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

33 out of 40 in IELTS General Training Reading is band 6.5. 1 more correct answer would make it 7.0. One fewer would still be band 6.5.

Band 6.5 covers 32 to 33 correct answers. The figures are IDP’s published table, which IELTS calls indicative because the cut-offs vary slightly between test versions.

Correct answers

/ 40

Your General Training Reading band

33 of 40 correct

CEFR B2, borderline C1Between Competent user and Good user

1 more correct answer would make it 7.0.

33/40 in IELTS General Reading is about band 6.5.

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33 out of 40 in the other papers

IELTS General Training Reading6.51 more correct answer would make it 7.0.
IELTS Listening7.52 more correct answers would make it 8.0.
IELTS Academic Reading7.52 more correct answers would make it 8.0.

What 6.5 in Reading meets

Universities ask for an overall band and a minimum for every skill. 6.5 in Reading meets the per-skill minimum at, for example:

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From 33/40 to every band

Correct answers	Band	From 33
40	9.0	+7
39	8.5	+6
37–38	8.0	+4
36	7.5	+3
34–35	7.0	+1
32–33	6.5	Your score
30–31	6.0	−2
27–29	5.5	−4
23–26	5.0	−7
19–22	4.5	−11
15–18	4.0	−15
0 to 14	No band published	−19