CEFR B1 — Intermediate

What CEFR B1 Level Covers

At B1, you can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, and leisure environments.

• Reading: Understand texts consisting mainly of high-frequency everyday or job-related language and recognize feelings and events in personal letters.
• Writing: Write simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest.
• Listening: Understand the main points of clear speech on everyday subjects and current affairs.
• Speaking: Deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling and enter unprepared into conversations on familiar topics.

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Sample B1 Intermediate English Grammar Questions

The following are representative examples of the grammar questions covered in the CEFR B1 Intermediate English test. The full interactive test above contains 30 multiple-choice questions with instant scoring.

1. I ___ never been to London. — Answer: have (present perfect)
2. If it rains tomorrow, we ___ at home. — Answer: will stay (first conditional)
3. The letter ___ by the secretary yesterday. — Answer: was written (past passive)
4. She said she ___ tired. — Answer: was (reported speech)
5. You ___ smoke in the hospital. — Answer: mustn't (strong prohibition)
6. I've lived here ___ 2018. — Answer: since (point in time)
7. This is the man ___ helped me yesterday. — Answer: who (defining relative clause)
8. By the time we arrived, the film ___. — Answer: had started (past perfect)
9. She's the woman ___ car was stolen. — Answer: whose (possessive relative)
10. It's important ___ enough sleep. — Answer: to get (infinitive after adjective)

B1 Writing Assessment — Task Prompts

Task 1 — Informal Letter (100–130 words): Write an informal letter to a friend who lives in another country. Describe a memorable experience you had recently (e.g. a trip, a celebration, or a challenge). Explain what happened, how you felt, and what you learned.

Task 2 — Opinion Essay (120–150 words): Write a short essay giving your opinion on: 'Young people today spend too much time on their mobile phones.' Do you agree or disagree? Give at least two reasons and one example to support your view.

The B1 writing assessment tests: narrative past tenses, personal feelings, linking words (firstly/however/in conclusion), opinion phrases (In my opinion/I believe), and clear essay structure with introduction, body, and conclusion.