Full English Level Test: find your real CEFR level (A1–C2)

An 80-minute test of reading, listening, grammar and vocabulary. You get your CEFR level for each skill, an estimated score on the Global Scale of English (GSE), a detailed report, and the full answer key with explanations.

113questions

~80minutes

3skills

A1–C2all levels

The four parts

Part	What you do	Questions
1. Use of English	Choose the word or form that completes each sentence.	36
2. Open cloze	Read short texts and type one missing word in each gap. No options.	23
3. Reading	Six texts, from a simple notice to a literary essay.	30
4. Listening	Six recordings, from a café conversation to a podcast debate. You hear each one twice.	24

Every part starts easy and gets harder. Don't worry if the last questions feel very difficult: they are written for C1 and C2. Answer everything, and guess if you are not sure. There is no penalty for wrong answers.

Before you start

Use headphones or speakers for Part 4, and check the sound:
Don't use a dictionary, a translator or AI. Your report is only useful if it shows your English.
Your progress is saved on this device, so you can take a break and come back.

Help improve this test: share my answers anonymously (no name, no email, no IP address). Researchers use anonymous answers to check which questions work best for each level.

How this test was made: the parts and levels follow the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR, Council of Europe 2001 and Companion Volume 2020), and the design follows the CEFR-linked diagnostic tradition of DIALANG. Every text, recording and question is original, written by Dr Henry English to a target CEFR level. Your result is an estimate of your level, not an official certificate. For a certificate, take an exam such as IELTS, TOEFL or Cambridge English. Too long? Try the 10-minute quick test.