The Barton English Test: Check your English Level Online for Free


This test will determine your English level. You will be tested on all areas of English (verb tense, prepositions, articles, phrasal verbs, idioms, collocation, etc). There are 10 questions per page. You can continue to the next level if you get a 70% score. If you fail a level, you will have a second chance to pass it.

The test is based on the British Council / EAQUALS Core Inventory for General English and therefore should be a reliable guide to your English level. Good luck!

[Level: A1 Beginner | Failed attempts at this level: 0]
1. Taylor is ... in the running club.
 more fast the fastest fast faster

2. Every day, Jane has ... piece of cake after dinner.
 the a --- some

3. My girlfriend and I live together. ... house is on Smith Street.
 We Their Theirs Our

4. The quiet boy didn't speak to ... .
 me I mine my

5. "How old is your dad?" -- He's ... ."
 fifty years old fifty got fifty years fifty years old

6. ... weather is wonderful today.
 An A The --

7. Please ... your room today.
 you clean clean cleaning to clean

8. John ... cleans the bathroom. So his girlfriend does it every week.
 never always often sometimes

9. The boys played on the beach ... 3 hours.
 at -- for in

10. John made a sandwich ... he was hungry.
 so but and because


Last updated: October 11, 2013. All English test items are copyright Matthew Barton.