Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-27

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 the various stages involved in the manufacturation of noodles from storage silos to production of final product.

overall, it is clear that the process consists of several stages, beginning with the storage of silos and ending with the production of noodles cups. The process involves both natural and industrail stages.

At the first stage, silos are stored. The silos are mixed with water and oil in a mixer. Following this, silos are coverted into dough sheets. once the dough step has been completed, the sheets and strips change in noodle discs by a machine.

In a machine,noodles are cooking with oil and also dying at a temperatrure, after cooking, they packed in cups along added vegetables and spices. Finally, the noodle cups were sealing and labelling.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the process as a sequence from storage to finished noodle cups and mention several relevant stages, including mixing, cooking, adding vegetables and spices, and sealing and labelling. However, the account is only partial: it omits the key steps of forming dough strips and noodle discs in detail, and the overview’s claim that the process includes “natural and industrial stages” is not clearly supported by the diagram. Some descriptions also misrepresent the inputs: flour, rather than the silos themselves, is mixed with water and oil. The response is 21 words below the required minimum, which limits the space available to report the stages accurately. To improve, give a fuller, precise account of the sequence and include the rollers, dough sheets, strips, discs, and final packaging.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the early and later stages. The sequence is generally easy to follow, with markers such as “At the first stage,” “Following this,” and “Finally.” This clear overall arrangement supports the reader. However, progression is weakened by unclear links between stages, particularly “the sheets and strips change in noodle discs,” which compresses several steps and makes their order difficult to understand. The overview also repeats the start and end points without summarising the main transformation. Use one sentence per major stage or group of stages, and connect them with precise sequencing language so that each change is explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “dough sheets,” “noodle discs,” “vegetables and spices,” and “sealing and labelling.” This gives the response a basic range suited to the diagram. However, word choice and spelling errors are noticeable and sometimes make the process harder to understand. “Manufacturation” is not the appropriate noun here, “silos are converted into dough sheets” confuses the material with its container, and “dying” appears to mean “drying.” There are also misspellings such as “industrail,” “coverted,” and “temperatrure.” Build accuracy by learning the standard terms for each stage and checking spelling; use “flour” and “dough” consistently rather than referring to the silos as the material.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple sentences and longer constructions, for example, “Following this, silos are coverted into dough sheets” and “after cooking, they packed in cups along added vegetables and spices.” The use of passive forms is appropriate for describing a manufacturing process, but control is inconsistent: the latter sentence lacks a finite verb in its main clause, while “they packed” needs a passive form such as “they are packed.” Tense and article use also need attention, as in “the noodle cups were sealing and labelling,” where the process should be expressed with a passive construction. Capitalisation after full stops and spacing after commas are inconsistent. Practise accurate present-simple passives and check each sentence for a complete subject–verb structure.

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