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IELTS Listening Band Score.

How The IELTS Score is Calculated?

How IELTS Score is Calculated With TRF
How IELTS Score is Calculated

This is a TRF of IELTS test, Most of you would be familiar with this and some of you who are going to give there exam as first attempt ,may not be familiar with it.

All the IELTS band score are calculated on the scale of 0-9 band score , 0-1 is considered :

  1. Non user
    Essentially has no ability to use the language beyond possibly a few isolated words.
9 band Users :
  1. Expert user

Has fully operational command of the language: appropriate, accurate and fluent with complete understanding.

How is IELTS overall Band score calculated?

You will be awarded band scores for each skill Reading, Writing , Speaking And listening( also an overall band score ) for Example the overall band score is 7.0 in above given picture.

The overall band score is average score of all four modules which is added and dived by 4. For Example –
7.5+7.0+6.5+7.0=28

Now 28 which sum of all four modules is divided by 4 and the result is 7

28/4=7 Bands

Listening ReadingWritingspeakingoverall
7.57.06.57.07.0
Table

The Ielts bands are calculate based on rounds about for Example.

Bands Bands rounded to nearest whole number
6.46
6.67
7.27
7.88
8.99
8.48
Table

The above given table explains how you band score is pushed to the nearest whole number.

  • if you band score is 6.4 than it will rounded about to 6.
  • if your band score is 6.6 than it will rounded to 7 bands , as the round about of 6.6 is 7 bands .
  • if you achieve a band score of 7.2 than the rounded Band score will be 7.
  • if you have ielts band score of 7.8 than than your IELTS Round Up score will be 8 Bands.
  • if your Ielts band score is 8.9 than than your round you score will be 9 bands.
  • if your IELTS score is 8.4 than your IELTs Round up score will be 8 bands.

How IELTS Listening Band score is awarded.

Number of correct Answers Band Score
39-409
37-388.5
35-368
32-347.5
30-317
26-296.5
23-256
18-225.5
16-175
14-154.5
11-124
Listening band Descriptor

How IELTS Reading Academic Bands are Awarded.

Number of correct Answers Band Scores
40-399
38-378.5
36-358
34-337.5
32-307
29-276.5
26-236
22-195.5
18-155
14-134.5
12-104
9-83.5
7-63
5-42.5
IELTS READING BAND DESCRIPTOR

IELTS Reading Band Score(GT)

Number of correct AnswersBand Score
409
398.5
37-388
367.5
34-357
32-336.5
30-316
27-295.5
23-265
19-224.5
15-184
12-153.5
9-113
6-82.5
IELTS Reading Band Score(GT)

How IELTS writing Band scores are Calculated,

IELTS writing Task 1 and Task 2 are marked using four criteria. The examiner will mark you on the scale of 0-9 bands deepening the following criteria.

on this four parameters ,The IELTS writing Band scores are Calculated

  1. Task Achievement
  2. Coherence and cohesion
  3. Lexical Recourses ( or types of vocabulary you use when writing your task.
  4. Grammatical range and Accuracy ( The type of sentences simple sentences , compound sentences and complex sentences you use in your essay)

Want to know details how IELTs writing task 1 and Task 2 band description works how the bands are awarded for both tasks.

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