Elementary English Test (A2)
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How the test works
This test checks the grammar and the words of the nine A2 units of the course. Answer every question, and at the end you see your score. It is free practice with feedback, not an official exam.
- What it checks:
- Each question comes from one A2 unit: daily life, mine and yours, how much, comparing, past stories, plans, experiences, rules and advice, and around town. Some questions use words from the vocabulary pages.
- Pass mark:
- You need 80% to pass: 8 right answers out of every 10.
- Your results:
- At the end, you get links to the units of your wrong answers. Study those units again, and then take the test again.
- No certificate:
- This test is free practice. It is not an official exam, and you do not get a certificate.
Examples
She speaks English well. Right now, she is sleeping.
Daily life: well is the adverb of good. The present simple is for habits, and the present continuous is for now.
That bag is mine. I made it myself.
Mine and yours: a possessive pronoun (mine) replaces my bag. A reflexive pronoun (myself) is for the same person.
We haven't got much time, and there aren't many chairs.
How much: much goes with uncountable nouns, and many goes with plural nouns.
My sister is taller than me. This room is too small.
Comparing: adjective + -er + than. Too means more than you want.
I was watching TV when the phone rang.
Past stories: the past continuous is the longer action, and the past simple is the shorter action.
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay at home.
Plans: after if, we use the present simple, and not will.
I have been to Italy three times.
Experiences: the present perfect talks about life experience, with no exact time.
You mustn't park here. You should see a doctor.
Rules and advice: mustn't means it is not allowed. Should is for advice.
I was tired, so I went to bed. The bank is between the shop and the library.
Around town: so gives the result, and between is a place word for two things.
Practice exercises
Choose the Correct Answer
Choose the correct word or words to complete the sentence.
1.He speaks English very ___, so we understand him.
2.Please be quiet. The baby ___ right now.
3.That isn't my phone. Is it ___?
4.I made this cake by ___.
5.Who ___ the window? Tom did.
6.We haven't got ___ time.
7.I'm hungry, but there isn't ___ to eat.
8.My sister is ___ than me.
9.There are ___ people on the bus. I can't sit down.
10.I ___ TV when the phone rang.
11.We ___ live in a small village, but now we live in the city.
12.Look at those black clouds! It ___ rain.
13.If it rains tomorrow, we ___ at home.
14.I ___ to Italy three times.
15.You ___ smoke in the hospital. It is not allowed.
16.You look ill. You ___ stay in bed today.
17.I was tired, ___ I went to bed early.
18.The bank is ___ the post office and the library.
Fill in the Blank
Type the missing word or words. The hint helps you.
Match the Words
Match each word with its picture.
Choose a word on the left, then its match on the right.
Put the Words in Order
Click the words in the correct order to make a sentence or a question.
33. Build the sentence:
34. Build the sentence:
35. Build the sentence:
36. Build the sentence:
True or False
Decide if each statement is true or false.
37.'There isn't nobody in the room.' is a correct sentence.
38.'Did you use to play football?' is a correct question.
39.'I have seen that film yesterday.' is a correct sentence.
What an A2 English test checks
A2 is the second level of English, after A1. In A2 lessons you learn to talk about daily life, plans and past events, and to use English in shops and around town. This short written test checks grammar and vocabulary from those lessons through sentences, with answers and explanations.
The test covers the nine A2 units of the course. The units are daily life, mine and yours, how much, comparing, past stories, plans, experiences, rules and advice, and around town. The grammar includes adverbs of manner, possessive and reflexive pronouns, much and many, comparatives, too and enough, the past continuous, used to, the future with going to and will, the first conditional, the present perfect, must, have to and should, and connectors such as so, because and but. The questions are grouped by format, not by unit, and some of them use words from the vocabulary pages, such as weather, transport, health and places in town.
Take the test after the A2 units, or before them, to see what you know. A pass means you answered at least 80% of these questions correctly. If you do not pass, your results show units to study again. This is practice, not an official exam: there is no certificate, and you can take it again at any time.
Frequently asked questions
What level is this English test?
This is an A2 test. A2 is the second level for learners of English, after A1, and C2 is the highest. The questions use the grammar and the words of the A2 units of the FluencyRoad course, and of the A1 units before them.
Do I get a certificate?
No. This is a free practice test with feedback, not an official exam. It shows you what you know and what to study next. For a certificate, you need an official English exam.
What is the pass mark?
You need 80% to pass: 8 right answers out of every 10. The test has 39 questions, so you need 32 right answers.
What happens at the end of the test?
You see your score and whether you passed. You also get links to the units of your wrong answers, so you can study those lessons again. After that, you can take the test again as many times as you like.
Can I see the correct answers?
Yes. After each question, you see if your answer is right, the correct answer and a short explanation.
Answer key
1. He speaks English very ___, so we understand him.
Answer: well
The adverb of good is well. In this sentence it follows the object English: speaks English very well.
