Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-31

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 shows the manufacturing of instant noodles, there are seven steps of how noodles are made and then packed. There is only one machine that is step by step making noodles. We will discuss each step one by one. In the first step, the flour is being stored in storage silos. In the second step, the water and oil is being sent to mixer machine .And in the third step, there is a roller that is converting into dough sheet and then it converts into dough strips.And then dough strips are being converted to noodle disc.

Finally the noodles came into the shape of actual noodles, only spices are left to add. In the seventh step, vegetables and spices are being added in the noodles.Then adding cooking oil and drying them. After drying them, the noodles are going to be packed in a cup. And in the eight and last step, the cups of noodles are being labeled and sealed and then the noodles are ready.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the process as noodle manufacture and mention several relevant stages, including flour storage, mixing, shaping, adding vegetables and spices, and sealing the cups. However, the account only partially reports the diagram and does not give a clear, accurate overview of the full sequence. It says there are “seven steps” before later referring to an “eight and last step,” and the order is confused: cooking and drying occur before vegetables and spices are added, not after. The rollers and the separate stages of forming sheets, strips, and discs are also compressed or unclear. To improve, state the overall progression from flour delivery through processing to finished cups, then describe each stage in the order shown.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic chronological framework, using phrases such as “In the first step,” “In the second step,” and “Finally,” so readers can recognise that a process is being described. However, progression is weakened by the inconsistent numbering and by placing cooking and drying after the addition of vegetables and spices. The opening also promises “seven steps” while the ending calls labelling and sealing the eighth and last step. Several ideas are joined in long, loosely connected sentences, and “We will discuss each step one by one” adds little to the report. Organise the stages into clear paragraphs or a more controlled sequence, and use linking expressions that accurately show order and transformation.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough process-related vocabulary to communicate the general subject, including “storage silos,” “mixer,” “dough sheet,” “dough strips,” “vegetables and spices,” and “sealed.” This gives the response a relevant but fairly limited range, with repeated reliance on “step,” “being,” and “converted.” Some expressions are imprecise or unnatural, such as “the noodles came into the shape of actual noodles” and “the water and oil is being sent to mixer machine,” which make parts of the process harder to picture. Choose precise manufacturing verbs and nouns—for example, describe dough as being rolled into sheets, cut into strips, and formed into discs. Varying the vocabulary while keeping the process terms accurate would make the account clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response communicates its general meaning, but sentence structures are mostly simple or joined with “and,” and attempts at longer constructions are often faulty. For example, “This diagram shows the manufacturing of instant noodles, there are seven steps” joins two independent clauses with only a comma. There are also recurring agreement and article problems in “the water and oil is” and “to mixer machine,” as well as inconsistent tense in “the noodles came” and “are being added.” Punctuation around sentence boundaries is also unreliable, as in “machine .And.” Use complete sentences, maintain a consistent present simple or passive form for the process, and check subject–verb agreement and articles. These changes would make the sequence easier to follow.

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