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How are my tests scored?

This article explains how your Maki assessments are scored. We've simplified everything to help you better understand your results.

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Written by Chloe
Updated this week

💡 Important to note : There is no fixed or pre-determined “passing score.” Each company defines its own success thresholds depending on the role, their internal criteria, and the average performance of candidates. Your test results are one factor in the overall recruitment decision—final decisions rest with the recruiters.

1. Classical Scoring (used in 99% of Maki tests)

✅ Single Choice, Numerical, and True/False Questions

1 correct answer = 1 point

1 incorrect answer = 0 points

Your score = total number of points earned ÷ total number of questions

✅ Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

These include both correct and incorrect options.

Scoring formula: Correct answers selected ÷ total correct answers − (wrong answers selected × 0.5)

The final score for each question cannot go below 0.

🧠 Example:

Answer 1: ✅ Correct

Answer 2: ✅ Correct

Answer 3: ❌ Incorrect

Selected 1 + 3 → 1/2 − 1×0.5 = 0

Selected only 1 → 1/2 = 0.5

Selected 1 + 2 → 2/2 = 1

Selected only 3 → 0/2 − 1×0.5 = 0

Final score = the total number of points per question / the number of questions.

2. AI-Scored Activities

Some activities (like language proficiency or structured interviews) are scored using AI models.

These models evaluate your responses based on:

  • Relevance

  • Clarity

  • Grammar

  • Structure

  • Overall effectiveness

Since these scores rely on natural language processing (NLP), an exact scoring formula cannot be given. However, your final score reflects how well your answers align with the criteria set by the recruiters.

3. Custom Weighted Scoring (used in some custom activities)

The following tests are concerned by this scoring type:

  • Team Management

  • Negotiation

  • A portion of custom activities created by recruiters

Using this method, we consider that some answers are stronger than others; so each answer will have its own score.

✅ Single Choice Questions

Example:

Answer 1: 3 points

Answer 2: 2 points

Answer 3: 0 points

You selected Answer 2 → Score = 2/3 ≈ 0.67

Final score = add up the total number of score per question divided by the number of questions.

✅ Multiple Choice Calculation of the score per question = Sum of the points of the selected answers / Sum of the total points of all (positive) answers

  • There is a possibility to give negative points. (There is a penalty for wrong answers but the candidate's score cannot go below 0%).

Example:

Answer 1: +3

Answer 2: +3

Answer 3: +2

Answer 4: −1

You select 2 and 3 → 5/8 = 62%

Final score = We add up the total number of score per question divided by the number of questions

4. Specialized Scoring Models

We use specialized and unique scoring systems for specific assessments:

  • Compass

  • FLATS / SLATS

  • AI-Grid

  • Typing Test

In order to better understand this scoring method you can try out the following simulator:

💡 Need additional help?

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