IELTS Scores

Scores ending in 0.25 will be rounded up to the nearest half band, and scores of 0.75 will be rounded up the the nearest whole band. Here are some examples:

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall Band
6.5	6.0	5.5	7.0	6.5

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall Band
5.0	6.0	5.5	6.0	5.5

Therefore, these band score boundaries may vary slightly according to each test.

Listening Test - Raw Score Conversion

Raw Score	Band Score	Raw Score	Band Score
39-40	9	18-22	5.5
37-38	8.5	16-17	5
35-36	8	13-15	4.5
32-34	7.5	11-12	4
30-31	7	8-10	3.5
26-29	6.5	6-7	3
23-25	6	4-5	2.5

General Reading Test - Raw Score Conversion

Raw Score	Band Score	Raw Score	Band Score
40	9	27-29	5.5
39	8.5	23-26	5
37-38	8	19-22	4.5
36	7.5	15-18	4
34-35	7	12-14	3.5
32-33	6.5	9-11	3
30-31	6	6-8	2.5

IELTS Listening

Listening Test - Raw Score Conversion

TEST OVERVIEW

Section	Context	Number of Speakers
1	Social Needs	Conversation between two speakers
2	Social Needs	Speech by one speaker
3	Educational or Training	Conversation between up to four speakers
4	Academic Subject	Speech by one speaker

Section One

In the first section there is a conversation between two speakers. For example - a conversation about travel arrangements, booking accommodation, or decisions on a night out.

Section Two

The second section is a monologue (a speech by one person). It will be set in an everyday social context. For example - a speech about student services on a University campus or arrangements for meals during a conference.

Section Three

Section three is a conversation between up to four people. For example - a conversation between a tutor and a student about an assignment or between three students planning a research project.

Section Four

The final part is another monologue. It is a lecture or talk of general academic interest such as a university lecture.

The Questions:

The following types of question may appear on the test:

1. multiple choice  
2. short-answer questions  
3. sentence completion  
4. notes/summary/diagram/flow chart/table completion  
5. labelling a diagram which has numbered parts  
6. classification  
7. matching