Spanish Lessons Valencia
Spanish Level Test
30 questions · about 15 minutes · levels A1 to C2
This placement test follows the competence levels of the Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes (CEFR A1–C2) and checks grammar, vocabulary, functions, pragmatics and reading. There are 6 parts of 5 questions, from easy to difficult.
- Click only ONE answer for each question. Only your first choice counts.
- You will see at once if it is ✔ correct or ✘ incorrect, with a short grammar explanation.
- When you answer all 30 questions, the test counts your correct and incorrect answers and gives your level at the bottom of the page.
- Please do not use a dictionary or translator.
This test gives an approximate level. It is not an official Instituto Cervantes or DELE exam.
Part 1
Question 1 · Grammar
Hola, me ___ Ana.
llamas
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: llamo. Reflexive verb llamarse: me llamo (yo), te llamas, se llama. ‘Me’ goes with ‘llamo’.
llama
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: llamo. Reflexive verb llamarse: me llamo (yo), te llamas, se llama. ‘Me’ goes with ‘llamo’.
llamo
✔ Correct! Reflexive verb llamarse: me llamo (yo), te llamas, se llama. ‘Me’ goes with ‘llamo’.
llaman
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: llamo. Reflexive verb llamarse: me llamo (yo), te llamas, se llama. ‘Me’ goes with ‘llamo’.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: llamo. Reflexive verb llamarse: me llamo (yo), te llamas, se llama. ‘Me’ goes with ‘llamo’.
Question 2 · Grammar
Ellos ___ de Italia.
es
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: son. Origin uses SER. Ellos (they) → son.
son
✔ Correct! Origin uses SER. Ellos (they) → son.
soy
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: son. Origin uses SER. Ellos (they) → son.
eres
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: son. Origin uses SER. Ellos (they) → son.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: son. Origin uses SER. Ellos (they) → son.
Question 3 · Vocabulary
Por la mañana tomo café con ___.
zapatos
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: leche. Vocabulary: café con leche (coffee with milk) is a typical breakfast drink.
leche
✔ Correct! Vocabulary: café con leche (coffee with milk) is a typical breakfast drink.
calle
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: leche. Vocabulary: café con leche (coffee with milk) is a typical breakfast drink.
mesa
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: leche. Vocabulary: café con leche (coffee with milk) is a typical breakfast drink.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: leche. Vocabulary: café con leche (coffee with milk) is a typical breakfast drink.
Question 4 · Functions
Someone asks you: “¿Cómo estás?” What do you answer?
Me llamo Pedro.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Muy bien, gracias ‘¿Cómo estás?’ asks how you are, so you answer with how you feel: Muy bien, gracias. ‘Me llamo…’ answers ‘¿Cómo te llamas?’.
Tengo veinte años.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Muy bien, gracias ‘¿Cómo estás?’ asks how you are, so you answer with how you feel: Muy bien, gracias. ‘Me llamo…’ answers ‘¿Cómo te llamas?’.
Es de Madrid.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Muy bien, gracias ‘¿Cómo estás?’ asks how you are, so you answer with how you feel: Muy bien, gracias. ‘Me llamo…’ answers ‘¿Cómo te llamas?’.
Muy bien, gracias.
✔ Correct! ‘¿Cómo estás?’ asks how you are, so you answer with how you feel: Muy bien, gracias. ‘Me llamo…’ answers ‘¿Cómo te llamas?’.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Muy bien, gracias ‘¿Cómo estás?’ asks how you are, so you answer with how you feel: Muy bien, gracias. ‘Me llamo…’ answers ‘¿Cómo te llamas?’.
Question 5 · Grammar
Me ___ los libros.
gusta
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: gustan. With gustar, the verb agrees with the thing you like: los libros (plural) → gustan.
gustas
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: gustan. With gustar, the verb agrees with the thing you like: los libros (plural) → gustan.
gustan
✔ Correct! With gustar, the verb agrees with the thing you like: los libros (plural) → gustan.
gusto
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: gustan. With gustar, the verb agrees with the thing you like: los libros (plural) → gustan.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: gustan. With gustar, the verb agrees with the thing you like: los libros (plural) → gustan.
