ALLOWED TO COOKED WELL IN OIL AND ALLOWED TO DRY WELL.AT 7TH STEP NODDLES MIX WITH VEGETABLES AND SPICES THEN TRANSFERRED INTO CUPS.FINALLY LABELLING AND PROPER SEALING DONE AND READY TO EAT.

OVERALL OBSERVATION OF DIAGRAMETIC SKATECH IT IS CONCLUDE THAT INSTANT NOODLES MAKING INVOLVES 8 STEPS FROM STORAGE SOILS TO NOODLE STRIPS AND THEN DRYING AND PACKING .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main sequence from flour storage through mixing, shaping, cooking and drying, then adding vegetables and spices and packing the noodles. The overview also recognises that this is a staged manufacturing process. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the flour arrives by truck and is transferred to storage silos, rather than being “picked up by van,” and the final stage is labelling and sealing, not “selling.” Your concluding overview repeats the stages but says the process runs “from storage soils to noodle strips,” which omits the later cooking and packaging stages. To strengthen the response, give a concise, accurate overview of the full process and describe the key transitions without adding unsupported details.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a generally understandable chronological structure, with stages introduced by “At first,” “After that,” “At third stage,” and “Finally.” The paragraphing also separates the early shaping stages from cooking and packaging. However, the sequence is sometimes difficult to follow because transitions are mechanical and some references are unclear; for example, “at 7th step noodles mix with vegetables and spices then transferred into cups” compresses two actions, while “ready to eat” does not clearly identify the finished product. The final overview repeats earlier information rather than bringing the whole process together. Use clearer links between each stage and reserve the conclusion for a concise summary of the complete sequence.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “rollers,” “dough sheets,” “dough strips,” “noodles discs,” “vegetables and spices,” and “labelling and sealing.” This gives the reader a basic sense of the manufacturing stages. However, word choice, spelling and collocation errors are noticeable and sometimes make the description harder to understand: “storage soils” appears where “storage silos” is intended, “diagrametic skatech” is unclear, and “noodles formation” is an unnatural phrase. “Selling” also misrepresents the final packaging stage. Aim for accurate, consistent process terms and use straightforward verbs such as “is transferred,” “is cut,” and “is packaged” rather than awkward or imprecise expressions.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the sequence can usually be understood. However, some grammatical errors recur in verb forms, articles and sentence construction. For example, “mixing take place” needs subject–verb agreement, “dough sheets cutted” has an incorrect past participle and lacks a passive verb, and “allowed to cooked” should use a passive construction such as “are cooked.” Several sentences also omit necessary articles or auxiliaries, as in “specific units for flour” and “then transferred into cups.” Punctuation and spacing are inconsistent, particularly around full stops. Practise accurate passive forms, which are especially useful for process descriptions, while varying sentence structures carefully.

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