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English test for IT
How ready is your English for work in IT? 24 questions at levels A2–C1 from team life: tickets, bugs, reviews, incidents and docs. Instant result and a review of every mistake.
- 24 questions
- 5–15 minutes
- CEFR A2–C1
- Mistakes explained
Ready? Let’s start easy
The questions come from work chats, bug reports, code reviews and tech articles. If you don’t know the answer, press “I don’t know” — the result will be more accurate.
- No sign-up and no time limit
- Levels from A2 to C1
- Instant result and review
Your result
Your result: <A2 Basic English first
Work English is still hard: you translate tickets and chats. The fastest way forward is to bring your basic English up to A2–B1.
- You know basic IT words
- You understand short simple messages
- You can read an interface in English
Your result: A2 Pre-Intermediate
You read simple tickets and messages, but at the stand-up or on a call you lack words. Next: talking about your work with confidence.
- You understand simple tickets and chats
- You write short messages
- You describe a bug in simple sentences
Your result: B1 Intermediate
You handle work tasks in English: stand-ups, tickets, emails. Next: client calls, code reviews and discussions without preparation.
- You speak at the stand-up
- You write bug reports and comments
- You understand documentation
Your result: B2 Upper-Intermediate
A level that lets you work comfortably in an international team. Next: arguing your point, leading meetings and negotiations.
- You run demos and client calls
- You discuss architecture and decisions
- You write incident reports
Your result: C1 Advanced
Excellent: your English for IT is at C1. You lead technical discussions and understand complex texts with confidence.
- You lead architecture discussions
- You write convincing proposals and RFCs
- You understand nuance and subtext
“+” means you already handle part of the next level with confidence.
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Goal: A2–B1 — read tickets without a translator and write short chat messages.
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Goal: B1 — stand-ups, bug reports and emails without a translator.
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Goal: B2 — client calls, demos and technical discussions without preparation.
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Goal: C1 — strong arguments in technical discussions, leading meetings, the IELTS 7.0+ exam.
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Goal: C2 or a specific result — conference talks, client negotiations, C2 Proficiency.
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- B1
- B2
- C1
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Reading
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Your mistakes explained
Not a single mistake — excellent!
A2 · Grammar
The app ___ on Android and iOS.
Your answer:
Correct: works
Present Simple with he / she / it (the app) takes -s: works.
Review: Present SimpleA2 · Grammar
Yesterday I ___ a bug in the login form.
Your answer:
Correct: found
Yesterday needs the Past Simple; find is irregular: find → found.
Review: Past SimpleA2 · Grammar
There ___ two errors in the log.
Your answer:
Correct: are
Two errors is plural, so we use there are.
Review: There is / there are, some / anyA2 · Vocabulary
I forgot my ___, so I can’t log in.
Your answer:
Correct: password
You need a password to log in; a passport is a travel document.
A2 · Vocabulary
Please ___ the screenshot to your email.
Your answer:
Correct: attach
You attach a file to an email (an attachment).
A2 · Reading
What should the team do?
Your answer:
Correct: Wait with deploys until 3 p.m.
Oleg asks the team not to deploy anything until 3 p.m.
B1 · Grammar
I ___ this bug since Monday, and it’s still not fixed.
Your answer:
Correct: have been investigating
An action that started on Monday and is still going on: Present Perfect Continuous.
Review: Present Perfect ContinuousB1 · Grammar
If the tests pass, we ___ the release tomorrow.
Your answer:
Correct: will deploy
A real future condition (First Conditional): If + Present Simple, will + verb.
Review: ConditionalsB1 · Grammar
Could you let me know ___ the build is ready?
Your answer:
Correct: when
We ask about time, so when. In indirect questions the word order is normal: the build is ready.
B1 · Vocabulary
We need to ___ the meeting to next week — the client is ill.
Your answer:
Correct: postpone
To move something to a later time is to postpone it.
B1 · Vocabulary
The new version is not stable yet, so it is only available in the ___ environment.
Your answer:
Correct: staging
Staging is the copy of production where a version is tested before the release.
B1 · Reading
Which statement is true?
Your answer:
Correct: Photos of 10 MB can’t be uploaded on iOS.
Photos over 5 MB fail, and only on iOS, so a 10 MB photo can’t be uploaded there.