Part 2
Question 6 · Grammar
Ayer ___ al cine con mis amigos.
voy
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: fui. ‘Ayer’ (yesterday) needs the preterite (pretérito indefinido): ir → fui.
fui
✔ Correct! ‘Ayer’ (yesterday) needs the preterite (pretérito indefinido): ir → fui.
iré
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: fui. ‘Ayer’ (yesterday) needs the preterite (pretérito indefinido): ir → fui.
iba
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: fui. ‘Ayer’ (yesterday) needs the preterite (pretérito indefinido): ir → fui.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: fui. ‘Ayer’ (yesterday) needs the preterite (pretérito indefinido): ir → fui.
Question 7 · Grammar
Mi hermano es ___ que yo.
muy alto
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: más alto. Comparatives use más + adjective + que: más alto que.
más alto
✔ Correct! Comparatives use más + adjective + que: más alto que.
tan alto
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: más alto. Comparatives use más + adjective + que: más alto que.
mejor alto
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: más alto. Comparatives use más + adjective + que: más alto que.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: más alto. Comparatives use más + adjective + que: más alto que.
Question 8 · Grammar
Para llegar a la plaza, sigue todo recto y ___ a la izquierda.
girar
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: gira. Informal command (imperative) of tú for girar: gira (same form as él).
giras
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: gira. Informal command (imperative) of tú for girar: gira (same form as él).
gira
✔ Correct! Informal command (imperative) of tú for girar: gira (same form as él).
girando
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: gira. Informal command (imperative) of tú for girar: gira (same form as él).
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: gira. Informal command (imperative) of tú for girar: gira (same form as él).
Question 9 · Functions
You want to ask the waiter for the bill. What do you say?
Quiero la cuenta, ya.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: ¿Me trae la cuenta, por favor? A polite request uses ‘¿Me trae…, por favor?’. ‘Quiero… ya’ sounds too direct.
¿Me trae la cuenta, por favor?
✔ Correct! A polite request uses ‘¿Me trae…, por favor?’. ‘Quiero… ya’ sounds too direct.
La cuenta es aquí.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: ¿Me trae la cuenta, por favor? A polite request uses ‘¿Me trae…, por favor?’. ‘Quiero… ya’ sounds too direct.
¿Cuánto es la comida hoy?
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: ¿Me trae la cuenta, por favor? A polite request uses ‘¿Me trae…, por favor?’. ‘Quiero… ya’ sounds too direct.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: ¿Me trae la cuenta, por favor? A polite request uses ‘¿Me trae…, por favor?’. ‘Quiero… ya’ sounds too direct.
Question 10 · Reading
Hola, soy Marta. Vivo en Valencia con mi novio. Los fines de semana vamos a la playa y por la tarde cenamos con amigos. Este verano vamos a viajar a Perú.
¿Qué van a hacer Marta y su novio este verano?
Ir a la playa.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Viajar a Perú The text says: ‘Este verano vamos a viajar a Perú’ (ir a + infinitive = near future).
Cenar con amigos.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Viajar a Perú The text says: ‘Este verano vamos a viajar a Perú’ (ir a + infinitive = near future).
Viajar a Perú.
✔ Correct! The text says: ‘Este verano vamos a viajar a Perú’ (ir a + infinitive = near future).
Vivir en Valencia.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Viajar a Perú The text says: ‘Este verano vamos a viajar a Perú’ (ir a + infinitive = near future).
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Viajar a Perú The text says: ‘Este verano vamos a viajar a Perú’ (ir a + infinitive = near future).
