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Offline Chris

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English Level Test
« on: March 21, 2013, 07:07:06 AM »
I came across this the other day and tried it for myself and got a C2 as you might imagine, I then gave it my wife and she got a C1, very good, so I wondered how our members here and their wives/GF's would do also.

English Level Test


You have A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2. A is "Basic User", B is "Independent User" and C is "Proficient User".
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2013, 07:32:53 AM »
Hard to believe by the way I write here.  :smokin:

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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2013, 08:03:52 AM »
I managed a C1 - mind you for a dyslexic Yank one needs to think as some questions are framed in the Queen's English.
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2013, 08:31:01 AM »
Another C2 here.
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2013, 09:43:34 AM »
 :party0011: :party0011: :party0011:
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2013, 09:59:40 AM »
I managed a C1, not too bad.  :reading: :biggrin:
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2013, 10:05:58 AM »
Another C2 here.

I'll ask my wife to do it too.
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2013, 10:13:32 AM »
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2013, 11:12:32 AM »
C2. Didn't seem to get anymore difficult as the test progressed. Wifey C1. She got confused on a couple of questions.
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2013, 02:44:08 PM »
Quote from: Chris on March 21, 2013, 10:13:32 AM
Quote from: Nessibelle on March 21, 2013, 09:43:34 AM
:party0011: :party0011: :party0011:

Well done  tiphat

Thank you, Chris. My English has improved dramatically since I moved to the US.

I think that RUA could use some psychological self-tests too.  :scared0005:
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2013, 03:00:30 PM »
Quote from: Nessibelle on March 21, 2013, 02:44:08 PM
Quote from: Chris on March 21, 2013, 10:13:32 AM
Quote from: Nessibelle on March 21, 2013, 09:43:34 AM
:party0011: :party0011: :party0011:

Well done  tiphat

Thank you, Chris. My English has improved dramatically since I moved to the US.

I think that RUA could use some psychological self-tests too.  :scared0005:

Probably, at least some of the members could  :-X   :)
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2013, 07:36:00 PM »
I wouldn't want my fiancee to take this test until she has spent some time in an English speaking environment. Me...C2.
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2013, 10:59:59 PM »
Yep C2 here and wifey took it and got C2 :)
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2013, 12:26:01 PM »
Something wrong with this test... even I got C2.  :biggrin:
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2013, 12:29:27 PM »
Quote from: jamaica_live on March 24, 2013, 12:26:01 PM
Something wrong with this test... even I got C2.  :biggrin:

I would have been greatly surprised if your score was anything else.  Your English is excellent.
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2013, 01:36:58 PM »
Quote from: jamaica_live on March 24, 2013, 12:26:01 PM
Something wrong with this test... even I got C2.  :biggrin:

jamaica the test isn't very difficult. At best I'd put its level of difficultly at grade 12, certainly not college level English.
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2013, 02:27:50 PM »
C2 for Ada and I.
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2013, 03:10:52 PM »
Quote from: Bill on March 24, 2013, 01:36:58 PM
Quote from: jamaica_live on March 24, 2013, 12:26:01 PM
Something wrong with this test... even I got C2.  :biggrin:

jamaica the test isn't very difficult. At best I'd put its level of difficultly at grade 12, certainly not college level English.

More like 8th grade English, but then I am older than almost everyone here and received my education in a strict Catholic prep school, where, unlike in today's American government-run schools, education, to a high standard, was the mission.
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #18 on: March 24, 2013, 05:28:04 PM »
Quote from: Manny on March 21, 2013, 10:05:58 AM
I'll ask my wife to do it too.

Curious algorithm.

My wife did it, and although she chose a couple of different answers to what I did, she still got a C2. Her alternative answers were not wrong, and still made perfect sense, but I would say my phraseology (choices) were more correct.

As an experiment, I had my eight year old boy try it today. He also chose a couple of answers, that while not wrong, were not the best choice. He also got a C2.
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #19 on: March 25, 2013, 02:15:49 AM »
I took the Spanish test on the site. Used to have a decent grasp of it 20 years ago, but haven't used it much in the last 20 years. Still managed a B2.

Reading and remembering verb conjugations in a language will be much easier than writing, speaking and listening correctly. This might explain the slightly higher rating for some.

Take the TOEFL exam and see how you rate, yes even you natives. I think you'll find it a bit more challenging and reflective of your real level. I'm always impressed with non-native speakers who do well on it. Be careful natives, it might give you a wake up call :)  :P. 

Here's a decent sample of part of the test, which is equivalent to a 12th grade level.

http://www.testden.com/challenge/free-toefl.asp?refererid=goog4&gclid=CNnNqtnDl7YCFe12cAodoWwA4w

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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #20 on: March 25, 2013, 02:37:39 AM »
Merde, B1 en français!
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English Level Test
« Reply #21 on: March 25, 2013, 11:33:54 AM »
English C2, German C1, French A2 (didn't use any French for the past 15 years or so...)

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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #22 on: March 25, 2013, 02:18:29 PM »
English C2, as to be expected :P German was B1... quite a shock, well more than a shock considering I can move around Germany and talk to Germans quite fluently, I would say my written and read German is not up to par but Jesus :rolleye0009:
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #23 on: March 26, 2013, 12:21:24 AM »
Quote from: RichyRich on March 25, 2013, 02:18:29 PM
English C2, as to be expected :P German was B1... quite a shock, well more than a shock considering I can move around Germany and talk to Germans quite fluently, I would say my written and read German is not up to par but Jesus :rolleye0009:

Some of us beleive that Jesus will help us ~ but even for a year of doing penitence he won't help you with German.
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Re: English Level Test
« Reply #24 on: March 26, 2013, 05:51:50 AM »
Quote from: AvHdB on March 26, 2013, 12:21:24 AM
Some of us beleive that Jesus will help us ~ but even for a year of doing penitence he won't help you with German.
I don't actually believe he will help me ever as I don't believe that he is anything noteworthy as I am not some Christian schmuck, it is just another saying not that you'd ever understand them.
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