Intermediate English Test (B1)
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How the test works
This 50-question test checks the grammar and words of the ten B1 course units. It includes six listening questions, two dictations, five rewrites and four error corrections. Answer every question to see your score and units to review.
- What it checks:
- Five questions come from each of the ten B1 units, from how long through linking ideas.
- Pass mark:
- You need 80% to pass: 40 correct answers out of 50.
- Your results:
- At the end, you get links to the units where you made mistakes. Study those units and take the test again.
- No certificate:
- This is free practice, not an official exam. It does not award a certificate.
Examples
She has been working here since March.
How long: the present perfect continuous describes an action that started in the past and continues now.
The book was written in 1999.
How it is made: use be plus past participle for the passive voice.
If I had more time, I would travel more.
What if: the second conditional imagines a different present situation.
She said that she was tired.
She said: reported speech tells someone else what a person said.
Audio uses a synthetic voice.
Practice exercises
Choose the correct answer
Select the best answer.
1.I have lived here ___ 2019.
2.We have waited ___ three hours.
3.I ___ home when I saw the accident.
4.By the time we reached the cinema, the film ___. We missed the beginning.
5.I ___ coffee, but I stopped drinking it last year.
6.After five years here, she ___ the cold winters. They no longer bother her.
7.The bridge ___ in 1998.
8.These reports ___ every Monday.
9.If I had a car, I ___ to work.
10.I don't have a bicycle. I wish I ___ one.
11.Yesterday Mia said, “I am tired.” Today she feels fine. Mia said that she ___ yesterday.
12.She ___ me that the train was late.
13.The woman ___ helped us is a doctor.
14.The phone ___ I bought yesterday is broken.
15.The café is full and every table is taken. It ___ be popular.
16.I am not sure where Leo is. He ___ be at the gym.
17.Could you tell me ___?
18.Do you know ___?
19.___ it was raining, we walked to school.
20.The soup was ___ hot that I waited before eating it.
Complete the sentence
Write the missing word or phrase.
Listen and choose
Listen to the sentence and choose the answer.
34.When did she start working there?
35.What happened first?
36.What was sent?
37.What would the speaker learn?
38.When did Marta say she would arrive?
39.What does the woman next door do?
Listen and write
Listen to the sentence and type what you hear.
40.Listen and write the sentence.
41.Listen and write the sentence.
Rewrite the sentence
Rewrite the sentence as instructed.
42.Workers clean the station every night.
43.I do not have a bike, so I walk to work. Start with If I had a bike and use ride or cycle in the result.
44.Last year in Paris, Mia said, “I live here.” She has since moved away. Report her words today from London.
45.Where is the station?
46.The film was long. We enjoyed it.
Correct one mistake
Find the mistake and write the correction.
47.Choose the mistake in this sentence.
48.Choose the mistake in this sentence.
49.Choose the mistake in this sentence.
50.Choose the mistake in this sentence.
What a B1 English test checks
B1 is an intermediate level of English. This test checks how well you use grammar and vocabulary from ten B1 course units, including talking about duration, telling stories, passive voice, imagined situations, reported speech and more.
The questions include multiple choice, short completions, audio, dictation, sentence rewrites and error correction. Each one belongs to a course unit, so your result can link directly to topics worth reviewing.
Answer all 50 questions without a dictionary to get a useful guide to what you know. A score of at least 80% passes this practice checkpoint. The test is not an official exam and does not offer a certificate.
Frequently asked questions
What level is this English test?
This is a B1 test. It checks the intermediate units of the FluencyRoad course, building on A1 and A2.
What is the pass mark?
You need 80%: 40 correct answers out of 50.
Does this test give me a certificate?
No. It is free practice with feedback, not an official exam.
What happens after I finish?
You see your score and links to the units where you made mistakes, so you can review before trying again.
Answer key
1. I have lived here ___ 2019.
Answer: since
2019 is the starting year, so use since.
2. We have waited ___ three hours.
Answer: for
Three hours is a length of time, so use for.
3. I ___ home when I saw the accident.
Answer: was walking
The walk was in progress; with I, the form is was walking.
4. By the time we reached the cinema, the film ___. We missed the beginning.
Answer: had started
The film started before we arrived, so use the past perfect.
5. I ___ coffee, but I stopped drinking it last year.
Answer: used to drink
The habit ended last year, so use used to + base verb.
6. After five years here, she ___ the cold winters. They no longer bother her.
Answer: is used to
The winters are familiar now, so use is used to.
7. The bridge ___ in 1998.
Answer: was built
The date marks a finished past event, so use was + built.
8. These reports ___ every Monday.
Answer: are checked
Every Monday is a routine. The plural subject reports takes are checked.
9. If I had a car, I ___ to work.
Answer: would drive
Had marks an imaginary situation, so the result uses would drive.
10. I don't have a bicycle. I wish I ___ one.
Answer: had
For an unreal present situation, use a past form after wish: had.