Part 3
Question 11 · Grammar
Cuando era pequeño, ___ todos los veranos en el pueblo de mis abuelos.
pasé
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: pasaba. Habitual past actions use the imperfect: ‘todos los veranos’ → pasaba.
pasaba
✔ Correct! Habitual past actions use the imperfect: ‘todos los veranos’ → pasaba.
he pasado
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: pasaba. Habitual past actions use the imperfect: ‘todos los veranos’ → pasaba.
paso
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: pasaba. Habitual past actions use the imperfect: ‘todos los veranos’ → pasaba.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: pasaba. Habitual past actions use the imperfect: ‘todos los veranos’ → pasaba.
Question 12 · Grammar
Espero que mañana ___ buen tiempo.
hace
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: haga. Esperar que + subjunctive: espero que haga buen tiempo.
hará
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: haga. Esperar que + subjunctive: espero que haga buen tiempo.
haga
✔ Correct! Esperar que + subjunctive: espero que haga buen tiempo.
hacía
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: haga. Esperar que + subjunctive: espero que haga buen tiempo.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: haga. Esperar que + subjunctive: espero que haga buen tiempo.
Question 13 · Grammar
Estudio español ___ poder trabajar en España.
por
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: para. Para + infinitive expresses purpose: para poder trabajar.
para
✔ Correct! Para + infinitive expresses purpose: para poder trabajar.
a
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: para. Para + infinitive expresses purpose: para poder trabajar.
de
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: para. Para + infinitive expresses purpose: para poder trabajar.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: para. Para + infinitive expresses purpose: para poder trabajar.
Question 14 · Functions
A friend invites you to a party but you cannot go. What is the best answer?
No voy. Adiós.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Lo siento, no puedo porque tengo que trabajar. ¡Gracias por invitarme! A polite refusal has an apology, a reason and thanks: ‘Lo siento, no puedo porque… ¡Gracias por invitarme!’
Yo no querer fiesta.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Lo siento, no puedo porque tengo que trabajar. ¡Gracias por invitarme! A polite refusal has an apology, a reason and thanks: ‘Lo siento, no puedo porque… ¡Gracias por invitarme!’
Lo siento, no puedo porque tengo que trabajar. ¡Gracias por invitarme!
✔ Correct! A polite refusal has an apology, a reason and thanks: ‘Lo siento, no puedo porque… ¡Gracias por invitarme!’
Sí, voy, pero no puedo.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Lo siento, no puedo porque tengo que trabajar. ¡Gracias por invitarme! A polite refusal has an apology, a reason and thanks: ‘Lo siento, no puedo porque… ¡Gracias por invitarme!’
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Lo siento, no puedo porque tengo que trabajar. ¡Gracias por invitarme! A polite refusal has an apology, a reason and thanks: ‘Lo siento, no puedo porque… ¡Gracias por invitarme!’
Question 15 · Reading
Querido Javier: Hace dos semanas que llegué a Sevilla y todavía no me acostumbro al calor. Por suerte, mis compañeros de piso son muy simpáticos y me han enseñado la ciudad. Lo que más echo de menos es la comida de mi madre.
¿Qué es lo que más echa de menos el autor?
El calor de su ciudad.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: La comida de su madre The letter says: ‘Lo que más echo de menos es la comida de mi madre’ (echar de menos = to miss).
A sus compañeros de piso.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: La comida de su madre The letter says: ‘Lo que más echo de menos es la comida de mi madre’ (echar de menos = to miss).
La comida de su madre.
✔ Correct! The letter says: ‘Lo que más echo de menos es la comida de mi madre’ (echar de menos = to miss).
La ciudad de Sevilla.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: La comida de su madre The letter says: ‘Lo que más echo de menos es la comida de mi madre’ (echar de menos = to miss).
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: La comida de su madre The letter says: ‘Lo que más echo de menos es la comida de mi madre’ (echar de menos = to miss).
Part 4
Question 16 · Grammar
Si tuviera más tiempo, ___ un curso de fotografía.
hago
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: haría. Type 2 conditional: si + imperfect subjunctive (tuviera) + conditional (haría).
haré
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: haría. Type 2 conditional: si + imperfect subjunctive (tuviera) + conditional (haría).
hice
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: haría. Type 2 conditional: si + imperfect subjunctive (tuviera) + conditional (haría).
haría
✔ Correct! Type 2 conditional: si + imperfect subjunctive (tuviera) + conditional (haría).
