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B2 First (FCE) score calculator

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.
Enter your correct answers for each part and the examiner's marks for Writing and Speaking. Leave blank what you didn't do.
Reading Part 1
Multiple-choice cloze
/8
Use of English Part 2
Open cloze
/8
Use of English Part 3
Word formation
/8
Use of English Part 4 · Key word transformations
Correct sentences
/6
Half-right sentences
Only one of the two halves right
/6
Reading Part 5
Multiple choice
/6
Reading Part 6
Gapped text
/6
Reading Part 7
Multiple matching
/10
Live result
B2 First (FCE)
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Cambridge English Scale
CEFR level:
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140
160 · C
173 · B
180 · A
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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 %
76 %
79 %
Use of English
64 %
79 %
86 %
Writing
60 %
75 %
85 %
Listening
63 %
77 %
83 %
Speaking
60 %
80 %
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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