11. Yesterday Mia said, “I am tired.” Today she feels fine. Mia said that she ___ yesterday.
Answer: was tired
Mia spoke yesterday about how she felt then, so am changes to was.
12. She ___ me that the train was late.
Answer: told
Tell takes a listener directly: told me.
13. The woman ___ helped us is a doctor.
Answer: who
Woman is a person, so use who.
14. The phone ___ I bought yesterday is broken.
Answer: which
Phone is a thing, so use which.
15. The café is full and every table is taken. It ___ be popular.
Answer: must
A full café strongly supports the conclusion that it is popular.
16. I am not sure where Leo is. He ___ be at the gym.
Answer: might
The speaker is uncertain, so might shows a possibility.
17. Could you tell me ___?
Answer: where the station is
Inside an indirect question, put the subject before is.
18. Do you know ___?
Answer: what time the shop closes
Use statement word order and no does in the embedded part.
19. ___ it was raining, we walked to school.
Answer: Although
It was raining is a clause, so use although.
20. The soup was ___ hot that I waited before eating it.
Answer: so
Hot is an adjective without a following noun, so use so.
21. We have lived in this town ___ 2020.
Answer: since
2020 is the starting point.
22. I ___ dinner when the lights went out. It was only half cooked.
Answer: was cooking
Cooking was still in progress when the lights went out.
23. I ___ to school every day, but now I take the bus.
Answer: used to walk
The walking habit has changed: used to walk.
24. She ___ in a noisy office now; the noise doesn't distract her.
Answer: is used to working
The office is familiar, so use is used to + working.
25. The letters ___ every morning.
Answer: are delivered
Plural letters in a present routine take are delivered.
26. If I ___ more money, I would buy a bike.
Answer: had
The imaginary if-clause takes the past form had.
27. Yesterday he said, “I am hungry.” He said that he ___ hungry then, but he has eaten since.
Answer: was
He described how he felt yesterday, so use was for that past time.
28. The man ___ works here is my uncle.
Answer: who
For a person in a defining clause, who and that are both possible.
29. There was a storm here last night, and the streets are wet. It ___ last night.
Answer: must have rained
The storm and wet streets strongly support rain; a past deduction uses must have + past participle.
30. I'm not certain. The parcel ___ at the wrong address.
Answer: might have arrived
Might have, may have and could have can all express an uncertain past possibility.
31. Could you tell me ___?
Answer: where the station is
After where, put the subject before is.
32. Do you know ___?
Answer: what time the train leaves
Keep statement order and use leaves, without does.
33. ___ she was tired, she finished the report.
Answer: although
Although, though, even though and while can introduce a contrasting clause.
34. Listening question 34: She has been working at the company since March.
Answer: In March
Since March gives the starting month.
35. Listening question 35: By the time we reached the cinema, the film had already started.
Answer: The film started
The film had already started before they reached the cinema.
36. Listening question 36: The invitations were sent to all the guests yesterday.
Answer: The invitations
The passive sentence says the invitations were sent.
37. Listening question 37: If I had more free time, I would learn to play the piano.
Answer: To play the piano
The speaker would learn to play the piano if they had more time.
38. Listening question 38: Marta told me that she would arrive after lunch.
Answer: After lunch
Marta said she would arrive after lunch.
39. Listening question 39: The woman who lives next door is a doctor.
Answer: She is a doctor
The sentence identifies the woman next door as a doctor.
40. Dictation 40
Answer: I used to cycle to school, but now I take the bus.
Used to describes a past habit that has changed.
41. Dictation 41
Answer: Although it was raining, we went for a walk.
Although introduces a contrast between the rain and the walk.
42. Workers clean the station every night.
Answer: The station is cleaned every night.
The object the station becomes the subject. The routine stays present simple: is cleaned.
43. I do not have a bike, so I walk to work. Start with If I had a bike and use ride or cycle in the result.
Answer: If I had a bike, I would ride to work.
An imaginary bike takes if + had and would ride or would cycle for the result.
44. Last year in Paris, Mia said, “I live here.” She has since moved away. Report her words today from London.
Answer: Mia said that she lived there.
From London today, I becomes she, live becomes lived and here becomes there.
45. Where is the station?
Answer: Could you tell me where the station is?
In an indirect question, the subject comes before the verb: where the station is.
46. The film was long. We enjoyed it.
Answer: Although the film was long, we enjoyed it.
Although joins two contrasting ideas in one sentence.
47. She has worked here for 2021.
Answer: She has worked here since 2021.
2021 is a starting year, so use since.
48. I was cook dinner when the lights went out.
Answer: I was cooking dinner when the lights went out.
A past action in progress uses was + -ing.
49. The girl which lives next door is friendly.
Answer: The girl who lives next door is friendly.
Girl is a person, so use who or that.
50. The lights are on. Someone must to be home.
Answer: The lights are on. Someone must be home.
A modal takes the base verb without to: must be.