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: haría. Type 2 conditional: si + imperfect subjunctive (tuviera) + conditional (haría).
Question 17 · Grammar
Me dijo que ___ al día siguiente.
vendrá
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: vendría. Reported speech in the past: ‘al día siguiente’ needs the conditional (vendría), not the future.
vendría
✔ Correct! Reported speech in the past: ‘al día siguiente’ needs the conditional (vendría), not the future.
viene
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: vendría. Reported speech in the past: ‘al día siguiente’ needs the conditional (vendría), not the future.
vino
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: vendría. Reported speech in the past: ‘al día siguiente’ needs the conditional (vendría), not the future.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: vendría. Reported speech in the past: ‘al día siguiente’ needs the conditional (vendría), not the future.
Question 18 · Grammar
No creo que ___ razón en este asunto.
tiene
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tenga. Negative opinion verbs take the subjunctive: no creo que + tenga.
tendrá
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tenga. Negative opinion verbs take the subjunctive: no creo que + tenga.
tenga
✔ Correct! Negative opinion verbs take the subjunctive: no creo que + tenga.
tuvo
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tenga. Negative opinion verbs take the subjunctive: no creo que + tenga.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tenga. Negative opinion verbs take the subjunctive: no creo que + tenga.
Question 19 · Vocabulary
No es fácil ___ una decisión tan importante en poco tiempo.
hacer
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tomar. Collocation: tomar una decisión (to make a decision), never ‘hacer una decisión’.
tomar
✔ Correct! Collocation: tomar una decisión (to make a decision), never ‘hacer una decisión’.
dar
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tomar. Collocation: tomar una decisión (to make a decision), never ‘hacer una decisión’.
poner
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tomar. Collocation: tomar una decisión (to make a decision), never ‘hacer una decisión’.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tomar. Collocation: tomar una decisión (to make a decision), never ‘hacer una decisión’.
Question 20 · Functions
You are writing a formal email to ask a company for information. Which opening is the most appropriate?
Hola chicos, quiero saber cosas de vuestros cursos.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Estimados señores: Les escribo para solicitar información sobre sus cursos A formal email starts with ‘Estimados señores:’ and uses polite verbs: ‘Les escribo para solicitar…’.
Oye, dime el precio de los cursos.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Estimados señores: Les escribo para solicitar información sobre sus cursos A formal email starts with ‘Estimados señores:’ and uses polite verbs: ‘Les escribo para solicitar…’.
Buenas, ¿qué tal? Pásame la info.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Estimados señores: Les escribo para solicitar información sobre sus cursos A formal email starts with ‘Estimados señores:’ and uses polite verbs: ‘Les escribo para solicitar…’.
Estimados señores: Les escribo para solicitar información sobre sus cursos.
✔ Correct! A formal email starts with ‘Estimados señores:’ and uses polite verbs: ‘Les escribo para solicitar…’.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: Estimados señores: Les escribo para solicitar información sobre sus cursos A formal email starts with ‘Estimados señores:’ and uses polite verbs: ‘Les escribo para solicitar…’.
Part 5
Question 21 · Grammar
Aunque ___ mucho dinero, no sería feliz.
tenga
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tuviera. Hypothetical concessive: aunque + imperfect subjunctive (tuviera) + conditional (sería).
tuviera
✔ Correct! Hypothetical concessive: aunque + imperfect subjunctive (tuviera) + conditional (sería).
tengo
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tuviera. Hypothetical concessive: aunque + imperfect subjunctive (tuviera) + conditional (sería).
tendría
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tuviera. Hypothetical concessive: aunque + imperfect subjunctive (tuviera) + conditional (sería).
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tuviera. Hypothetical concessive: aunque + imperfect subjunctive (tuviera) + conditional (sería).
