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Free English level test: find the right place to start

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This free English level test has 24 fixed questions in three short stages. It takes about 10 to 15 minutes, needs no account and is untimed. It estimates grammar, vocabulary and reading from Pre-A1 to B2. It does not certify your CEFR level or measure free speaking, listening and writing.

How the Academy levels fit

English for Beginners, Pre-A1 to A2: start from letters, essential phrases and core grammar.
Advanced English, B1 to B2: build connected speaking, clearer writing and more precise reading through the complete public course.
Business English, entry from B1: practise professional communication after the required foundation. The complete course is available now.

What describes you now?

I already know my CEFR level

Use a result you already trust. All three course paths are public, so you can start at the suggested level and move if the work feels too easy or too difficult.

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Testlet A: A1 to A2

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Library notice

The study room opens at nine from Monday to Friday. On Saturday, it opens at ten. Bring your library card. Food is not allowed, but you may bring water. Ask at the front desk if you need a computer.

1. I ___ from Pakistan.

is am are

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am. Use am with I.

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2. Choose the correct plural.

two childs two children two child

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two children. Child has the irregular plural children.

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3. ___ you live in Lahore?

Do Does Is

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Do. Use do to make a present-simple question with you.

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4. Yesterday, we ___ at home.

are were be

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were. Were is the past form of be used with we.

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5. I need ___ umbrella.

a an some

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an. Umbrella begins with a vowel sound, so use an.

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6. When does the study room open on Saturday?

9:00 10:00 It is closed

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10:00. The notice says it opens at ten on Saturday.

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7. What must a visitor bring?

food a library card a computer

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a library card. The notice directly asks visitors to bring a library card.

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8. Where should you ask for a computer?

at the front desk in the study room on Saturday

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at the front desk. The final sentence names the front desk.

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Testlet B: B1 to B2

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Personal email

Hi Omar, I moved into my new flat last week. It is smaller than my old place, but the journey to work is much shorter. I can now walk to the office in fifteen minutes. The kitchen still needs a table, so I am going to visit the furniture market on Saturday. If you are free, would you like to come with me? We could have lunch afterwards. Please let me know by Friday evening because I need to book a delivery time. Best, Sara

1. I have lived here ___ 2022.

for since during

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since. Use since with the starting point 2022.

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2. If it rains, we ___ inside.

will stay stayed staying

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will stay. A likely future condition uses if plus present, then will plus base verb.

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3. This report is ___ than the first one.

clear clearer clearest

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clearer. Than signals the comparative form clearer.

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4. She asked me ___ the file.

to send send sending

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to send. Ask someone is followed by to plus verb.

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5. Which sentence is a polite request?

Send it now. Could you send it today, please? You sent it.

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Could you send it today, please? Could you and please soften the request.

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6. Why is Sara happier with the journey?

The flat is larger. She can walk to work. She works on Saturday.

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She can walk to work. She says the journey is shorter and she can walk to the office.

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7. What does Sara plan to buy?

a kitchen table a new flat a delivery van

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a kitchen table. She says the kitchen needs a table before mentioning the furniture market.

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8. Why should Omar reply by Friday evening?

Sara must book a delivery time. The office closes on Friday. Lunch is only served on Friday.

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Sara must book a delivery time. Sara links the reply deadline to booking a delivery time.

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Testlet C: B2 and professional register

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Project email

Subject: Supplier decision and revised schedule. Thank you for comparing the three proposals. Northstar offers the lowest price, but its support plan does not cover weekend incidents. Apex costs more and has provided stronger security evidence. Before we recommend either supplier, I suggest that we ask Northstar to clarify its response times and request one customer reference from Apex. This will move the decision meeting from Tuesday to Thursday, but it should reduce the risk of choosing on price alone. Please tell me by noon tomorrow if the revised date creates a problem. If I do not hear otherwise, I will send both questions to the suppliers and update the steering group.

1. The proposal is useful; ___, it needs a clearer budget.

therefore however because

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however. However introduces a contrast with the positive first clause.

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2. If we ___ the risk earlier, we would have changed the plan.

had known knew know

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had known. The unreal past condition uses had known.

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3. Choose the clearest cautious claim.

This will always increase sales. This may improve response time if the test result holds. Everyone knows this works.

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This may improve response time if the test result holds. May and the stated condition keep the claim proportional to the evidence.

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4. Her explanation was concise, ___ detailed enough to act on.

yet because of despite of

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yet. Yet connects two qualities that may seem to contrast.

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5. The figures need ___ before publication.

to be checked checking them check

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to be checked. To be checked expresses that someone must check the figures.

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6. What is the writer mainly trying to achieve?

Choose Northstar immediately. Delay the project without a reason. Collect missing evidence before recommending a supplier.

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Collect missing evidence before recommending a supplier. The writer proposes two evidence requests before making a recommendation.

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7. What concern is raised about Northstar?

Its price is too high. Its weekend support is unclear or limited. It supplied no proposal.

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Its weekend support is unclear or limited. The email says Northstar does not cover weekend incidents and asks for response-time clarification.

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8. What will happen if nobody objects by noon tomorrow?

The writer will contact both suppliers. The Tuesday meeting will continue unchanged. Apex will be selected automatically.

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The writer will contact both suppliers. The final sentence states that the writer will send both questions if no one objects.

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Start from true zero

The foundations course is the best fit. This estimate does not measure speaking or listening.

Start Letters and Sounds

Start in the middle of Beginner

You recognise some foundations. Begin at the recommended module, then move back if speaking still feels difficult.

Start Present Simple

Use the later Beginner modules

Your answers suggest late A1 or early A2 work. Reading answers cannot confirm your spoken level.

Start Past Simple

Advanced English may be your next course

This route is around B1 on grammar, vocabulary and reading only. Start with Advanced English, then use its speaking checkpoints to confirm that the level feels useful.

Start Advanced English

Your result is around B2

Check this estimate against a real speaking task. The Advanced course route remains phase-aware.

Start Discussion and Argument

At or above this test’s B2 ceiling

MetaCyberGuru does not teach or certify C1. Business English may fit professional goals after a solid B1, while an accredited external test is needed for formal evidence.

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Score the paper version

With JavaScript unavailable, answer all questions and open each answer panel. Count one point for every correct answer.

Stage	Score	Starting route
A	0 to 2	Beginner Module 1
A	3 to 4	Beginner middle route
A	5 to 8	Continue to B
B	0 to 4	Beginner later route
B	5 to 6	Advanced start
B	7 to 8	Continue to C
C	0 to 4	Advanced middle route
C	5 to 8	At or above B2

Optional speaking reality check

This does not change your score. For each sentence, read or play it, cover it, say it aloud from memory, then check. If you cannot say both sentences at your estimated level, consider starting one stage earlier. This is a suggestion, not a rule.

My name is Sam and I live in Lahore.
I need a ticket for tomorrow morning.
I usually walk to work, but today I took the bus.
Could you repeat the last part more slowly, please?
Although the journey was delayed, we arrived before the meeting began.
I would choose the cheaper option if its support plan covered weekends.
The proposal may be workable, provided that the supplier clarifies the remaining security risk.
Had the team reviewed the evidence earlier, it might have avoided the current delay.

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