G-TELP Score Calculator

Overview

Enter the number of questions you answered correctly in each G-TELP Level 2 section to get your section scores and official total. Level 2 has 26 grammar questions, 26 listening questions and 28 reading & vocabulary questions - 80 in total - with each section scored out of 100 and the total being the average of the three. Pick a Korean cutoff such as 65 for grade-7 civil service, 43 for entry-level police or 32 for grade-9 military civilian service, and the calculator tells you whether you clear it and, if not, how many more questions each single section would need.

Formula

Section score = correct answers / questions in section x 100
  Grammar = correct / 26 x 100
  Listening = correct / 26 x 100
  Reading & Vocabulary = correct / 28 x 100

Official total = (Grammar + Listening + Reading) / 3

Score reports print section scores and the total as whole numbers, but the total is averaged from the unrounded section scores, so a fraction remains.

Reverse calculation: for a target total T, the three section scores must sum to at least 3T. To reach it by improving one section alone, that section needs 3T minus the sum of the other two, and the required number of correct answers is ceil(required score x section questions / 100). If that exceeds the section's question count, the target cannot be reached from that section alone.

Mastery: scoring 75 or above in all three sections earns Level 2 Mastery; falling short in any one section gives Near Mastery.

How to Use

1. 1Enter your grammar correct answers, from 0 to 26.
2. 2Enter your listening correct answers, from 0 to 26.
3. 3Enter your reading & vocabulary correct answers, from 0 to 28.
4. 4Choose the cutoff for the exam you are preparing for (65 for grade-7 civil service, 43 for entry-level police, 47 for grade-7 military civilian service and so on), or pick 'custom' and type your own target.
5. 5Read off your total, whether the target is met, and how many correct answers each section alone would need to close the gap.

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Background

G-TELP (General Tests of English Language Proficiency) is a criterion-referenced English test developed by the International Testing Services Center and administered in Korea by G-TELP Korea. Of its five levels, Level 2 is the one Korean civil service and professional licensing exams accept, and it runs 80 questions in about 90 minutes: 26 grammar, 26 listening and 28 reading & vocabulary. The test's own design awards 'Mastery' of a level only when all three sections reach 75 percent, but Korean hiring and licensing bodies ignore that verdict and compare only the three-section average against their own cutoff. Those cutoffs are published per scheme: 65 for national and local grade-7 open recruitment, 77 for the foreign service, 43 for the junior police ranks and 50 for police cadets, 43 for junior fire service ranks, 32, 47 and 65 for grade-9, grade-7 and grade-5 military civilian service, 73 for KATUSA, 77 for patent attorney, and 65 for tax accountant, labor attorney and certified appraiser. Because 26 and 28 do not divide 100 evenly, one question is worth about 3.85 or 3.57 points within its section, which is why totals carry decimals and are awkward to work out by hand.

Tips

• ✔One question is worth about 3.85 points in grammar and listening and about 3.57 in reading, which translates to roughly 1.28 and 1.19 points on the total. A two-point gap is really a two-question gap.
• ✔Grammar follows the most predictable question patterns of the three sections, so it is usually the fastest to improve. Candidates targeting 65 often aim to lock in 20 or more of the 26 grammar questions.
• ✔Korean employers and licensing bodies look only at the total, not the Mastery verdict. A Near Mastery result is perfectly acceptable as long as the total clears the cutoff.
• ✔The reported total is averaged from unrounded section scores, so if you are within half a point of a cutoff the calculator and your real report can differ by one point. Give yourself a question or two of margin.
• ✔G-TELP scores are valid for two years from the release date, and cutoffs can change between recruitment cycles, so check the current announcement for both the accepted score and the validity window.

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