Question 22 · Grammar
De haberlo sabido, te ___ ayudado.
había
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: habría. De + perfect infinitive (De haberlo sabido) → conditional perfect: te habría ayudado.
he
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: habría. De + perfect infinitive (De haberlo sabido) → conditional perfect: te habría ayudado.
habría
✔ Correct! De + perfect infinitive (De haberlo sabido) → conditional perfect: te habría ayudado.
haya
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: habría. De + perfect infinitive (De haberlo sabido) → conditional perfect: te habría ayudado.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: habría. De + perfect infinitive (De haberlo sabido) → conditional perfect: te habría ayudado.
Question 23 · Vocabulary
Su discurso fue tan ___ que nadie se atrevió a contradecirle.
contendiente
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: contundente. Contundente = forceful and convincing: a forceful speech that nobody dared to contradict.
contundente
✔ Correct! Contundente = forceful and convincing: a forceful speech that nobody dared to contradict.
contundido
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: contundente. Contundente = forceful and convincing: a forceful speech that nobody dared to contradict.
contendido
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: contundente. Contundente = forceful and convincing: a forceful speech that nobody dared to contradict.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: contundente. Contundente = forceful and convincing: a forceful speech that nobody dared to contradict.
Question 24 · Grammar
Siempre que ___ tiempo, iremos de excursión a la sierra.
tenemos
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tengamos. Siempre que + subjunctive when it refers to the future (iremos): siempre que tengamos tiempo.
tuvimos
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tengamos. Siempre que + subjunctive when it refers to the future (iremos): siempre que tengamos tiempo.
tengamos
✔ Correct! Siempre que + subjunctive when it refers to the future (iremos): siempre que tengamos tiempo.
tendremos
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tengamos. Siempre que + subjunctive when it refers to the future (iremos): siempre que tengamos tiempo.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: tengamos. Siempre que + subjunctive when it refers to the future (iremos): siempre que tengamos tiempo.
Question 25 · Vocabulary
What does the expression “quedarse de piedra” mean?
To be very tired
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: To be very surprised. ‘Quedarse de piedra’ = to be stunned, very surprised.
To be very surprised
✔ Correct! ‘Quedarse de piedra’ = to be stunned, very surprised.
To be very angry
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: To be very surprised. ‘Quedarse de piedra’ = to be stunned, very surprised.
To be fast asleep
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: To be very surprised. ‘Quedarse de piedra’ = to be stunned, very surprised.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: To be very surprised. ‘Quedarse de piedra’ = to be stunned, very surprised.
Part 6
Question 26 · Grammar
Ese es el escritor ___ novela ganó el premio.
quien su
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: cuya. ‘Cuyo’ agrees with the noun that follows: la novela → cuya.
cuyo
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: cuya. ‘Cuyo’ agrees with the noun that follows: la novela → cuya.
cuya
✔ Correct! ‘Cuyo’ agrees with the noun that follows: la novela → cuya.
que su
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: cuya. ‘Cuyo’ agrees with the noun that follows: la novela → cuya.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: cuya. ‘Cuyo’ agrees with the noun that follows: la novela → cuya.
Question 27 · Grammar
Se dio cuenta ___ había cometido un error.
que
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: de que. Darse cuenta DE QUE: the preposition ‘de’ is required (avoid queísmo).
de que
✔ Correct! Darse cuenta DE QUE: the preposition ‘de’ is required (avoid queísmo).
en que
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: de que. Darse cuenta DE QUE: the preposition ‘de’ is required (avoid queísmo).
a que
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: de que. Darse cuenta DE QUE: the preposition ‘de’ is required (avoid queísmo).
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: de que. Darse cuenta DE QUE: the preposition ‘de’ is required (avoid queísmo).
Question 28 · Vocabulary
Su interpretación fue ___: el público se puso en pie durante minutos.
magistrada
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: magistral. Magistral = masterly, excellent: an interpretation that earns a standing ovation.
magisterio
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: magistral. Magistral = masterly, excellent: an interpretation that earns a standing ovation.
maestrazgo
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: magistral. Magistral = masterly, excellent: an interpretation that earns a standing ovation.
magistral
✔ Correct! Magistral = masterly, excellent: an interpretation that earns a standing ovation.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: magistral. Magistral = masterly, excellent: an interpretation that earns a standing ovation.
