IELTS Reading Raw Score Conversion
28 Out of 40 in IELTS Reading
Scoring 28 out of 40 equals Band 6.5 in Academic Reading and Band 5.5 in General Training Reading, achieving 70% test accuracy.
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Academic Band Score
6.5
CEFR Level:B2
Competent User (Band 6.5)
Band 6.5 Performance Description (28 / 40)
Competent reader (Band 6.0 - 6.5). You understand main ideas in general academic texts but struggle with rapid synonym shifts, complex syntax, and abstract terminology.
Next Target Band Roadmap
Want to reach Band 7.0 in IELTS Reading?
You only need 2 more correct answers in Academic Reading to reach Band 7.0.
Required Raw Score30 / 40+2 correct answers
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Strengths at 28/40
- •Direct keyword scanning and basic definition identification
- •High accuracy on straightforward summary completion with word banks
- •Comfortable with Passage 1 style historical/chronological texts
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Focus Areas for Improvement
- •Advanced academic synonym replacement recognition
- •Understanding dependent clauses and complex sentences in dense paragraphs
- •Speed reading without losing comprehension
Actionable Drills to Increase Accuracy
1
Pre-read all question stems and circle keywords before skimming the passage
2
Build an active Academic Word List (AWL) vocabulary notebook with antonyms and synonyms
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