Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-04

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 5.0)

As can be seen from the diagram, how instant noodles are manufactured. There is a step-by-step process shown in the diagram.

Firstly, Flour will go into the storage silos, which will help to store flour. Then flour will go into the mixer, which already contains water plus oil, and the flour gets mixed with it completely. Then after completely mixed up it will go through roller and to dough sheets, it means flour mixer will turn into dough sheet form. Then it will go into dough strips; this will help to make the shape of noodles in strip form.

Secondly, Noodles strips will go into noodle discs, which will help to store noodles inside it for long time and they will also add some cooking oil plus drying it completely. Then, in those cups, they will add Vegetables and spices according to the taste of normal people. Then, these cups go for labelling and sealing. After completion of the labelling part, it w

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify several central stages, including flour storage, mixing, shaping, cooking and the addition of vegetables and spices, so the response is relevant to the process. However, the account is incomplete and some details are inaccurate: the noodles are not described as being stored in discs “for long time,” and the final sentence breaks off before explaining that the finished cups emerge from the conveyor. There is also no clear overview of the process from raw flour to sealed cups. To strengthen the report, summarise the full sequence and describe the diagram rather than adding unsupported explanations such as making noodles “according to the taste of normal people.”

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response uses a basic sequence, with “Firstly” and “Secondly,” and the stages are generally presented in the order shown. This gives the reader some sense of progression. However, the two-part structure is not sufficient to organise the whole process clearly: the second paragraph combines several later stages, and the ending is incomplete (“After completion of the labelling part, it w…”). Repeated use of “Then” and “which will help” also makes connections mechanical and sometimes unclear. Group the stages into a clear beginning, middle and end, and use concise sequencing phrases such as “Next,” “Following this,” and “Finally” only where they clarify the progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant process vocabulary, including “storage silos,” “mixer,” “dough sheets,” “dough strips,” and “labelling and sealing,” which helps identify the main equipment and products. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repetitive or imprecise, such as “go into,” “help to,” and “completely mixed up.” Some wording also misrepresents the diagram: “store noodles inside it for long time” suggests storage rather than the formation of noodle discs. Use more precise process verbs and collocations, for example “is fed into,” “is rolled into,” “is cut into strips,” and “is cooked in oil and dried.” Avoid adding informal or speculative wording such as “normal people.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses linked with “which” and “Then,” but the longer constructions are often faulty or awkward. The opening, “As can be seen from the diagram, how instant noodles are manufactured,” is a sentence fragment; it would be clearer as “The diagram shows how instant noodles are manufactured.” Tense and sentence structure are also inconsistent in “Flour will go into the storage silos” and “Then after completely mixed up it will go through roller.” Articles and plural forms need attention, as in “through roller” and “to dough sheets.” These errors sometimes make the process difficult to follow. Practise complete passive sentences in the present simple, which is appropriate for describing a process.

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