28 out of 40 in IELTS General Training Reading: what band is it?

28 out of 40 in IELTS General Training Reading is band 5.5. 2 more correct answers would make it 6.0. One fewer would still be band 5.5.

Band 5.5 covers 27 to 29 correct answers. The figures are IDP’s published table, which IELTS calls indicative because the cut-offs vary slightly between test versions.

Correct answers

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Your General Training Reading band

28 of 40 correct

CEFR B2Between Modest user and Competent user

2 more correct answers would make it 6.0.

28/40 in IELTS General Reading is about band 5.5.

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28 out of 40 in the other papers

IELTS General Training Reading5.52 more correct answers would make it 6.0.
IELTS Listening6.52 more correct answers would make it 7.0.
IELTS Academic Reading6.52 more correct answers would make it 7.0.

What 5.5 in Reading meets

Universities ask for an overall band and a minimum for every skill. 5.5 in Reading meets the per-skill minimum at, for example:

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From 28/40 to every band

Correct answers	Band	From 28
40	9.0	+12
39	8.5	+11
37–38	8.0	+9
36	7.5	+8
34–35	7.0	+6
32–33	6.5	+4
30–31	6.0	+2
27–29	5.5	Your score
23–26	5.0	−2
19–22	4.5	−6
15–18	4.0	−10
0 to 14	No band published	−14