IELTS Reading Band Scores
IELTS Reading Band Scores are the scores assigned for the total number of correct answers by students in the Reading section. Reading is one of the skill sets assessed in the IELTS exam to determine students’ ability to comprehend the given information in English and answer the questions more aptly. In the Reading section, the total correct answers are given a raw score and from that, a band score is determined. As there is no negative marking in the IELTS exam, students are advised to attempt all the questions and leave no one unanswered.
IELTS Academic Reading Band Score
The IELTS Academic Reading section has 40 questions. 40 is kept as the base to score students’ performance. Students who correctly answered all the questions scored the band 9, whereas those who correctly answered 38 to 37 questions scored the band 8.5, 36-35 scored the band 8 and so on. A Band score is allotted for every two correct answers, and the band keeps decreasing by .5 according to the number of correct answers.
|
Number of Correct Answers (Raw Score) |
IELTS Academic Reading Band Score |
|
40-39 |
9 |
|
38-37 |
8.5 |
|
36-35 |
8 |
|
34-33 |
7.5 |
|
32-30 |
7 |
|
29-27 |
6.5 |
|
26-23 |
6 |
|
22-19 |
5.5 |
|
18-15 |
5 |
|
14-13 |
4.5 |
|
12-10 |
4 |
|
9-8 |
3.5 |
|
7-6 |
3 |
|
5-4 |
2.5 |
IELTS General Training Reading Band Score
|
No. of Correct Answers |
IELTS General Training Reading Band Score |
|
40 |
9 |
|
39 |
8.5 |
|
37-38 |
8 |
|
36 |
7.5 |
|
34-35 |
7 |
|
32-33 |
6.5 |
|
30-31 |
6 |
|
27-29 |
5.5 |
|
23-26 |
5 |
|
19-22 |
4.5 |
|
15-18 |
4 |
|
12-14 |
3.5 |
|
9-11 |
3 |
IELTS Band Score Description
Like other sections of IELTS, the Reading section has similar band score allotment. Students are scored in the range of 0 to 9 depending on their performance, with each band indicating a skill. The Reading section Band Score description is given below for students' reference.
|
Band |
Skill Level |
Description |
|
9 |
Expert User |
Has Full operational command of the Language. |
|
8 |
Very Good User |
Has Full operational command of the Language only with occasional inaccuracies. |
|
7 |
Good User |
Has operational command of the Language and handles complex language well. |
|
6 |
Competent User |
Has effective command of the Language and understands fairly complex language. |
|
5 |
Modest User |
Has partial command of the Language and can handle basic communication. |
|
4 |
Limited User |
Has basic competence but is not able to use complex language. |
|
3 |
Extremely Limited User |
Understands only general meaning in very familiar situations. |
|
2 |
Intermittent User |
Has profound difficulty understanding spoken and written English. |
|
1 |
Non-User |
Has no ability to use the language beyond possibly a few isolated words. |
|
0 |
Did not attempt the test |
No assessable information was provided. |
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FAQs About IELTS Reading Band Scores
Yes. 6.0 is a fairly good score for the Reading section as it terms one as a competent user in the Reading skill set.
