How to Calculate the Score of your FCE

 How to Calculate the Score of your FCE

Cambridge English Exam (after 2015)

In short, in order to calculate the score of any Cambridge test, you simply have to do the following:

Add up the points of each part of the test.

Calculate the percentage of each part.

Calculate the average score of all the parts.

Convert your percentage using Cambridge’s calculator

(https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/cambridge-englis

h-scale/).

However, the first thing you ought to do if you want to calculate your

test score is to know how many parts it’s got and how much each item

is worth.

The B2 First (FCE) has 5 components and each one has a particular number of parts

and items. The test is done in 4 parts but it has 5 components because the Reading

and the Use of English are assessed separately:

Reading: 30 items = 42 points

Part 1: 8 items (1 item = 1 point)

Part 5: 6 items (1 item = 2 points)

Part 6: 6 items (1 item = 2 points)

Part 7: 10 items (1 item = 1 point)

Minimum score to pass: 24 points

Use of English: 22 items = 28 points

Part 2: 8 items (1 item = 1 point)

Part 3: 8 items (1 item = 1 point)

Part 4: 6 items (1 item = up to 2 points)

Minimum score to pass: 18 points

Writing: 2 items = 40 points

Part 1: 1 item = 20 points

Part 2: 1 item = 20 points

Minimum score to pass: 24 points

Listening: 30 items = 30 points (1 item = 1 point)

Part 1: 8 items

Part 2: 10 items

Part 3: 5 items

Part 4: 7 items

Minimum score to pass: 18 points

Speaking: 60 points in total (not divided into items or parts). In this case, the score

is assigned to different competences:

Grammar & vocabulary: 5 points (up to 5 points, but multiplied by 2)

Discourse: 5 points (up to 5 points, but multiplied by 2)

Pronunciation: 5 points (up to 5 points, but multiplied by 2)

Interaction: 5 points (up to 5 points, but multiplied by 2)

Global: 20 points (up to 5 points, but multiplied by 4)

Minimum score to pass: 36 points

Add up the points for each part separately. For example: R

= 35 points; UoE = 20 points; W =18 points; L = 27 points; S

= 36 points.

Work out the percentage for each part. In order to do so,

divide the points of each part you got by the number of the

maximum points you can get in each part, and then

multiply by 100. Like this:

Formula: (your points/max. points in each part) x 100

R = 35/42×100 = 83%

UoE = 20/28×100 = 71%

W = 18/40×100 = 45%

L = 27/30×100 = 90%

S = 36/60×100 = 60%

Calculate the average percentage:

Formula: Average % = (R + UoE + W + L + S)/5

My average percentage = (83 + 71 + 45 + 90 + 60)/5

My average percentage = 70%

Use this calculator to transform the percentage into the

Cambridge English Scale score. For example, if you

introduce 70%, it will transform it into 169 points, which

means I would have passed. You need at least 160 points.