Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-02

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)

The diagram illustrate the how instant noodles are manufactured in factory.

Overall, it is a 8 stage, man made linear process. It is began with the flour delivered to factory from stroage silos, followed by making dough by mixing flour with water and oil, and cluminates at noodles cup labelling and sealing.

To began with, flour from storage silos delovered to factory where in mixer oil and water are added to make soft dough. Then dough shhets are made by rotating rollers. Next dough strips and noodles discs are made from dough sheets by cutting machine.

Following that, noodles discs are fried in oil to make it crispy then fried noodles are dry in open pace. Then noodles are put in cups and add vegetables and spices to give flavour. Finally, the ready cups are labelled and sealed and delivered to market store.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the process as linear and give a broad account from flour delivery to cup labelling and sealing, which provides a relevant overview. However, the overview says there are eight stages without clearly summarising the key transformation from flour through shaping and cooking to packaging. Some details are inaccurate or unsupported: the diagram does not show the finished cups being delivered to a market, and it does not specify that the noodles are dried in an open space. The cooking and drying stage is also described as frying followed by drying, rather than reporting the combined stage shown. The response is 143 words, below the required 150. Add a little more accurate detail about the sequence and avoid inventing information.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by stages in chronological order. Sequencing phrases such as “To begin with,” “Then,” “Following that,” and “Finally” help the reader follow the process, and paragraphing is appropriate. This coherent progression meets the expected standard, with some evidence of flexible organisation. However, the links between stages are occasionally abrupt, and the final sentence introduces delivery to a market without connecting it to the diagram. Some references, such as “fried noodles,” could be made more precise so the reader can track the product through cooking, drying, and cup filling. Use transitions to show each change in form and keep the account focused on the stages actually illustrated.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “mixer,” “rollers,” “dough strips,” “noodles discs,” and “labelled and sealed.” These terms help communicate the main stages, and there is some variety in how the sequence is described. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “stroage,” “delovered,” “shhets,” and “cluminates.” Some expressions are also imprecise or unnatural: “make it crispy,” “dry in open pace,” and “market store” are not supported or well suited to a process description. Aim for accurate technical wording and collocations, such as describing noodles as being “cooked in oil and dried,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, including the overview sentence beginning “It is a 8 stage…” and the sequence sentence describing dough sheets, strips, and discs. The chronological structure is generally understandable, but grammatical errors occur often enough to affect fluency. Examples include “The diagram illustrate,” “It is began,” “flour … delivered,” and “noodles are dry,” where agreement, verb forms, or passive constructions are not controlled. Articles and sentence construction also need attention, as in “a 8 stage” and “where in mixer oil and water are added.” Practise accurate passive forms for processes—for example, “flour is delivered,” “water and oil are added,” and “the noodles are dried”—and proofread each sentence for a complete, correctly formed verb.

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