Test Your Spanish Level

How the test works

1. 24 questions, about five minutes. Four questions for each level from A1 to C2. Every one is a sentence with a gap and four options — the grammar you need the moment you open your mouth in Spanish.
2. You see the answer straight away. After each question the test shows whether you were right. By the end you know not only your level but which structures let you down.
3. A course that matches the result. The result comes with the course we would actually put you in — not the most expensive one, the one that fits the level you just showed.

What the six levels mean

The levels come from the Common European Framework of Reference, the scale European schools, universities and employers use. Here is what each one looks like in Spanish.

• A1 · Beginner. You greet people, say where you are from, order in a bar and fill in a form. You follow slow, clear speech about familiar things.
• A2 · Elementary. You handle shopping, travel and appointments, talk about your day in the past tense and describe your family and your work in simple sentences.
• B1 · Intermediate. You cope with almost anything a trip throws at you, explain an opinion, tell a story and follow two Spaniards talking if they do not rush. This is what most job adverts mean by “some Spanish”.
• B2 · Upper intermediate. You argue a point, follow the news, read a novel without a dictionary in your hand and work in Spanish. Most employers call this fluent, and Spanish universities usually ask foreign applicants for B2.
• C1 · Advanced. You use Spanish flexibly at work and in study, catch irony and implication, and speak without visibly searching for words. The work at this level is style and precision.
• C2 · Mastery. You understand practically everything you hear or read and can reconstruct an argument coherently. What is left is nuance, register and specialised vocabulary.