2. Please be quiet. The baby ___ right now.
Answer: is sleeping
Right now means at this moment, so we use the present continuous: is sleeping.
3. That isn't my phone. Is it ___?
Answer: yours
No noun comes after the word, so we use the possessive pronoun yours.
4. I made this cake by ___.
Answer: myself
By myself means alone, without help. The subject and the object are the same person, so we use the reflexive pronoun.
5. Who ___ the window? Tom did.
Answer: broke
Who is the subject, so there is no did. The story is in the past, so the verb is broke.
6. We haven't got ___ time.
Answer: much
Time is uncountable. In a negative sentence, we use much with uncountable nouns.
7. I'm hungry, but there isn't ___ to eat.
Answer: anything
After a negative verb, we use any-: anything. Nothing already has a negative meaning.
8. My sister is ___ than me.
Answer: taller
Tall is a short adjective, so the comparative is taller. The word than follows.
9. There are ___ people on the bus. I can't sit down.
Answer: too many
People is plural and countable, so we use too many. Too many means more than you want.
10. I ___ TV when the phone rang.
Answer: was watching
The longer action in the past is the past continuous: was watching. The phone rang is the shorter action.
11. We ___ live in a small village, but now we live in the city.
Answer: used to
For a past habit that is different now, we use used to + base verb.
12. Look at those black clouds! It ___ rain.
Answer: is going to
We can see the clouds now, so we use going to for a prediction. With it, we use is going to.
13. If it rains tomorrow, we ___ at home.
Answer: will stay
The first conditional is if + present simple, then will + base verb: we will stay.
14. I ___ to Italy three times.
Answer: have been
For life experience we can say I have been to Italy three times. Have went is not a correct present perfect form.
15. You ___ smoke in the hospital. It is not allowed.
Answer: mustn't
Mustn't means that something is not allowed. Don't have to means that it is not necessary.
16. You look ill. You ___ stay in bed today.
Answer: should
Should is for advice. After should, we use the base verb, with no to.
17. I was tired, ___ I went to bed early.
Answer: so
Being tired is the reason, and going to bed is the result. So gives the result.
18. The bank is ___ the post office and the library.
Answer: between
Between is for a place with one thing on each side: between the post office and the library.
19. My brother and his friends ___ football every Saturday.
Answer: play
The subject is plural (they), so the verb has no -s: play.
20. Who ___ you call last night? My mother.
Answer: did
Who is the object here (you call who?), so we need an auxiliary. Last night is in the past: did.
21. How ___ eggs do we need for the cake?
Answer: many
Eggs are countable and plural, so we ask with how many.
22. Is this room big ___ for ten people?
Answer: enough
With an adjective, enough goes after it: big enough.
23. Last week we ___ a great film at the cinema.
Answer: saw
Last week is in the past. The past simple of see is irregular: saw.
24. If you heat ice, it ___.
Answer: melts
Heating ice makes it melt. This general result uses the zero conditional: if + present simple, then present simple. With it, we say melts.
25. Have you ever ___ pizza in Italy?
Answer: eaten
The present perfect is have + past participle. The past participle of eat is eaten.
26. It's Sunday, so I ___ get up early.
Answer: don't have to
It is not necessary to get up early, so we use don't have to.
27. I like this café, ___ it is too expensive.
Answer: but
The second idea is different from the first, so we use but.
28. credit card
Answer: 💳
This is a credit card. You can pay with it in a shop.
29. cloudy
Answer: ☁️
This is a cloudy sky. Cloudy is a weather word.
30. suitcase
Answer: 🧳
This is a suitcase. You take it on a journey.
31. ambulance
Answer: 🚑
This is an ambulance. It takes ill people to hospital.
32. bank
Answer: 🏦
This is a bank. It is a place in town.
33. well / English / he / speaks / very / .
Answer: He speaks English very well.
The adverb goes after the verb and the object: speaks English very well.
34. more / film / interesting / this / is / than / that / one / .
Answer: This film is more interesting than that one.
Interesting is a long adjective, so we use more + adjective + than.
35. you / are / going / to / visit / ? / tomorrow / your / parents
Answer: Are you going to visit your parents tomorrow?
In a question with going to, are comes first: are + you + going to + base verb.
36. have / a / at / you / to / uniform / work / wear / ? / do
Answer: Do you have to wear a uniform at work?
A question with have to starts with do: do + you + have to + base verb.
37. 'There isn't nobody in the room.' is a correct sentence.
Answer: False
Nobody already has a negative meaning. Say There is nobody in the room, or There isn't anybody in the room.
38. 'Did you use to play football?' is a correct question.
Answer: True
In a question, we use did + subject + use to, without the d.
39. 'I have seen that film yesterday.' is a correct sentence.
Answer: False
Yesterday is an exact time in the past, so we use the past simple: I saw that film yesterday.