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A test for people preparing for IELTS or TOEFL: grammar, reading, listening and writing. Your results show which levels and skills you're losing marks on.

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78 questions and 2 writing tasks · 2 h 35 min · On a computer

Your Statement of Results places you on this scale, from below A2 to C2.

The test

Four sections, taken in this order in one sitting of 2 h 35 min: 78 questions and 2 writing tasks.

SectionContentsQuestionsTime
Section 1Grammar & Language Use30 sentences, each with a gap: grammar, word choice, phrasal verbs and linking words.Format: multiple choice (A, B, C or D).3030 min
Section 2ReadingFour texts of about 250 words: two extracts from classic novels and two articles.Format: multiple choice (A, B, C or D).2850 min
Section 3ListeningFour parts, from short everyday conversations to a talk. Each part is heard twice.Part 1: six short conversations; 6 questions, multiple choice (A, B, C or D).Part 2: a conversation; 4 questions, note completion (one or two words and/or a number).Part 3: a discussion; 5 questions, multiple choice (A, B, C or D).Part 4: a talk; 5 questions, multiple choice (A, B, C or D).2030 min
Section 4WritingTask 1: Short message, 60–100 words (suggested time: 15 min).Task 2: Opinion essay, 200–260 words (suggested time: 30 min).2 tasks45 min
Total78 + 2 tasks2 h 35 min

You need a desktop or laptop computer, headphones, a quiet room and a stable internet connection. No dictionaries or translators are allowed. You can look around and see your Statement of Results on a phone, but the test itself is taken on a computer.

How it's marked

Sections 1 to 3

Answers are marked against the answer key. Your level in each section comes from your total score: you reach a level when your score reaches its cut-off.

SectionA2B1B2C1C2
Section 1: Grammar & Language Use10/3015/3020/3024/30—
Section 2: Reading—9/2815/2822/2826/28
Section 3: Listening5/208/2011/2014/2018/20

Under the first cut-off, the level is Below A2 (A2 or below in reading, which has no A2 questions). Grammar has no C2 questions, so its top level is C1 or above. The cut-offs are reviewed as results come in.

Section 4: Writing
Each task is marked on four criteria, Task fulfilment, Coherence and organisation, Lexical resource and Grammatical range and accuracy, each from 0 to 9; even marks are CEFR levels (2 = A2, 4 = B1, 6 = B2, 8 = C1). A task's level is the mean of its four marks. The section level is (Task 1 + 2 × Task 2) ÷ 3, so Task 2 counts twice as much. The highest writing level is C1. Your writing is marked by AI (Claude, made by Anthropic) against the published rubric, three times independently. Essays the marker is unsure about, or that need a person's attention, are checked by an examiner before the result is released. Read the writing rubric
Overall level
The average of the four section levels, to the nearest level. An exact half goes down: B2, B2, B1 and B1 give B1.
The questions
Written by experienced English teachers to a set specification. Every question is written for one CEFR level, from A2 to C2.

Sample Statement of Results

Every candidate receives a Statement of Results like this one.

Anglihel English Test

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Overall CEFR level

B2Upper intermediate

Results by section

SectionCEFR levelScore
Section 1: Grammar & Language UseB222 / 30
Section 2: ReadingB215 / 28
Section 3: ListeningB213 / 20
Section 4: WritingB1Task 1 B2 · Task 2 B1

Areas to work on

  1. Reading: Inference. Get used to asking what the writer means but doesn't say: 'What does the writer suggest…?'. Back up each answer with a sentence from the text; an answer with no evidence is usually wrong.
  2. Reading: Vocabulary in context. Practise guessing unknown words from the sentences before and after them (context clues), without a dictionary. Only check the dictionary after you've guessed.
  3. Listening: Inference. A speaker's tone and hedging ('I suppose', 'not exactly') carry meaning they don't say directly. Listen to podcasts and ask yourself: 'What do they really think?'
  4. Writing: In Task 2, support each point with a reason and an example before moving on.