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B2 First (FCE) score calculator

Q: What score do you need to pass B2 First (FCE)?

An average of 160 or more on the Cambridge English Scale. From 160 to 172 is Grade C and from 173 to 179, Grade B: with either you get the B2 First (FCE) certificate at level B2. From 180 it is Grade A: the same certificate, at level C1.

Q: Can you fail one paper and still pass B2 First (FCE)?

Yes. There is no minimum score per paper: what counts is the average of all of them. A weak paper is made up for by the others.

Enter your marks for each paper of your B2 First (FCE) mock exam and instantly see your Cambridge English Scale score, your grade and your CEFR level.

Your correct answers per part

Enter your correct answers for each part; we add up the marks (some parts count double). For Writing and Speaking, the examiner's mark. Leave blank what you didn't do.

Reading

Part 1

Multiple-choice cloze

/8

Part 5

Multiple choice

/6

Part 6

Gapped text

/6

Part 7

Multiple matching

/10

Use of English

Part 2

Open cloze

/8

Part 3

Word formation

/8

Part 4 · correct

Key word transformations

/6

Part 4 · half right

Sentences with only one of the two halves right

/6

Writing

Part 1

Essay (compulsory) · examiner's mark

/20

Part 2

Article / email / letter / report / review · examiner's mark

/20

Listening

Part 1

Multiple choice (short extracts)

/8

Part 2

Sentence completion

/10

Part 3

Multiple matching

/5

Part 4

Multiple choice (long text)

/7

Speaking

Examiner's total mark

/60

Your result

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How the B2 First (FCE) score is calculated

Each paper (Reading, Use of English, Writing, Listening, Speaking) is converted separately to the Cambridge English Scale. Your overall score is the average of all of them, and they all count the same. That overall score decides your grade and the CEFR level on your certificate.

Grade boundaries

Cambridge English Scale

Result

180–190

Grade A · B2 First certificate, level C1

173–179

Grade B · B2 First certificate, level B2

160–172

Grade C · B2 First certificate, level B2

140–159

Not passed · B1 level certificate, without the exam name

< 140

No certificate

What you need in each paper

Minimum percentage of the marks in each paper for that paper alone to reach that scale score (approximate).

Paper

Pass (160)

Grade B (173)

Grade A (180)

Reading

57 %

74 %

79 %

Use of English

64 %

79 %

86 %

Writing

60 %

75 %

85 %

Listening

60 %

77 %

83 %

Speaking

60 %

75 %

85 %

Frequently asked questions

What score do you need to pass B2 First (FCE)?

An average of 160 or more on the Cambridge English Scale. From 160 to 172 is Grade C and from 173 to 179, Grade B: with either you get the B2 First (FCE) certificate at level B2. From 180 it is Grade A: the same certificate, at level C1.

Can you fail one paper and still pass B2 First (FCE)?

Yes. There is no minimum score per paper: what counts is the average of all of them. A weak paper is made up for by the others.

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Mockmark is an independent tool, not affiliated with Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Scores are estimates based on public information.