Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

This diagram given illustrates the formation of instant noodles in an industry.

Overall, it consists of eight stages, from making dough to cooking it and ends with labelling the sealed cups that has noodles. Most of the work is dine by machine, and less labor work is required.

Initially, the flour is brought from storage silos and put in the mixer. The mixer then mixes water, oil and flour to the mixer is attached dough sheets which makes dough of the mixed flour. In the next stage the dough is cut into thinner strips, subsequently, the strips are rolled and called as noodles discs.

The noodles discs are then cooked in oil and dried. This cooked, dry noodles are stored into storing cups where vegetables and spices are for taste. At last stage, the cups are sealed and labeled with company name which are then moved to stores for selling.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the process as having eight stages and give a relevant overview, noting that it begins with dough preparation and ends with sealed cups. The main sequence—from flour and mixing through shaping, cooking, and adding flavourings—is mostly represented. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the mixer does not have dough sheets attached to it; the dough is formed into sheets by rollers after mixing. The cups are filled with noodles, vegetables, and spices, rather than the noodles being “stored into storing cups,” and the diagram does not show company-name labels or transport to stores for selling. These additions and imprecisions make some stages less fully reported. Describe the actual inputs and final packaging more precisely to strengthen coverage of the visual information.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is arranged in a clear sequence, with an overview followed by the early, middle, and final stages. Time and sequence markers such as “Initially,” “In the next stage,” “subsequently,” and “At last stage” help the reader follow the process. This logical progression is a strength and meets the lower-band expectations securely. Some links are less smooth, however: the sentence beginning “The mixer then mixes…” becomes difficult to follow because several actions are joined together, and “This cooked, dry noodles” does not clearly connect the cooking stage to the addition of ingredients. Paragraphing is appropriate, but clearer sentence boundaries and more precise references between stages would make cohesion more flexible and less dependent on repeated sequencing phrases.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “mixer,” “strips,” “noodles discs,” “cooked,” and “dried,” so the reader can generally understand the stages. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are noticeably inaccurate: “formation” is less suitable than “production,” “called as” is not idiomatic, and “stored into storing cups” is repetitive and unclear. “Less labor work” and “moved to stores for selling” also sound unnatural, while “dine” appears to be a spelling error for “done.” These issues sometimes reduce precision, even though the overall meaning remains accessible. Build a bank of accurate process verbs and packaging terms, and check collocations and spelling when revising.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a relative clause in “the strips are rolled and called as noodles discs” and a sequence of actions linked with “then.” The overall process remains understandable, but some grammatical errors make individual sentences awkward or unclear. For example, “the mixer is attached dough sheets” has an incorrect structure, and “the cups that has noodles” has a subject–verb agreement error. There are also problems with articles, plurals, and sentence construction in “This cooked, dry noodles are stored…” and “At last stage.” The sentence joining the mixer, ingredients, and dough sheets needs restructuring. Use passive forms consistently for the manufacturing stages and check agreement and articles; this would improve accuracy while retaining sentence variety.

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