Answer 12 questions across Reading and Listening, plus a quick self-check on Writing and Speaking. Get your estimated band, your four-skill breakdown, and a week-by-week plan.
Answer 12 questions — Reading and Listening, plus a quick self-rating for Writing and Speaking. About 10 minutes, no signup.
See your estimated band (0–9) with a breakdown of all four skills, so you know exactly which paper is holding your overall score back.
Get a personalised study plan that targets your weakest skill first and maps a week-by-week path to your goal band.
The diagnostic auto-scores your Reading and Listening with real IELTS-style questions and converts each to a band from 0 to 9. Because Writing and Speaking need a human or AI assessor, they're captured with a quick self-rating and then built into your study plan with real practice. Your overall estimate is the average of the four skills, rounded to the nearest half band — exactly how the real IELTS overall band works.
Yes. Taking the diagnostic and seeing your estimated band and skill breakdown is completely free, with no account required. You only create a free account if you want to save your personalised plan and start studying.
About 10 minutes — 12 questions covering Reading and Listening plus two quick self-ratings for Writing and Speaking.
Your Reading and Listening answers are scored and converted to a band from 0 to 9. Writing and Speaking are self-rated. Your overall is the average of the four, rounded to the nearest half band.
Not automatically — those need a human or AI assessor. The diagnostic uses a quick self-rating for them, and your study plan then builds in real Writing and Speaking practice.
Your estimated overall band, a breakdown of all four skills with your weakest ones highlighted, and a week-by-week study plan built to close the gap to your target band.
Built by Derstina — personalised exam prep with real IELTS Reading, Listening and grammar drills, full timed mocks and band tracking, plus dozens of other exams.
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Scoring your Reading and Listening and mapping all four IELTS skills.
Reading and Listening are measured; Writing and Speaking are self-rated.
Built from your diagnostic — weakest skill first.