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

38 out of 40 in IELTS General Training Reading is band 8.0. 1 more correct answer would make it 8.5. One fewer would still be band 8.0.

Band 8.0 covers 37 to 38 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

38 of 40 correct

CEFR C1, borderline C2Very good user

1 more correct answer would make it 8.5.

38/40 in IELTS General Reading is about band 8.0.

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38 out of 40 in the other papers

IELTS General Training Reading8.01 more correct answer would make it 8.5.
IELTS Listening8.51 more correct answer would make it 9.0.
IELTS Academic Reading8.51 more correct answer would make it 9.0.

What 8.0 in Reading meets

Universities ask for an overall band and a minimum for every skill. 8.0 in Reading meets the per-skill minimum at, for example:

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From 38/40 to every band

Correct answers	Band	From 38
40	9.0	+2
39	8.5	+1
37–38	8.0	Your score
36	7.5	−2
34–35	7.0	−3
32–33	6.5	−5
30–31	6.0	−7
27–29	5.5	−9
23–26	5.0	−12
19–22	4.5	−16
15–18	4.0	−20
0 to 14	No band published	−24