B2 · Grammar
The outage ___ by a misconfigured load balancer.
Your answer:
Correct: was caused
The outage didn’t cause anything, it was caused: past passive was caused by.
Review: Passive voiceB2 · Grammar
If we ___ more tests, we would have found the bug earlier.
Your answer:
Correct: had written
An unreal past condition (Third Conditional): If + had + past participle, would have + past participle.
Review: ConditionalsB2 · Grammar
She suggested ___ the legacy code before adding new features.
Your answer:
Correct: refactoring
Suggest is followed by -ing (or that + clause), not by to + verb.
Review: Gerund or infinitiveB2 · Vocabulary
The new feature had to be ___ back because it broke the checkout.
Your answer:
Correct: rolled
To return to the previous version is to roll it back.
Review: Phrasal verbsB2 · Vocabulary
Our goal is to ___ technical debt by 30% this quarter.
Your answer:
Correct: reduce
To make something smaller by a percentage: reduce … by 30%.
B2 · Reading
What is the main reason for the new rule?
Your answer:
Correct: To make the system more reliable
The team agreed that reliability matters more than speed, so they added the rule.
C1 · Grammar
Not only ___ the deadline, but we also exceeded the budget.
Your answer:
Correct: did we miss
Not only at the start of a sentence needs question word order: did we miss.
C1 · Grammar
Had we known about the vulnerability, we ___ the release.
Your answer:
Correct: would have delayed
Had we known = If we had known, a Third Conditional: would have delayed.
Review: ConditionalsC1 · Grammar
The API, ___ documentation is outdated, will be replaced next year.
Your answer:
Correct: whose
The documentation belongs to the API, so we use the possessive relative pronoun whose.
C1 · Vocabulary
We need a more ___ architecture that can handle ten times the current traffic.
Your answer:
Correct: scalable
Able to grow with the load is scalable; scalar is a maths term.
C1 · Vocabulary
The PM asked us to ___ the main risks before the kickoff meeting.
Your answer:
Correct: outline
To describe the main points briefly is to outline; overlook means to miss.
C1 · Reading
What is the author’s view?
Your answer:
Correct: Microservices bring benefits but may not suit small teams.
The author sees the benefits of microservices but thinks a monolith is often more practical for a small team.
What the English for IT test checks
Each level has 3 grammar questions, 2 vocabulary questions and a short reading text. Here is the grammar you will meet:
A2
Pre-Intermediate
Grammar
Present Simple · Past Simple · there is / there are
B1
Intermediate
Grammar
Present Perfect Continuous · First Conditional · indirect questions
B2
Upper-Intermediate
Grammar
Passive · Third Conditional · suggest + -ing
C1
Advanced
Grammar
inversion · Had we known… · whose
English for IT levels on the CEFR scale
What you can do in English in an IT team at each level.
A1 · Beginner / Elementary
Familiar IT words and the interface, the simplest messages.
A2 · Pre-Intermediate
Simple tickets and chats, short messages, bugs in simple words.
B1 · Intermediate
Stand-ups, bug reports, emails, documentation.
B2 · Upper-Intermediate
Client calls, demos, code review, technical discussions.
C1 · Advanced
Architecture discussions, negotiations, RFCs and incident reports.
C2 · Proficiency
Near-native English: talks, articles, public speaking.
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 A2 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 24 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 5–15 minutes. The test is adaptive: it ends as soon as the questions get too hard. 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 get the result right away, and your answers are stored only in your browser.
How is it different from the general English test?
The grammar is the same, but the questions come from IT work: tickets, bug reports, code review, incidents and tech articles. The test shows how ready your English is for working in IT.
Can I take the test again?
Yes, as many times as you like. Your progress is saved in the browser, so you can continue where you stopped.
What level of English do you need in IT?
For a local company with English documentation, B1 is often enough. In an international team or with foreign clients you usually need B2: it lets you speak freely at stand-ups and on calls. Tech leads and architects are better off with C1.
How can I improve my English for IT?
Start with everyday work situations: the stand-up, a bug report, a code review comment, a call. That is exactly what our “English for IT” mini course trains with AI role-play; for free conversation, take lessons with a teacher.
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- Ahoj!Czech level test
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