This free English vocabulary test in PDF format may be used by teachers and schools to check a student's English vocabulary level. The test is based on the Barton English Vocabulary Test, which students can take online here.
This test is five pages, with each page corresponding to a CEFR level. These levels are as follows:
- A2: Elementary
- B1: Intermediate
- B2: Upper-Intermediate
- C1: Advanced
- C2: Proficient
Each level has 15 questions. The difficulty of each word was determined by the English Vocabulary Profile (EVP) for levels A2-B2 and the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) for the final levels.
English Vocabulary Test (PDF) with Answers
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Recommended Grading Method
Students should get 70% of the answers correct to complete a level, which is a minimum score of 11/15.
English Vocabulary Test Answer Key
| A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 |
| 1/c | 1/a | 1/b | 1/c | 1/c |
| 2/b | 2/b | 2/d | 2/c | 2/d |
| 3/a | 3/b | 3/b | 3/b | 3/a |
| 4/d | 4/c | 4/a | 4/d | 4/b |
| 5/c | 5/c | 5/c | 5/c | 5/b |
| 6/a | 6/d | 6/c | 6/c | 6/b |
| 7/b | 7/d | 7/c | 7/a | 7/c |
| 8/a | 8/c | 8/b | 8/b | 8/c |
| 9/d | 9/d | 9/c | 9/c | 9/d |
| 10/c | 10/a | 10/c | 10/c | 10/c |
| 11/a | 11/b | 11/c | 11/c | 11/c |
| 12/c | 12/d | 12/c | 12/b | 12/a |
| 13/b | 13/c | 13/b | 13/b | 13/c |
| 14/d | 14/d | 14/c | 14/d | 14/c |
| 15/c | 15/a | 15/a | 15/b | 15/d |
Conditions of Use
The test may be freely photocopied for educational purposes. I have purposely not branded it for ease of use. Please do not edit, brand, or modify for redistribution.
I hope you find this printable test useful for your classes. If you find a mistake, please leave a comment below so I can update the document and PDF.
-- Matthew Barton of Englishcurrent.com (copyright)
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Jack… did a thing….the secretary. This item in B1 test. A. Seldom b. Harry c. Rarely d. Slightly the answer is b.hardly Is it correct? Should it be d. Slightly
Please explain.
The answer is hardly. See https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/hardly-ever-rarely-scarcely-seldom
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