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Converting Practice Test Scores To Cambridge English Scale Scores PDF
Converting Practice Test Scores To Cambridge English Scale Scores PDF
C2 210
Proficient user
Grade C
Grade A Grade A
200
Grade B Grade B
C1 190
Grade C
Level C1
Grade C
Grade A Grade A
180
Grade B Grade B
B2
Independent user
B1 150
Pass
Level B1
Pass
Level B1
Distinction
140
Merit
A2 130
Pass
Level A2 Level A2
Basic user
120
A1 110 Level A1
100
Below
A1 90
80
Most Cambridge English exams are now reporting results on the across the whole test, and there is no requirement to achieve a
Cambridge English Scale. minimum score in each paper.
IELTS is mapped to, but will not be reported on the Cambridge English Scale
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For Cambridge English: First, First for Schools, Advanced and Proficiency, The following tables can be used as guidance to help you convert
candidates receive an individual score for each of the four skills – practice test scores to Cambridge English Scale scores.
reading, writing, listening, speaking – and Use of English. In the live
Please note that these only apply when using official Cambridge
exams, each of the skills and Use of English are equally weighted,
English practice tests.
and a candidate’s overall score is calculated by adding all of the
individual scores together and dividing by five (and then rounding The conversion tables are intended to help you provide an
to the nearest whole number). indication of your students’ readiness to take the relevant exam.
The scores you provide may not always reflect the results the
For Cambridge English: Preliminary, Preliminary for Schools, and
students may achieve in a Cambridge English live exam. They
Cambridge English: Business Certificates (Preliminary, Vantage and
should not be used to try to predict precise scores in the live
Higher), candidates receive an individual score for the four skills –
exam, but can be a useful diagnostic tool, indicating areas of
reading, writing, listening and speaking. In the live exams, each skill
relative strength and weakness.
is equally weighted, and a candidate’s overall score is calculated
by adding all of the individual scores together and dividing by four The scores needed on any given test to achieve the scores on the
(and then rounding to the nearest whole number). Cambridge English Scale shown in the tables below will vary due
to a number of factors, so scores close to CEFR boundaries need to
For Cambridge English: Key and Key for Schools, candidates receive
be reviewed carefully. We recommend that this is approximately
an individual score for each paper in the exam – Reading and
three Cambridge English Scale score points above and below the
Writing, Listening and Speaking. In the live exams, the Reading and
score needed to achieve the level, e.g. 157–163 for Level B2. Students
Writing paper tests two skills so the score is doubled. A candidate’s
who achieve only slightly higher than the Cambridge English Scale
overall score is calculated by adding all of the individual scores
score for a given level on a practice test may not achieve that level
together and dividing by four (and then rounding to the nearest
in the live exam, and we recommend that they continue working to
whole number).
improve so that they reach the desired level.
A candidate’s grade and CEFR level are based on their performance