Illinois broker score interpretation
Read your Illinois exam result one portion at a time
National and Illinois have separate passing decisions. National requires 70 percent raw, or 70 of 100 scored points. Illinois requires 75 percent, or 30 of 40. Extra points on one portion cannot repair a shortfall on the other. The older national scaled score of 75 describes the same passing standard on a different reporting scale.
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Use the broker row and the right score scale
The PSI Illinois booklet dated June 24, 2026 gives the broker totals and cutoffs on printed page 11. Its separate rows for other license levels should not be substituted for this one.
| Portion | Scored total | Minimum | Calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 100 points from 100 items | 70 points; 70 percent raw | 100 × 0.70 = 70 |
| Illinois | 40 points from 40 items | 30 points; 75 percent | 40 × 0.75 = 30 |
A raw percentage compares scored points earned with scored points available. For Illinois, 29 ÷ 40 = 72.5 percent, below the required 75 percent. Thirty of 40 meets the published cutoff. Check the actual report when a remembered percentage or question count seems inconsistent.
The broker footnote equates national 70 percent raw with the older scaled passing score of 75 and says the passing standard stayed the same. It does not provide a conversion formula for every possible result. Do not add five to a raw score or treat a scaled 75 as 75 correct answers.
Possible experimental items are outside the scored base. The question-count guide explains why a larger presented total does not create more scored points. This page does not promise a particular experimental allocation or labeling in the actual exam.
Four outcomes, with no combined passing average
These are original scored-point examples using the published broker standards. They are not copies of PSI reports.
| National points | Illinois points | Portions meeting the cutoff |
|---|---|---|
| 71 of 100 | 32 of 40 | Both |
| 72 of 100 | 28 of 40 | National only |
| 68 of 100 | 35 of 40 | Illinois only |
| 66 of 100 | 27 of 40 | Neither |
For the second candidate, more Illinois preparation is needed even though national passed. For the third, a strong Illinois result does not erase the national shortfall. Keep practice results separate so the same problem is visible before the real examination.
Under ordinary failed-portion instructions, PSI requires repeating the portion that failed. The applicable attempt, eligibility and reset rules still matter. Read the retake guide before selecting a new examination. Passing both portions is an examination result, not an issued license.
Check your reading with two original exercises
Choose before opening the explanation. These exercises test score interpretation; they are not PSI examination questions.
1. Which portions meet their cutoffs?
A broker candidate earns 83 national scored points and 29 Illinois scored points.
- Both portions
- Illinois only
- Neither portion
- National only
Show answer and every-choice explanation
D is correct. National 83 is at least 70; Illinois 29 is below 30. A wrongly treats the combined 112 of 140, or 80 percent, as a pass on both. B reverses the results: Illinois falls short while national passes. C ignores the national passing result. Each portion has its own decision. Change only Illinois to 30 points and A becomes correct: both portions then meet their cutoffs.
2. Which statement follows from the broker footnote?
The current booklet lists national 70 percent raw and equates that passing standard with the previously reported scaled 75.
- The two figures describe the same national passing standard on different reporting scales.
- Add five to every raw score to calculate its scaled result.
- A scaled 75 means 75 correct answers out of 100.
- The Illinois passing percentage must also be 70.
Show answer and every-choice explanation
A is correct. The footnote describes equivalence at the passing standard. B invents a general conversion formula that the footnote does not give. C confuses a scaled value with a raw percentage. D ignores the separate Illinois 75-percent standard. Always keep the portion and score label with the number. Change the label to the Illinois requirement and 75 means the required percentage of 40 points, which is 30 points; it is not the old national scaled value.
Use the official report for the next decision
Printed page 10 says the score appears onscreen at the end and a report is emailed. It also describes printing reports from the account's Manage tab. Those are the published directions, rather than a walkthrough of a private account inspected for this guide.
Save the report and follow its licensing or reapplication instructions. PSI says a failed report contains diagnostic information about strengths and weaknesses by examination type. Use that information to choose concepts for review, then test those concepts with different facts.
The booklet does not give a formula for turning a diagnostic label into an exact number of missed questions. Use a reported weakness to choose a concept, explain the rule in your own words, then test it with changed facts. Do not treat the label as an item-by-item transcript or a promise about the next exam form.
If a result, label or available rebooking option does not match your record, ask PSI to clarify it. Remembered answers are a poor substitute for the report, especially when some presented items may be unscored. For the post-pass application window, use the score-validity guide; for an ordinary failed portion, use the route-specific retake instructions.
The passing-score guide has further cutoff examples. A practice percentage can identify work to do, but it is not a prediction or replacement for PSI's result.
Illinois broker scoring questions
Can a high national score make up for a failed Illinois portion?
No. Compare national with its own 70-of-100 scored-point cutoff and Illinois with its own 30-of-40 cutoff. A combined average can conceal a failed portion. Use the separate results on the PSI report.
Is the national passing score 70 or 75?
The current broker table says 70 percent raw. Its footnote says that this equals the previously reported scaled score of 75 at the passing standard. It is not a requirement to answer 75 of 100 correctly, a second cutoff or a formula for converting every score.
Do harder broker questions receive bonus points?
The broker summary pairs 100 national items with 100 points and 40 Illinois items with 40 points. It does not publish a harder-question bonus for that row. Do not import the separate discussion of weighted scenario options for other labeled examination types into this broker guide.
Do experimental questions or extra displayed items change the cutoff?
PSI says possible experimental items are unscored but use examination time. They do not enlarge the scored 100-point national or 40-point Illinois base. The exact displayed count and placement are not established for your booking here.
Does the booklet guarantee there is no guessing penalty?
The inspected broker guidance does not describe a separate wrong-answer deduction. That is a limit of the published explanation, not an independently verified scoring algorithm. Choose the best supported answer and follow the actual exam instructions; do not invent a deduction, bonus or navigation feature.
Keep the explanation with the practice score
If you want more original practice, you can download Pass Illinois and review why each answer fits. Use mistakes to choose the next study task. The app's practice results do not determine your PSI score or licensing status.