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IELTS Listening marking schemes
For the listening test, which contains 40 questions, the approximate band scores can be calculated using this table.
Band Score
|
9
|
8.5
|
8
|
7.5
|
7
|
6.5
|
6
|
5.5
|
5
|
4.5
|
4
|
3.5
|
3
|
2.5
|
Score / 40
|
39-40
|
37-38
|
35-36
|
32-34
|
30-31
|
26-29
|
23-25
|
18-22
|
16-17
|
13-15
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10-12
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8-10
|
6-7
|
4-5
|
IELTS General Reading marking schemes
For the general reading test, which contains 40 questions, the approximate band scores can be calculated using this table.
Band Score
|
9
|
8.5
|
8
|
7.5
|
7
|
6.5
|
6
|
5.5
|
5
|
4.5
|
4
|
3.5
|
3
|
2.5
|
Score / 40
|
40
|
39
|
37-38
|
36
|
34-35
|
32-33
|
30-31
|
27-29
|
23-26
|
19-22
|
15-18
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12-14
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9-11
|
6-8
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IELTS Academic Reading marking schemes
For the academic reading test, which also contains 40 questions, but is more difficult, the approximate band scores can be calculated using this table.
Band Score
|
9
|
8.5
|
8
|
7.5
|
7
|
6.5
|
6
|
5.5
|
5
|
4.5
|
4
|
3.5
|
3
|
2.5
|
Score / 40
|
39-40
|
37-38
|
35-36
|
33-34
|
30-32
|
27-29
|
23-26
|
19-22
|
15-18
|
13-14
|
10-12
|
8-9
|
6-7
|
4-5
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