Test de nivel de inglés: descubre si eres A1, A2 o B1

1. You meet your friend's father for the first time. He says, "Nice to meet you." You answer:

2. In ___ class we study numbers, shapes and equations.

3. The meeting is at half past seven in the evening. That means it starts at ___.

4. Sara ___ swim very well, but she ___ ride a bicycle.

5. There's a small park ___ the hospital and the school.

6. Which question is correct?

7. ___ any milk in the fridge? I want to make a cake.

8. ___ you got any brothers or sisters?

9. Read the text and answer the question.

"Ken works as a night nurse at a hospital in Osaka. He starts at ten in the evening and finishes at six in the morning. He usually sleeps until two in the afternoon, so he never has breakfast. On his days off he goes cycling with his wife, but he doesn't like going out at night."

Why does Ken never have breakfast?

10. You need to leave class ten minutes early. You ask your teacher:

11. A waiter asks, "Are you ready to order?" The most natural answer is:

12. At the end of the meal, the waiter brings you the ___ and you pay.

13. My sister ___ the guitar in a band at weekends.

14. This isn't my jacket — mine is black. I think it's ___.

15. How often ___ Sara and her cousin ___ each other?

16. "Does your sister live near here?" — "___"

17. Read the text and answer the question.

"Valparaíso is a port city on the Chilean coast, famous for its steep hills and its old lifts, which have been carrying people up and down since the nineteenth century. Many of the houses are painted in bright colours, and the walls of the old quarter are covered in street art. Tourists come for the views, but local people complain that rents have risen sharply."

What problem does the text mention?

18. Read the text and answer the question.

"Last summer Elena and her brother decided to cycle from Seville to Cádiz in three days. On the second morning her back tyre broke in the middle of nowhere. A farmer stopped, put both bicycles in his van and drove them to the next town. They lost half a day, but Elena says it was the best part of the whole trip."

Why does Elena remember the accident positively?

19. "How was your weekend?" The most natural answer is:

20. A friend is visiting your city for one day and asks what to do. You say:

21. I was really ___ when they told me I had passed. I honestly didn't expect it.

22. Look at those black clouds! It ___ any minute now.

23. It was ___ meal I've ever had, and unfortunately it was also ___ expensive.

24. We ___ in a small hotel near the port because all the big ones ___ full.

25. Read the text and answer the question.

"When I was fifteen I entered a school cooking competition, mainly because my best friend didn't want to do it alone. I burnt the first dish completely and the judges were clearly unimpressed. But one of them, a chef from a local restaurant, came over afterwards and offered me weekend work in his kitchen. Fifteen years later I'm still there — now as head chef."

What is the writer's main point?

26. You are waiting in a queue with a colleague you don't know well. A natural thing to say is:

27. There was a terrible traffic ___ on the motorway, so we didn't get home until midnight.

28. I'm really looking ___ to the summer holidays.

29. The scientist ___ discovered the compound works at a university ___ receives no public funding.

30. If the temperature ___ rising at this rate, several species ___ disappear from the region.

31. I ___ to Brazil twice, but I ___ Rio de Janeiro yet.

32. While I ___ dinner, someone ___ loudly at the front door.

33. Read the text and answer the question.

"Vertical farming grows crops in stacked layers indoors, using LED lighting and controlled humidity. Yields per square metre can be up to ten times higher than in open fields, and water consumption falls by around 90%. The main obstacle is electricity: in countries where power still comes largely from coal, the environmental advantage may disappear entirely."

What does the text suggest about vertical farming?

34. Sales fell sharply last year; ___, the company had to close two of its branches.

35. "I'll send you the data tomorrow," she said.
→ She said she ___ the data the following day.

36. You ___ ask Dr Ruiz about it — she ___ know the answer, although I can't promise anything.

37. Solar panels ___ in this factory since 2015.

38. She'd travel a lot more if her job ___ so demanding.

39. If I ___ more free time, I ___ that photography course you recommended.

40. "___ the report yet?" — "Yes, I ___ it to the director an hour ago."

41. Read the text and answer the question.

"Marisol read the letter twice, then folded it carefully and put it back in the drawer where she had found it. She said nothing at dinner. When her brother asked whether she had heard from the lawyer, she passed him the salt and asked about his new job."

What does the text suggest about Marisol?

42. You have just found out that an old friend was living in your city all this time. Which sentence expresses the most surprise?

43. A colleague asks what you would do if the funding were cut. You reply:

44. The hotel has given you a much smaller room than the one you booked. At reception you say:

45. ___ the heavy rain, the match went ahead exactly as planned.

46. I'd like to ___ an appointment with Dr Hassan for next Tuesday morning.

47. The concert was ___ at the last minute because the singer had lost her voice.

48. I used to hate the noise of the city, but after five years here I ___ it.