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English level test B2
Is your English Upper-Intermediate? 18 questions from B1 to C1: tenses, the passive, conditionals, idioms and complex texts. The test shows whether B2 is yours and whether you can aim for C1.
- 18 questions
- 5–10 minutes
- CEFR B1–C1
- Mistakes explained
Ready? Let’s start easy
Questions go from the level below B2 to the level above it. If you don’t know an answer, press “I don’t know” — the result will be more accurate.
- No sign-up and no time limit
- Levels from B1 to C1
- Instant result and review
Your result
Your result: A2 Pre-Intermediate
You cope with everyday situations and know the main tenses. Next comes conversation: fewer pauses, more of your own ideas.
- Talk about your day, work and hobbies
- Get by in a shop, café or station
- Write a short message or email
Your result: B1 Intermediate
You already speak English! Now it’s about confidence, a wider vocabulary and understanding real-life speech.
- Keep up a conversation on familiar topics
- Give and explain your opinion
- Understand the main points of articles, series and podcasts
Your result: B2 Upper-Intermediate
A level you can work and study in English with. Next: accuracy, style and confidence with complex topics.
- Talk freely with native speakers
- Discuss professional and abstract topics
- Understand films and the news without subtitles
Your result: C1 Advanced
Excellent: your grammar, vocabulary and reading are strong. Whether it’s already C2 only a live conversation with a teacher can tell.
- Use the language flexibly for work and study
- Understand complex texts and implied meaning
- Speak clearly and in a structured way on complex topics
“+” means you already handle part of the next level with confidence.
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What to work on
Next step
Goal: B1 — keep up a conversation on familiar topics, give your opinion, follow series with subtitles.
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Goal: B2 — speak fluently and spontaneously, understand native speakers without subtitles, work in English.
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Goal: C1 — idioms, complex structures, business and academic writing, the IELTS 7.0+ exam.
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Goal: C2 or a specific target — IELTS 7.5+, negotiations, public speaking in English.
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Your mistakes explained
Not a single mistake — excellent!
B1 · Grammar
How long ___ English? — For three years now.
Your answer:
Correct: have you been learning
How long something has been going on up to now: Present Perfect Continuous.
Review: Present Perfect ContinuousB1 · Grammar
Neither my brother ___ my sister likes coffee.
Your answer:
Correct: nor
Neither goes with nor.
B1 · Grammar
The man ___ car was stolen called the police.
Your answer:
Correct: whose
Whose shows possession: the man whose car was stolen.
B1 · Vocabulary
Could you ___ an eye on my bag for a minute?
Your answer:
Correct: keep
Keep an eye on means watch something for a while.
B1 · Vocabulary
He ___ his job to travel the world.
Your answer:
Correct: quit
Quit a job means leave it. Leave out means omit.
B1 · Reading
What does the text say about Luxembourg’s workers?
Your answer:
Correct: Many of them live in other countries.
They commute daily from neighbouring countries, so they live there.
B2 · Grammar
The report ___ by the time the manager arrives tomorrow.
Your answer:
Correct: will have been finished
Completed before a future moment, and passive: will have been finished.
Review: Passive voiceB2 · Grammar
He denied ___ the window.
Your answer:
Correct: breaking
Deny is followed by -ing: denied breaking.
Review: Gerund or infinitiveB2 · Grammar
I’d rather you ___ smoke in here.
Your answer:
Correct: didn’t
I’d rather + another person takes the past: I’d rather you didn’t.
B2 · Vocabulary
The company is trying to ___ costs by 10% this year.
Your answer:
Correct: reduce
Reduce costs. Decline and fall don’t take an object (costs fall).
B2 · Vocabulary
His explanation didn’t ___ sense to me.
Your answer:
Correct: make
The collocation is make sense.
B2 · Reading
What do the authors warn about?
Your answer:
Correct: The study doesn’t prove that learning causes happiness.
