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 pathways of instant noodles making procedure.

It depicts all the steps that had taken down in the manufacturing of instant noodles that contains the route from flour storage silos, mixer, dough sheets, dough strips, noodles discs, cooking and dry all the way to the labels section.

At first, flour came to the storage silos then it gone into the mixer section in which water and oil was pour in the rollers with flour then it roll on the dough sheet to reach the next step called dough strips. Furthermore, dough strips into noodles discs in the next step then it cooked in oil and make it dry for packing.

Alongside, the procedure continue to pack the dry noodles in cups with some vegetables and spices. Whereas the cups roll into the label section to printing the company name on it and sealing the cups to distribute outside the manufacturing plant.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main stages, from flour storage and mixing through shaping, cooking, and packaging, and your account broadly follows the process shown. However, the task is only partially covered: there is no clear overview of the process as a whole, and several stages are compressed or unclear. For example, the rollers form dough sheets, which are then cut into strips and shaped into noodle discs; your description of flour and water being poured “in the rollers with flour” blurs these steps. You also omit the addition of vegetables and spices as a distinct stage and do not clearly report labelling and sealing as the final steps. A concise overview and more precise coverage of the sequence would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a generally understandable sequence, moving from the silos to mixing, shaping, cooking, and packaging. The paragraph breaks also separate the early production stages from the later packaging stages. However, progression is sometimes weakened by unclear links between steps, particularly in the sentence beginning “At first,” where mixing, rollers, and dough sheets are difficult to distinguish. Connectors such as “Furthermore,” “Alongside,” and “Whereas” are used, but some do not express the relationship accurately; “Whereas” introduces no real contrast. Use straightforward sequencing language such as “Next,” “After this,” and “Finally,” and make each sentence focus on one or two connected stages. Clearer reference to the product at each stage would also improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “dough strips,” “noodles discs,” “cooked,” and “sealing,” which helps communicate the manufacturing sequence. There are also attempts at more formal wording, such as “illustrates” and “manufacturing.” However, some choices are awkward or imprecise for this task: “pathways” is less suitable than “stages,” “making procedure” is unnatural, and “printing the company name” adds a detail not shown in the diagram. “Distribute outside the manufacturing plant” is also an unsupported description of what happens after production. Aim for accurate process collocations and avoid adding details beyond the visual information.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the overall meaning can usually be followed. However, control of verb forms, agreement, and sentence construction is inconsistent. For example, “all the steps that had taken down” is not a well-formed clause, while “water and oil was pour” has errors in both agreement and verb form. The sequence “then it gone into the mixer” also uses an incorrect past-tense form, and “the procedure continue” does not agree with its subject. Some long sentences combine several stages without clear grammatical boundaries, making the process harder to follow. Practise accurate passive forms for process descriptions, such as “is mixed,” “are shaped,” and “are sealed,” and check subject–verb agreement.

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