The Reading section consists of Parts 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Reading and Use of test score Scale score English paper. Correct answers in Parts 1 and 8 are worth 1 mark each. Correct 43 200 C2 answers in Parts 5, 6 and 7 are worth 2 marks each. There are 50 possible marks in 32 180 C1 the Reading section. 23 160 B2 17 142* – *minimum score reported for C1 Advanced
Use of English Practice Cambridge English CEFR level
The Use of English section consists of Parts 2, 3 and 4 of the Reading and Use of test score Scale score English paper. Correct answers in Parts 2 and 3 are worth 1 mark each. In Part 4, 23 200 C2 answers which are partly correct receive 1 mark and answers which are completely 16 180 C1 correct receive 2 marks. There are 28 possible marks in the Use of English section. 11 160 B2 8 142* – *minimum score reported for C1 Advanced
Writing Practice Cambridge English CEFR level
Candidates’ answers in the Writing paper are marked by trained examiners who test score Scale score are certificated to mark at the level. Answers are marked using assessment scales 34 200 C2 which are linked to the CEFR. 0–5 marks are given for each of the following criteria: 24 180 C1 Content; Communicative Achievement; Organisation; and Language. Whole marks 16 160 B2 only are awarded; there are no half marks given. Marks for each of the criteria are 10 142* – combined to give 20 possible marks for each question. There are 40 possible marks *minimum score reported for C1 Advanced for the whole paper.
Listening Practice Cambridge English CEFR level
Correct answers in the Listening paper are worth 1 mark each. There are 30 possible test score Scale score marks in the Listening paper. 26 200 C2 18 180 C1 13 160 B2 11 142* – *minimum score reported for C1 Advanced
Speaking Practice Cambridge English CEFR level
Candidates take the test in pairs, but are assessed on their individual performance test score Scale score by trained examiners certificated to examine at the level. Candidate speaking 66 200 C2 performances are assessed using scales which are linked to the CEFR. The assessor 45 180 C1 gives 0–5 marks for each of the following criteria: Grammatical Resource; Lexical 30 160 B2 Resource; Discourse Management; Pronunciation; and Interactive Communication. 17 142* – Marks for each of these criteria are doubled. The interlocutor gives a mark of 0–5 for *minimum score reported for C1 Advanced Global Achievement. This mark is then multiplied by five. Examiners may award half marks. Marks for all criteria are then combined, meaning there are 75 marks available in the Speaking test.