“A link, not proof” — a connection, not cause and effect.
C1 · Grammar
Not only ___ late, but he also forgot the documents.
Your answer:
Correct: was he
Not only at the start triggers inversion: Not only was he late…
C1 · Grammar
Had I known about the traffic, I ___ earlier.
Your answer:
Correct: would have left
Had I known = If I had known: third conditional — would have left.
Review: ConditionalsC1 · Grammar
It’s high time we ___ a decision.
Your answer:
Correct: made
It’s high time is followed by the past: we made.
C1 · Vocabulary
The negotiations reached a ___ and both sides left the room.
Your answer:
Correct: deadlock
A deadlock is a situation where no progress is possible.
C1 · Vocabulary
Her argument was so ___ that nobody could disagree.
Your answer:
Correct: compelling
Compelling means convincing. Competent describes a skilled person.
C1 · Reading
Why do some economists see “sustainable growth” as contradictory?
Your answer:
Correct: Endless growth uses up limited resources.
Expanding indefinitely depletes finite resources — that’s the contradiction.
What the English test checks
Each level has 3 grammar questions, 2 vocabulary questions and a short reading text. Here is the grammar you will meet:
B1
Intermediate
Grammar
Present Perfect Continuous · whose · neither … nor
B2
Upper-Intermediate
Grammar
Future Perfect passive · deny + -ing · I’d rather
C1
Advanced
Grammar
inversion · Third Conditional · it’s high time
English levels on the CEFR scale
What A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2 mean — and what you can do at each level.
A2 · Pre-Intermediate
You communicate in simple everyday situations — shops, cafés, travel — and talk about the past and your plans.
B1 · Intermediate
You keep up a conversation on familiar topics, give your opinion and understand the gist of films and articles.
B2 · Upper-Intermediate
You talk freely with native speakers, discuss complex topics and can work in English.
C1 · Advanced
You use the language flexibly and precisely for work and study, and understand implied meaning and style.
C2 · Proficiency
You speak almost like a native speaker: you understand everything and express fine shades of meaning.
The CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) is the international scale used to describe levels in any European language in textbooks, schools and exams.
English levels A1–C2: the full chartWhat you can do at each level, how many words and hours it takes, IELTS and Cambridge equivalents and how to certify your level.
How the test works
A ladder of levels
We start at B1 and move up while your answers are confident (at least 4 of 6). A beginner finishes in a few minutes; an advanced learner answers all 18 questions.
Three skills
Each level has 3 grammar questions, 2 vocabulary questions and a short reading text.
An honest result
An “I don’t know” button instead of guessing, and at the end every mistake is explained.
The rest with a teacher
Only a person can assess speaking, pronunciation and listening — in a live lesson with a teacher.
FAQ
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How long does the test take?
Usually 5–10 minutes. The test is adaptive: it ends as soon as the questions get too hard for you. There is no time limit.
Is the test free? Do I need to sign up?
The test is completely free with no sign-up. You see your result right after the last question, and your answers are not sent anywhere — they stay in your browser.
How accurate is the result?
The test gives an estimate of your English level on the CEFR scale (B1–C1) in grammar, vocabulary and reading. Only a teacher can assess speaking and listening, in a live lesson.
Is the test suitable for children?
The test is for teenagers aged 12 and over and for adults. Younger children’s level is best assessed through games with a teacher.
What should I do after the test?
Look through your mistakes: they show which topics to revise. If you’d like to study with a teacher, leave a request — your test result is added to it automatically.
Can I take the test again?
Yes, as many times as you like. If you close the page in the middle of the test, your progress is saved in your browser and you can continue where you left off.
What does B2 mean in English?
You talk fluently on most topics, work in international teams and watch films in the original. IELTS 5.5–6.5 roughly matches B2.
How do I go from B2 to C1?
More authentic input (articles, podcasts, series without subtitles), work on accuracy and style, idioms and complex structures. It usually takes another 200+ hours.
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