Each score represents the applicant's ability for each of the four test sections: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The scores range from 0 – did not attempt the test to 9 – expert ability. The following bullets list what each score represents.

• 0 – Did not attempt the test


• 1 – Non-user


• 2 – Intermittent user


• 3 – Extremely, limited user


• 4 - Limited user


• 5 – Modest user


• 6 – Competent user


• 7 – Good user


• 8 – Very good user


• 9 – Expert user

An applicant's overall score is the average of the applicant's four test scores. For example, if an applicant receives the following scores, Reading – 8, Writing – 7, Speaking – 7, and Listening – 8, the applicant's overall score is 7.5 (8 + 7 + 7 + 8 = 30. 30/4 = 7.5.) If the applicant's overall score ends in .25, the score rounds up to .50. For example, if an applicant's overall score is 7.25, it rounds up to 7.5.
If the applicant's overall score is 7.75, the score rounds up to the next whole number. For example, if the applicant's overall score is 7.75, it rounds up to 8.0.

• 40 out 0f 40 – 9
• 35 out of 40 – 8
• 30 out of 40 – 7
• 23 out of 40 – 6
• 15 out of 40 – 5

• You may write your answers directly on the answer sheet or you may write them on the question paper and transfer them to the answer sheet before the end of the test. You will not be given extra time to transfer answers at the end of the test. Nothing you write on the question paper will be marked.
• You must write your answers in pencil.
• An example of a completed Reading answer sheet is given on the next page.

• ‘Completion’ question types (e.g. note completion):
• The same rules apply to ‘completion’ question types as in Listening (see above).
• The word(s) you use must be taken from the Reading text. You will not need to change the form of the word(s) in the text.