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   Marking Table  for Reading and Listening Bands.

 

   NUMBER OF POSSIBLE CORRECT ANSWERS   -------------------à

		25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
	1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
	2	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
	3	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
	4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
	5	2	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
	6	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
	7	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
	8	3.0	3.0	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.5
	9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
	10	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.0	2.0
	11	4.0	4.0	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
	12	4.5	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.5	2.5	2.5
	13	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
	14	5.0	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
	15	5.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.0
	16	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
	17	6.0	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.5	3.5
	18	6.5	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
	19	7.0	6.5	6.5	6.0	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.0	4.0
	20	7.0	7.0	6.5	6.5	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
	21	7.5	7.5	7.0	7.0	6.5	6.5	6.0	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.5
	22	8.0	7.5	7.5	7.0	7.0	6.5	6.5	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.5
	23	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.5	7.0	7.0	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	5.0	5.0
	24	8.5	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.5	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.5	6.5	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.0
	25	9.0	8.5	8.0	8.0	8.0	7.5	7.5	7.0	7.0	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.5	5.5	5.5
	26		9.0	8.5	8.5	8.0	8.0	7.5	7.5	7.0	7.0	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.5	5.5
	27			9.0	8.5	8.5	8.0	8.0	7.5	7.5	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.5	6.5	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
	28				9.0	8.5	8.5	8.0	8.0	7.5	7.5	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.0	6.0
	29					9.0	8.5	8.5	8.0	8.0	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.0	7.0	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.0
	30						9.0	8.5	8.5	8.0	8.0	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.5	6.5
	31							9.0	8.5	8.5	8.0	8.0	8.0	7.5	7.5	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.5
	32								9.0	8.5	8.5	8.0	8.0	8.0	7.5	7.5	7.0	7.0	7.0
	33									9.0	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.0	8.0	7.5	7.5	7.0	7.0
	34										9.0	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.0	8.0	7.5	7.5	7.5
	35											9.0	9.0	8.5	8.5	8.0	8.0	7.5	7.5
	36												9.0	9.0	8.5	8.5	8.0	8.0	7.5
	37													9.0	9.0	8.5	8.5	8.0	8.0
	38														9.0	9.0	8.5	8.5	8.0
	39															9.0	9.0	8.5	8.5
	40																9.0	9.0	8.5
	41																	9.0	9.0
	42	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40		9.0

 The vertical numbers represent the number of correct answers gained by the student.

For example the student scores 32 correct answers.  Look at 32 on the vertical column and then look across to the number of actual questions, normally 40.  The score will be band 7.0

Document: IELTS Marking Sheet. Paul Griffiths                                                      

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