Reading score calculation (academic)

[viper.]

guys,

How many correct answers required to get 6 band in reading section?

Some says 24 and some says 30 correct answers required to score 6 in reading section.

I am talking about Academic module.I took it on 8th nov. and very nervous about reading section.

Thanks.

 

[rockers2012]

i scored 7 band in real exam reading and i also knew how many mistakes i made there and guessed how many due to short time.

This is a rough estimate based on my experience in the real exam.

6 - 28 correct
6.5- 30 correct
7.0- 32 correct

 

[viper.]

Thanks for our reply,man.

If atleast 28 is required to score 6 band then i m fu ck e d. I was running out of time,I missed 8 questions out of 40,even no guess because the passage was damn lenthy and i was stuck.seems like reading section will ruin my other 3 sections which were very good.

I am calculating as per below equation.

If 4 correct answer=1 band
so 24 correct=6 band.
40 correct=9 band (since score is given from 9)

If 5 correct answer=1 band
then to get 9 band one has to score 45,which is almost impossible since total questions are 40.

So in your opinion which formula should be correct?
1) 4 correct=1 band
2) 5 correct=1 band.

Thanks again.

 

[rockers2012]

The benchmark of each test slightly differs from exam to exam...i believe they are pre-determined....so no scientific formula at work... let's say, if your test was overall difficult....so they would set the marking like this at : 5.5- 23/24/25.... 6.0- 26/27, 6.5 - 28/29, 7.0- 30/31 etc

A guy who scores either 26 or 27 would get the same 6.0 band..... 4 correct answers = 1 band or 5 correct answers= 1 band......formula does not work over here.....this is my opinion.

 

[rockers2012]

did you leave those 8 questions as total blank? no guess there? will your total marking start from 32? let's suppose, if u make 6 mistakes overall out of 32....you are still looking at 26 mark...i believe, band 6 is still possible...

 

[rockers2012]

why did i put 6- 28 correct marks range in my particular test? I noticed that

1 passage - extremely hard....took me 30 minutes alone....very tricky

2 passage - easy

3 passage - easy

there was no passage of moderate difficulty in my case....if u detected a moderate difficulty ....then 26/27 would be a conversion rate for a 6 band.

Again i am speculating but that's how i felt.

 

[viper.]

Thanks for our replies man.Much appreciated.

Same thing happened with me.I attempted first passage first,which almost took 27 minutes and surprisingly i left 6 questions without answering.even no guess because those 6 questions were specific like write the exact term of given info.so guessing was not possible.lol.i felt like i am stupid. The other 2 passages took 33 minutes to complete and l answered questions confidently.

Any way I will receive my result on 21st,nov. so have to wait.lets see what happens.I will post it here.let's hope for the best.

 

[viper.]

Also how much we should rely on credibility of this website?Because if we put 23 correct answer in reading (academic ) box it shows 6 bands.lol.

http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_Band_Score_Calculator.html

 

[RNK]

u must get atleast 24-26 correct for a 6band