Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-28

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 process chart illustrates that the production of instant noodles.

Overall, there are 8 stages, starting from taking flour from storage silos to labeling and sealing the noodles packets.

Began the process with the flour has been taken from storage silos and then taking them into mixer with water and oil been added. After that they passed through the dough sheets relying on rollers next also pass through dough strips.

Following this in fifth step making of noodles discs, then discs pass through Cooking oil and then for drying. Once they get dry, they will put into cups and adding vegetables and spices. At last step we have labelling and sealing process of the noodles. This was the whole process how instant noodles being made.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as having eight stages and give a basic account from flour storage through to labelling and sealing. The main sequence is generally recognisable, including mixing flour with water and oil, forming dough, cooking and drying the noodles, and adding vegetables and spices. However, some important details are unclear or omitted: the dough is rolled into sheets, cut into strips, and shaped into noodle discs, while the cups are filled before they are labelled and sealed. The overview is also brief, and the response does not meet the required minimum length, leaving the stages under-described. To strengthen the report, include a fuller overview and explain each transformation accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows the broad chronological order of the manufacturing process, and sequencing phrases such as “After that,” “Following this,” and “At last” help the reader track the stages. However, the account is presented as one paragraph, and the progression between some steps is difficult to follow. For example, “they passed through the dough sheets” does not clearly show what happens to the dough, and the transition from drying to filling cups is compressed into “they will put into cups and adding vegetables and spices.” Use separate paragraphs for the overview and process details, and connect each stage with clear references to the dough, strips, discs, and cups. This would make the organisation more coherent and reduce mechanical sequencing.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “mixer,” “rollers,” “dough strips,” “noodles discs,” and “labelling and sealing,” so the reader can identify many of the stages. However, the range is limited and some word combinations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “production of instant noodles,” “pass through the dough sheets,” and “put into cups.” “Cooking oil” also risks suggesting that oil is an ingredient at this stage rather than describing the cooking process. Aim for more precise process verbs and natural collocations, such as “is transferred,” “is rolled into,” “is cut into,” and “is placed in cups.” This would make the description clearer and more appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts to describe a sequence using both simple and linked clauses, but control of sentence structure and verb forms is inconsistent. The opening, “The process chart illustrates that the production of instant noodles,” is incomplete because “that” introduces a clause that never follows. Other examples include “Began the process with the flour has been taken” and “water and oil been added,” where the verb forms do not create grammatical sentences. The final sentence, “This was the whole process how instant noodles being made,” also lacks the structure needed to express the idea accurately. Practise complete passive constructions for process descriptions—for example, “The flour is transferred to a mixer, where water and oil are added”—and check that each sentence has a clear subject and finite verb.

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