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

1. Read the text and answer the question.

"Hi! I'm Nadia. I'm nineteen and I live in Amman with my mother and my two brothers. I study computer science at university, but on Fridays I work in my uncle's shop. I don't like getting up early, so my favourite day is Sunday."

What do we know about Nadia?

2. A receptionist writes down your surname but she doesn't understand it. She asks:

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

4. Sofía works in a restaurant. She prepares all the food in the kitchen. She is a ___.

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

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

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

8. Marco and I ___ in the same class. We're in different groups this year.

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

10. You are lost in a city you don't know. You stop a stranger and say:

11. The station is only ten minutes away. Let's go ___.

12. Ana called Luis and me last night, but neither of ___ answered the phone.

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

14. In this library you ___ read and study, but you ___ take photographs of the old books.

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

16. Diana ___ her homework before dinner, but her brothers ___ it late at night.

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

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

19. I saw that film ___, so I don't remember the ending very well.

20. You've had a headache all week. You ___ see a doctor, and you ___ spend so many hours in front of a screen.

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

22. The second film was ___ than the first one, but it was also much ___.

23. Nobody ___ the answer, so in the end the teacher ___ us a clue.

24. She ___ the museum yesterday because it was closed for repairs.

25. Read the email and answer the question.

"Hi Dani,
Thanks so much for the invitation — the wedding sounds lovely. Unfortunately I'm on a training course in Lisbon that whole week and there's no way I can get out of it. I've sent something small to your parents' address, since I don't have your new one. Have a wonderful day, and please send photos!
Love, Rosa"

Why is Rosa writing?

26. 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?

27. Your neighbour is struggling with three heavy bags. You say:

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

29. I don't mind ___ late occasionally, but I absolutely refuse ___ at weekends.

30. "Oh no, I've left my wallet at home." — "Don't worry, I ___ you the money."

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

32. What ___ you ___ at eleven o'clock last night? I called you three times.

33. Read the blog extract and answer the question.

"Between 2010 and 2022, the number of cyclists commuting into the city centre rose by 140%. The council spent €38 million on new bike lanes during the same period. In my view, this is the single most successful transport policy the city has ever adopted, and the remaining opponents simply haven't looked at the figures."

Which part of the text is an opinion rather than a fact?

34. Someone in a meeting has been talking for a long time and you want to add something. You say:

35. You mostly agree with a colleague, but you have one reservation. You say:

36. A team from the university has ___ a two-year study on air quality in twelve cities.

37. The new filter ___ up to 95% of the pollutants from the water.

38. The committee suggested ___ the deadline, and several members want ___ the budget as well.

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

40. My eyes are killing me — I ___ at this screen for six hours.

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

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

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

44. It was ___ a long meeting that half the room fell asleep.

45. That's the writer ___ first novel sold two million copies in a single year.

46. You've already spoken to the manager about this, ___?

47. When we got to the office on Monday morning, we realised it ___ into over the weekend.

48. "Do you know the way?" he asked.
→ He asked me ___ the way.