🇲🇽 Spanish as a Second Language — Placement Assessment
This placement test covers four CEFR levels: A1 · A2 · B1 · B2.
Answer 50 questions (25 multiple choice + 25 fill-in-the-blank),
randomly selected from a pool of 150 questions.
Click "New Questions" to get a different set at any time.
Complete the exam in 60 minutes. Click "Finish Exam" to find out your level.
⌨️ No accent marks required: When typing answers, you do not need to type á, é, í, ó, ú, ñ, ¿, or ¡ — plain letters are accepted. Focus on getting the right word!
You are taking your very first steps in Spanish. You can understand and use very basic everyday expressions to satisfy immediate, concrete needs. You can interact with others if they speak slowly, clearly, and are willing to help.
What you can do at A1:- Introduce yourself: name, age, nationality, and occupation
- Ask and answer simple personal questions about where you live
- Greet people, say please and thank you, and use basic courtesy formulas
- Understand and use numbers, days of the week, months, and basic colors
- Order food and drinks at a simple café or restaurant
- Ask for and understand very basic directions
- Read and write short sentences and simple forms
You can understand sentences and frequently used expressions relating to personally relevant areas: family, shopping, local geography, employment. You can communicate in simple, routine situations that require a direct exchange of information on familiar topics.
What you can do at A2:- Talk about your family, home, daily routine, shopping, and surroundings
- Describe past events using the preterite and imperfect tenses
- Express likes, dislikes, and preferences with simple reasons
- Talk about plans using "ir a + infinitive" and the simple future
- Navigate travel situations: buying tickets, asking prices, making reservations
- Write short personal messages, postcards, and simple notes
- Make comparisons using comparatives and superlatives
You are now an independent user of Spanish. You can navigate most everyday situations in a Spanish-speaking environment. You can produce simple, coherent texts on familiar topics, describe experiences and events, and briefly explain opinions and plans.
What you can do at B1:- Hold conversations about work, study, travel, current events, and hobbies
- Understand the main points of clear, standard speech on familiar topics
- Express opinions, agree or disagree, and explain your point of view
- Use the present perfect and past perfect with confidence
- Use modal expressions: deber, poder, tener que, hay que, querer que
- Write personal letters, emails, and simple structured reports
- Use discourse connectors: sin embargo, aunque, por lo tanto, además
You have a broad, solid command of Spanish. You can interact with native speakers with fluency and spontaneity. You can produce clear, detailed texts on a wide range of topics, and explain your viewpoint on complex issues showing the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
What you can do at B2:- Communicate fluently and naturally with native speakers on a wide range of topics
- Understand extended discourse and complex texts, including technical discussions
- Express ideas, opinions, and arguments clearly with detailed reasoning
- Discuss current events, social issues, and cultural topics with nuance
- Use mixed conditionals, concessive structures, and advanced subjunctive with confidence
- Understand and use idiomatic expressions, set phrases, and collocations
- Write detailed essays, formal reports, and structured letters
⌨️ No special keyboard needed: Just click your answer — no typing required for this section.
⌨️ No accent marks needed: You may type without Spanish accent marks or special punctuation — e is accepted for é, a for á, n for ñ, etc. Focus on spelling the word correctly.