Please explain me the reading test scoring criteria for general module.

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General Training Reading Band score Raw score out of 40 4 Band if 15 correct 5 Band if 23 correct 6 Band if 30 correct 7 Band if 34 correct
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Band Score 9 8.5 8 7.5 7 6.5 6 5.5 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 Score / 40 39-40 37-38 35-36 32-34 30-31 26-29 23-25 18-22 16-17 13-15 10-12 8-10 6-7 4-5 Hope this helps you.
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Three passages having approximately 15 questions and 3 types of questions,each correct answer gives you one mark.The passages may be general or academic passages but with lower degree of difficulty compared to IELTS Academic.
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It would be the same as ACADEMIC, passages would be more general....
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IELTS General Reading marking schemes For the general reading test, which contains 40 questions, the approximate band scores can be calculated using this table. Band Score 9 8.5 8 7.5 7 6.5 6 5.5 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 Score / 40 40 39 37-38 36 34-35 32-33 30-31 27-29 23-26 19-22 15-18 12-14 9-11 6...
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Approx 29 to 31 correct answers out of 40 and you get 6 bands.
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General Training Reading Band score Raw score out of 40: 4bands- 15 score, 5bands- 23score, 6bands- 30score, 7 bands- 34 score
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Total it will be counted out of 9 bands and you will get 3 passages same as academic but difficulty level will be more than the academic reading test
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