HOW THE IELTS LISTENING AND IELTS READING ARE GRADED
Unlike IELTS Writing and IELTS Speaking that are scored based on four marking criteria, IELTS Listening and IELTS Reading are graded based on a list scores. It is graded as follows;
IELTS Listening Band Scores
Each candidate is graded based on 40 questions in a 0-9 band scale. Below is a list of the scores;
|
ANSWERS |
BAND SCORES |
|
39 - 40 |
9 |
|
37 - 38 |
8.5 |
|
35 - 36 |
8 |
|
32 - 34 |
7.5 |
|
30 - 31 |
7 |
|
26 - 29 |
6.5 |
|
23 - 25 |
6 |
|
18 - 22 |
5.5 |
|
16 - 17 |
5 |
|
13 - 15 |
4.5 |
|
11 - 12 |
4 |
|
9 - 10 |
3.5 |
|
6 - 8 |
3 |
|
4 - 5 |
2.5 |
IELTS Reading Band Scores
Each candidate is graded based on 40 questions on a 0-9 band scale. However, Academic and General Training candidates are graded differently. Here is a list of the scores;
|
ACADEMIC |
GENERAL TRAINING |
||
|
ANSWERS |
BAND SCORES |
ANSWERS |
BAND SCORES |
|
39 - 40 |
9 |
40 |
9 |
|
37 - 38 |
8.5 |
39 |
8.5 |
|
35 - 36 |
8 |
37 - 38 |
8 |
|
33 - 34 |
7.5 |
36 |
7.5 |
|
30 - 32 |
7 |
34 - 35 |
7 |
|
27 - 29 |
6.5 |
32 - 33 |
6.5 |
|
23 - 26 |
6 |
30 - 31 |
6 |
|
19 - 22 |
5.5 |
27 - 29 |
5.5 |
|
15 - 18 |
5 |
23 - 26 |
5 |
|
13 - 14 |
4.5 |
19 - 22 |
4.5 |
|
10 - 12 |
4 |
15 - 18 |
4 |
|
8 - 9 |
3.5 |
12 - 14 |
3.5 |
|
6 - 7 |
3 |
9 - 11 |
3 |
|
4 - 5 |
2.5 |
6 - 8 |
2.5 |
In sum, a candidate’s band score in IELTS Listening and IELTS Reading depends on the score he or she gets over 40 questions in IELTS.
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