Question 29 · Pragmatics
—¡Qué día tan tranquilo! —dijo Marta, mientras el teléfono sonaba sin parar y su jefe gritaba desde el despacho.
What does Marta really mean?
The day is calm and she is happy.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: The day is very stressful (she is being ironic) Marta is being ironic: the day is chaotic (phone ringing, boss shouting), so she means the opposite.
She wants the phone to ring more.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: The day is very stressful (she is being ironic) Marta is being ironic: the day is chaotic (phone ringing, boss shouting), so she means the opposite.
The day is very stressful (she is being ironic).
✔ Correct! Marta is being ironic: the day is chaotic (phone ringing, boss shouting), so she means the opposite.
She is asking her boss to shout.
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: The day is very stressful (she is being ironic) Marta is being ironic: the day is chaotic (phone ringing, boss shouting), so she means the opposite.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: The day is very stressful (she is being ironic) Marta is being ironic: the day is chaotic (phone ringing, boss shouting), so she means the opposite.
Question 30 · Vocabulary
Cuando le preguntaron por el error, ___ y cambió de tema.
tiró la casa por la ventana
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: se hizo el sueco. ‘Hacerse el sueco’ = to pretend not to understand or notice something.
se puso las pilas
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: se hizo el sueco. ‘Hacerse el sueco’ = to pretend not to understand or notice something.
se hizo el sueco
✔ Correct! ‘Hacerse el sueco’ = to pretend not to understand or notice something.
echó leña al fuego
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: se hizo el sueco. ‘Hacerse el sueco’ = to pretend not to understand or notice something.
I don’t know
✘ Incorrect. The correct answer is: se hizo el sueco. ‘Hacerse el sueco’ = to pretend not to understand or notice something.
Find your level
Count your green ✔ answers in each part, then click your scores. Your level is the last part where you scored at least 3 out of 5.
Part 1 (A1): how many ✔ did you get? Click your score.
0, 1 or 2 ✔
Your estimated level
Pre-A1
Absolute beginner
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Correct answers = your total ✔. Incorrect answers = 30 minus your total ✔.
3, 4 or 5 ✔
Part 2 (A2): how many ✔ did you get? Click your score.
0, 1 or 2 ✔
Your estimated level
A1
Beginner
You can use basic everyday expressions and introduce yourself. It is time to build your first conversations.
Correct answers = your total ✔. Incorrect answers = 30 minus your total ✔.
3, 4 or 5 ✔
Part 3 (B1): how many ✔ did you get? Click your score.
0, 1 or 2 ✔
Your estimated level
A2
Elementary
You can handle simple routine tasks and talk about the past and the future in basic terms.
Correct answers = your total ✔. Incorrect answers = 30 minus your total ✔.
3, 4 or 5 ✔
Part 4 (B2): how many ✔ did you get? Click your score.
0, 1 or 2 ✔
Your estimated level
B1
Intermediate
You can deal with most everyday situations and describe experiences, plans and opinions.
Correct answers = your total ✔. Incorrect answers = 30 minus your total ✔.
3, 4 or 5 ✔
Part 5 (C1): how many ✔ did you get? Click your score.
0, 1 or 2 ✔
Your estimated level
B2
Upper-intermediate
You can interact fluently and express detailed opinions on many topics.
Correct answers = your total ✔. Incorrect answers = 30 minus your total ✔.
3, 4 or 5 ✔
Part 6 (C2): how many ✔ did you get? Click your score.
0, 1 or 2 ✔
Your estimated level
C1
Advanced
You can use Spanish flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
Correct answers = your total ✔. Incorrect answers = 30 minus your total ✔.
3, 4 or 5 ✔
Your estimated level
C2
Proficiency
You can understand almost everything and express yourself precisely, with fine shades of meaning.
Correct answers = your total ✔. Incorrect answers = 30 minus your total ✔.