How is the IELTS score calculated?
The IELTS test ( What is IELTS? ) is scored using a scale from 1 (lowest level) to 9 (highest level). This scale is the same for both IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training ( Why take IELTS? ).
IELTS Preparation
Note for each part
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Listening : 40 questions, each question worth 1 point. The section is then brought back and marked out of 9.
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Reading : 40 questions, each question worth 1 point. The section is then re-scored and marked out of 9. The Academic format is considered more difficult for some questions.
| Listening
|
Reading
|
| Note |
Score |
| 5 |
16 |
| 6 |
23 |
| 7 |
30 |
| 8 |
35 |
Writing - You are given a score from 1 to 9 for each of these criteria:
- the correct answer to the question
- coherence and cohesion of the argument
- vocabulary used
- good use of grammar
Speaking - You are given a score from 1 to 9 for each of these criteria:
- fluidity
- lexicon
- grammar
- pronunciation
Then you have to calculate the average of the score obtained from all the criteria.
The graders will have a very detailed grid to assign you your score. You can see an example here .
General note
It is calculated based on the average of the marks out of 9 that you receive in each part. It will then be rounded to the nearest whole or half.
- 6.5 in Listening
- 6.5 at Reading
- 5 in Writing
- 7 in Speaking = 6.25, giving an overall score of 6.5
