Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-30

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)

This diagram illustrates how immediately noodles are produced in the factory. The process is mechanical base.

Overall, the process is linear. This figures contains total eight steps. Every step is neccessary to get result.

Looking more closely to the figure, flour transport from the mills into the storage silos and then, water and oil with flour into the mixer. As, the powder passes from the rollers. These rollers are connected to eachother. Thesse rollers changed into dough sheets. Subsequently, in fourth step, Dough strips are made.

This is followed by and noodles discs are ready. Further, Cooking oil sprinkle into the round shape noodle plate and then leave it for drying. At 7th stage, noodles fill into the containers where vegetables and spices add to enhace the taste. In final step, it packed and then do labelling and sealing on its wraper. Now, this is ready for transport to shop.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the process as linear and describe several key stages, including flour storage, mixing, shaping the dough, cooking and drying, and adding vegetables and spices before packaging. This gives the reader a relevant account of the diagram. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: flour is delivered from a truck, not mills, and the noodles are placed into cups rather than simply “containers.” The overview that there are eight steps is useful, but “Every step is necessary” adds little, and the final transport to shops is not shown. Some stages, especially the transition from dough strips to noodle discs and the addition of cups, could be reported more precisely. Overall, the main process is covered, though some features are less fully or accurately described.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a brief overview, and a chronological description of the stages. Sequencing expressions such as “Overall,” “Subsequently,” “This is followed by,” and “In final step” help guide the reader through the process. However, progression is sometimes interrupted by unclear links or incomplete phrasing, for example, “As, the powder passes from the rollers” and “This is followed by and noodles discs are ready.” The paragraphing is also limited, with most process details crowded into one paragraph. Grouping the stages into clearer sections and using more accurate links between each transformation would make the sequence easier to follow. Overall, the arrangement is coherent, although cohesion is occasionally mechanical or faulty.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “mixer,” “rollers,” “dough sheets,” “dough strips,” “drying,” and “labelling and sealing.” These terms show awareness of the diagram’s subject and generally allow the reader to understand the stages. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward: “immediately noodles” for instant noodles, “mechanical base,” “flour transport,” and “cooking oil sprinkle” do not sound natural in this context. There are also spelling errors such as “neccessary,” “Thesse,” “enhace,” and “wraper.” Aim for precise process verbs and standard spelling, for example, “is transported,” “is shaped,” and “is packaged.” The vocabulary is adequate for the task, but these inaccuracies limit precision and fluency.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and the use of passive constructions is appropriate for describing a manufacturing process. However, some sentence structures are incomplete or incorrectly formed, including “As, the powder passes from the rollers” and “This is followed by and noodles discs are ready.” There are also errors in verb form and agreement, as in “flour transport” and “vegetables and spices add,” where the process should be expressed with a correctly formed passive verb. Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention, as in “In final step” and the comma after “As.” These errors sometimes make relationships between stages difficult to follow. More consistently complete sentences and accurate passive forms would improve control while retaining the range you are attempting.

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